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Committee for Children Launches Out-of-School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace Foundation

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03/26/2019

... for Children (CFC) announced today that it is creating a new social-emotional learning (SEL) program for after-school ... A grant of $836,500 from Wallace will contribute to CFC' s efforts to launch an...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports UC San Diego to Study Crohn’s Disease

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05/11/2019

... Charitable Trust Supports UC San Diego to Study Crohn’ s Disease Dr. Pradipta Ghosh, Soumita Das, Larry Smarr and ... to improve surgical outcomes and therapeutics for Crohn’ s disease patients through $4.7...

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With Support From The Howard Gilman Foundation and Tow Foundation, Atlantic Theater Company to Present IMMIGRANT MIXFEST

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07/30/2019

... I've been a huge fan of Atlantic Theater Company ' s annual MixFest series and am thrilled to be part of this year' s panel alongside Arian Moayed and Shadi Ghaheri ." ... of navigating the...

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Leaders of the Ford, Open Society, MacArthur, Hewlett, and Packard Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead

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09/04/2019

... Pay Overhead In an unusual move, five of America’ s wealthiest foundations have joined forces to do more to ... grants cover just half of a typical grantee’ s overhead costs, on average. In addition, a 2017...

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06 Oct 2021

Hands-On Writing Workshop for Grantmakers

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... language writing skills will help prepare you to take on new writing projects as your work changes and your career ...

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Dr. Meredith Woocher joins Covenant Foundation staff as Director of Learning

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02/07/2023

... that Meredith will be returning to the Foundation in this new position. Her broad professional experience and her deep ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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14 Jan 2025

Trends in Family Philanthropy 2025 Report: Exploring the Main Findings - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... coming to the fore How philanthropies are learning about new ideas and approaches The changes in family dynamics, ...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors: Sharon J. ... 2014, President Barack Obama named her to the President’ s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence...

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24 Oct 2019

Big Impact for Little Kids: the Health & Wealth Connection - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Two important ingredients, research shows, are children’ s overall health and financial well-being. We know the ... Join us on Thursday, October 24, at 1 pm ET, for AFN’ s release of Pioneering Health and...

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24 Feb 2021

Building a Better Ecosystem for Business Owners of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to PNY members. Small businesses are the backbone of the U. S . economy, employing nearly half of the private sector ... build lasting wealth. This webinar is part of AFN' s COVID-19 related series...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

... Foundation. “In a region undergoing transition, Ford’ s work will continue to focus on local initiatives for social ... including as Governance and Poverty Adviser at UNDP’ s Oslo Governance Centre. Currently...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

... in company history, helping to catapult Xerox’ s presence and extend its reach in the fast-growing global ... Obama appointed Ms. Burns as vice chair of the President’ s Export Council. In addition to serving...

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14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... period of time, what might the process look like? It’ s a question more family foundation boards are facing, as ... experiences of how sunsetting altered the foundation’ s culture and brought new...

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12 May 2016

Diverse and Dispersed: Managing a Far-Flung Family - Webinar

Thursday, May 12, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... once defined by their proximity now encounter a new obstacle: geography. How does geography affect a philanthropy’ s mission? How do you keep the family and the philanthropy ... In order to access all of the...

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Family Foundation

26 Oct 2016

Service for Impact

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while ...

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20 Apr 2017

What is at Stake in the Global Refugee Crisis? – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... refugees are children. The most recently announced U. S . policies have focused on restrictions on global and domestic commitments to refugees. The new administration has attempted to cut refugee admissions in...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

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03/28/2018

... youth-led activism against gun violence is not, in fact, new . In Florida in 2013, for example, members of Power U and ... “stand your ground” laws that allowed Trayvon Martin’ s killer to go free, an event...

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11 Jun 2019

Grantmaking in a Diverse World – A Workshop

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

... Gain individual and institutional tools with this new awareness so that we can analyze individual and ...

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