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New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality

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08/12/2014

... who will equip multi-faith movements for justice with the resources to harness the power of story; and Mosi Makori, who ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society

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10/02/2014

... efforts to change a system in which our own grantmaking resources are cultivated? How can we inform a more inclusive ...

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Citi Foundation Backs Second Annual Pro Bono Day

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10/06/2014

... and a breakfast reception to bring together the pro bono community . Organized by Taproot Foundation and supported by ... corporations to gain valuable information and secure vital resources to better their...

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Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

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06/02/2015

... bring to mind inevitable questions about what type of community planning might have prevented the worst of the ... more crowded and urban, with an increasing scarcity of resources and less predictable climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Carnegie Corporation Awards $39.5 Million in Grants

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10/02/2015

... Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to expand its community college pathways program nationally; and $3 million ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development

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12/14/2015

The new emphasis on land rights in the global development agenda is a positive step, but could be meaningless without significant shifts in support.

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Proteus Fund Serves as Fiscal Sponsor for LGBT Nonprofits and Initiatives

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01/26/2017

With fears that federal funding for LGBT nonprofits and other progressive groups could dry up under the administration of President Donald Trump, a new fund backed by two national donor networks has launched to fill the gap. The nonprofit Proteus...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Gender Justice

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Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

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05/19/2017

... Walker approached the foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional ...

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Justice Reform

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education Releases Recommendations For Helping Native American Youth Live Healthier Lives

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01/18/2018

... to philanthropy. It’s a first step towards using our resources to recognize and learn from the resilient Native ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

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09/07/2018

... goal, within an inclusive safe space, is to foster a local community of artists sharing the immigrant experience and provide resources through entrepreneurial training, access to other ...

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Arts

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Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants

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11/16/2018

... administered by the Sundance Institute, aims to provide resources for emerging artists making science nonfiction ... of scientists and practitioners in the science-engagement community .... Simons Foundation...

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Science

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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Chief Operating Officer, Maya Jakubowicz

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07/12/2023

... of Administrative Services, overseeing finances, human resources , information technology, and facilities for City ... working with City agencies, institutional funders, community -based partners, and the...

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Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... of these vendors, the NYS Commission for the Blind reached out to us to ask whether we could provide funds to enable ... us to respond affirmatively and expediently. We reached out to the Catholic Guild for...

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Insights

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Workforce Development

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15 Jun 2020

Advocacy 101: Legal Boundaries and Opportunities

Monday, June 15, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... 101: Legal Boundaries and Opportunities June 17 - Building Powerful Advocacy Movements: Crisis and Opportunity ... may surprise you. And, if they do, you may be missing out on a strategy that can advance your...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... : Private and public sector funders interested in community , civic, or social change including funders of: arts ... and culture, civic engagement, social justice, community building , ...

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05 Feb 2025

The Threat of AI and Technology to Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 -

12:45pm to 2:00pm

... leaders in the nonprofit sector are leveraging and building new technologies to better deliver culturally ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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09/03/2012

... served as the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging from 1984-1987. McConnell holds B.A. and ...

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

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Hilton, Ford Foundations Help Support Research for New Report: The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth

Release Date:

05/16/2019

... Policy at the University of Virginia, and chair of the committee that wrote the report. “As a society, we bear a ... their families, schools, and neighborhoods lack the resources they need to overcome...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)