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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

By Eugene Steuerle Over many years, I have been involved— through government, think tanks, and foundations—in ... of success. But first, a bit of the anecdotal evidence. As economic coordinator and original...

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new ... fellows will tackle—from the role European and African women in expanding slavery, to how turn...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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Arabella Advisors Announces Sharyn Church as New Managing Director for Southern California

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09/15/2020

... work with philanthropists, impact investors, and social entrepreneurs on everything from education to health care to ... programs, and partnerships to improve educational, economic , social, and health outcomes...

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... African-American and Latino men – and increasingly women – for nonviolent crimes have set in motion a vicious ... a major breakthrough. AN UNLIKELY COALITION This potential breakthrough is built on a wide...

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Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... rather than time-consuming grant applications. Through these conversations, as well as public convenings , ... reports of domestic violence. Undocumented immigrant women are at a higher risk of their...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

... grantmakers and philanthropy professionals overall. Through highly interactive sessions with peers, it also ... President of Strategy and Programs, Ms. Foundation for Women Kelly Shipp Simone , Associate...

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Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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02/27/2020

... President Elizabeth Alexander. “We are excited by the potential of these artist-led projects to help shape a new ... had an impact on the Harlem scene in the 1920s and ’30s through a brand new work that pays...

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Arts

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The Long Island Community Foundation Awards $610,000 in Grants to 30 Nonprofits

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10/14/2021

... provide technical assistance to low-income, minority and women -owned small businesses. NEW YORK COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING ... COUNCIL – $16,000 to support multicultural education through arts programming and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... make or break an organization, particularly in times of economic stress, or at organizational transition points. Even ... provide adequate protection, as evidenced by the current economic crisis—the worst...

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Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

... sexual and reproductive health, intimate relationships, economic empowerment and educational achievement. For instance, young women who internalize codes of femininity that prioritize the ... gender lens...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

... investments in our nation’s future and hindering economic growth. "The 2016 election season is a perfect ... largest category in 2040. This results in less available resources for investments that are...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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UJA-Federation To Launch Largest Anti-Poverty Push In Its History

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01/31/2018

... of 2008, with many Jewish professionals caught up in the economic bloodletting, UJA-Federation of New York launched ... to Care. It was the charity’s central response to the economic downturn, and it provided...

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10/28/2014 - Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality in NYC - Presentations

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10/2014

View related materials presented during the program, "Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality in NYC."

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16 Jul 2015

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. At our upcoming meeting, you’ll ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Corporate Funders

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Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join

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09/13/2017

... of ImpactUs. “While ImpactUs Marketplace is the platform through which these issuers seek to receive investments, ...

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08 Nov 2017

Service For Impact – Our History, Practice, and Program Management Challenges

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9:00am to 11:00am

... difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. We invite you to contribute to the ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

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05/04/2021

... communities to more powerfully harness their influence through democracy,” said Javier Valdés . “The Ford ...

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