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12 Jan 2012

A Conversation with Jennifer Buffett and Robert F. Sherman

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... with her husband, composer and producer Peter Buffett. Through the NoVo Foundation Jennifer works passionately to empower girls and women worldwide to end the violence and exploitation against ... of the Nike...

What More Can We Do?

Release Date:

02/03/2021

... have suffered from its vastly disproportionate health, economic , and social impacts. Brooklyn was the early ... and who had been systematically denied the material resources to buffer them from the pandemic’s...

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Leadership in Government Fellows

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03/02/2020

... government who have dedicated their careers to advancing economic , social, and racial justice. In communities across ... and lifting up the human rights advocacy of black women in the United States,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Civic Engagement

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... rights and social inclusion for all especially youth, women and people with disabilities. “I am delighted to ... and furthering women and girls’ empowerment—all through engaging civil society...

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Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... Chairman. “We are delighted to welcome two trailblazing women to the Board,” said Thomas H. Kean, Carnegie ... herself as an expert in global asset management, and rose through the ranks, becoming President in...

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The Teagle Foundation

Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members and Board Chair; Announces 2021 -2022 Executive Committee

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06/03/2021

... Overbrook Foundation and Program Director at the New York Women 's Foundation. She is a trustee of the Mertz Gilmore ... expansion of Arizona State University, leading teams in economic development policy...

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PNY News

5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2012

... in order to continue to reach those least likely to access resources from mainstream sources—those being communities ... grantmaking and staffing levels. So we decided to turn the economic downturn into an...

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Meet EMpower's New President and CEO, Cynthia Steele

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06/26/2019

... and that young people in particular “have so much potential when opportunities are open to them.” Though a ... embarked on a nonprofit career with a focus on global women ’s health, a logical path as, since...

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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Mellon Announces Funding for Higher Education in Prisons

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06/06/2023

... commitment to expanding opportunities and increasing resources for higher education in carceral environments. ... society, revealing an untapped reservoir of intellectual potential . It transcends the steel...

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Education

Justice Reform

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Mellon Foundation

MetLife Foundation to Support Financial Education in Rural China

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07/20/2015

... By delivering customized financial products and services through banks, mobile vans, and rural service centers, the ... knowledge and skills of more than thirty-six hundred entrepreneurs through...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Workforce Development

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MetLife

Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

... with Nancy Lublin , one of America’s great social entrepreneurs , who founded Dress for Success and turned ... For her part, Nancy has started not one, but two ground- breaking social ventures while taking a...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

How do we conspire to shift philanthropy?

Release Date:

11/02/2023

... journeys, and we work to identify the appropriate resources , coaching, and support needed at all levels. Within ... Human Services , centered on supporting the voices and economic security of a BIPOC human...

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PNY News

Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources . Sounds good, right? But what makes OAR ... but siloed data ponds that aren’t living up to their potential as vital tools for learning...

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The Grove Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

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06/26/2018

... investment vehicles most often recommended were available through public markets, were more specialized and available ... and equity, diversity, human and labor rights, access, and economic revitalization, the...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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01 Apr 2020

Service for Impact - A Webinar

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. This years’ Service for Impact ... of business challenges they have solved or will solve through high-impact volunteer...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

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04/27/2017

... announced funding to three organizations supporting economic development work in coal communities affected by job ... So we are stepping up,” said Michael R. Bloomberg. “ Through the new documentary film we co...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

13 May 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: CORe — Community Opportunity and Reinvestment

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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New York State invests enormous resources in our cities. Despite these significant resources , ... labor, public safety, child welfare, substance abuse and economic development. The CORe...

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... and have made the decision to increase spending to move resources into the hands of communities. For Hazen, that ... For example, the Akonadi Foundation is led and run by women of color. Staff members have...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... here all those years ago; the outstanding young Brooklyn women who I worked with at the Sadie Nash Leadership ... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need and desire, and...

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