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We Need More Steel Pans in Policy

Release Date:

05/30/2024

... that it's about logistical work and not always grassroots action . As someone who has had previous experience in ... one that I find fitting and necessary but with Affirmative Action being overturned and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

17 Dec 2025

Responding to Attacks on Afghans, Somalis and the Immigration System - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... settlement systems, with recommendations for philanthropic action . Speakers • Laila Ayub , Co-Founder, ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Immigration

Michael Berkowitz to Join The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... a remarkable history in fostering resilience thinking and action in cities around the world. I am thrilled to lead the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

16 Oct 2013

CEO Interview Series with Earl Lewis, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

3:45pm to 6:00pm

... Century Norfolk” and “Defending Diversity: Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan.” He brings to the New ...

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Issue-Based

01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... suggested messaging points for how foundations can take action to ensure that key programs remain intact. Presenters ...

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Issue-Based

30 Oct 2013

Presenting the “Asian Pacific New Yorkers Count” Report

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 4th Floor, 79 Fifth Avenue, NYC

The newly published “Asian Pacific New Yorkers Count Report” has been created and produced through a collaborative project between the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and the Fund for Public Advocacy. It is more critical...

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Issue-Based

14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... plunges us into Boggs’s lifetime of vital thinking and action , traversing the major U.S. social movements of the ...

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Issue-Based

11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... others — to amplify their voices through collective action . These organizations are, to quote the IRS, charged ...

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Public Policy

01 Apr 2014

Advocacy and Policy Communications: Where Does Social Media Fit In?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Government Affairs: New Perspectives on Foundations Taking Action ,” co-sponsored by Public Policy Communicators NYC . ...

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Communications

17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right balance between civil liberties and national security in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of...

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Philip Zelikow Joins Markle Foundation As Visiting Managing Director

Release Date:

08/27/2014

Philip Zelikow has joined the Markle Foundation as Visiting Managing Director.

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Appointments & Transitions

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance

Release Date:

10/21/2014

... economy of policy-making and the nexus between public action , information and imagination. After completing ...

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Community Development

Public Policy

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements

Release Date:

10/02/2015

... PLAN uses leadership development, research, direct action and grassroots organizing to build power and create ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Proteus Fund President Meg Gage Steps Down, Paul Di Donato Will Be Interim President

Release Date:

12/03/2015

... from her role as President of Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League as of November 30. As you know, Meg founded ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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LGBTQ

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

22 Sep 2016

Telling Your CSR Impact Story: An Outcomes Framework for a Portfolio of Programs

Thursday, September 22, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... real life examples and attendees can leave with practical action steps. Explore Ways to review your portfolio of ...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Transparency

Nupur Chaudhury Joins NYSHealth Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... planning team developing the City’s Neighborhood Health Action Centers. She has also worked with Rebuild by Design as ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

06 Feb 2017

Democracy in the Era of Trump: How Grantmakers Should Adapt - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 6, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

With the potential of accelerating and emerging threats to our democracy, we must reflect on how our roles and practices may need to shift in order to adapt to the shifting political landscape.

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Social Justice

The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

Release Date:

11/13/2017

The Century Foundation (TCF) has obtained new data from the U.S. Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been defrauded or misled by federally...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Century Foundation

18 May 2018

How Racially Equitable is Your Foundation? Assessing Your Practice

Friday, May 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Are you a foundation executive interested in holding a mirror up to your policies and practices internally to ensure they’re not racially bias or inequitable? Are you unsure of where to start and how to get a process like this going?