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Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College

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10/21/2015

Boston College Law School Launches the Forum on Philanthropy and the Public ... needs to our highest ideals, two Boston College Law School professors are launching the Forum on Philanthropy and ... policy issues...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships

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03/14/2016

... and colleges and universities to introduce high school students from underserved communities to liberal arts ... Since 2005, the partnerships have engaged hundreds of high school students with college faculty...

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Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

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03/28/2016

... jobs. Art gained his first work experience in high school , painting houses and as a grocery store clerk. One ... in Boston. It is part of the reason that he became a school teacher. Particularly when you’re...

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Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

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04/01/2016

... age of 18, and more than half never complete their primary school education. In the United States, girls and young ... of challenges. African-American girls are suspended from school , sent to foster care, and...

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PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features Ford, Rockefeller, Pershing Square, Bloomberg, Open Society Foundations and More

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12/01/2016

... Philanthropy Forward Take Another Look at the Ways Schools Police Gender Norms PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features ...

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Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published

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07/26/2017

... the Rauch Foundation to the Fordham University Graduate School of Education, which provided technical support and ... Investigator, while a Scholar in Residence at the Graduate School , along with Co-...

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Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times

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11/02/2017

... of friendship and love. Her first fully produced play, “ School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” begins ... weekday. She discovered theater at the Milton Hershey School , a boarding school...

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The Tow Foundation

Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential

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03/26/2018

... New York’s Colleges,” argues that for-profit schools display a pattern of failing to meaningfully serve ... and first-generation students. Many for-profit schools show high default rates on student loans. For...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor of The Milbank Quarterly

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07/27/2018

... Markets, Public Policy, and Law Department of the Questrom School of Business and professor of health law, policy, and management in the Boston University School of Public Health. Cohen was the national...

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McNulty Foundation & Aspen Institute Announce the 2018 McNulty Prize Winner, Mehrdad Baghai and High Resolves

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11/01/2018

... need right now.” What began 13 years ago in a single school , is now in over 350 schools across Australia, and expanded to hubs in Oakland and ... has engaged over 200,000 young people, or 4% of all high...

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Support From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Continues College Access and Success Program of American Indian College Fund

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05/02/2019

... to college within six months of graduation after high school is 70 percent. For Native American and Alaska Native ... into four components working with students. The High School Admissions Pathway program...

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Mellon Foundation

Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

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09/05/2017

... stress, will impact agriculture in Africa, threatening regional food systems, explains Grainger-Jones. . . ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

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10/26/2018

... Current Biology, the researchers developed a genetic map using white and yellow H. cydno butterflies. They then ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors

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02/01/2012

... on State and Metropolitan Innovation, focusing on a new regional approach to economic development. “I have spent my ... expanding it.” Dr. Kete spent eight years at the World Resources Institute (WRI) as...

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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... work is underway to change the New York City charter in an effort to craft more racially equitable ... and an unprecedented opportunity to re-shape the NYC Charter . What will you learn? How the Racial Justice...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Social Justice

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Announces Request for Proposals for COVID-19-related Arts & Mental Health Program

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07/14/2021

... that impact NYC communities and that utilize the arts as a tool for healing. The initiative highlights the value of ... especially in need of increased mental health and other resources because of long-...

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Leadership Development

... intensive training for grantmakers, and investing resources in a diverse next generation of philanthropic ... to help foundation leaders gain the core tools and resources to work towards racial equity in both...

So, You Want a Job in Philanthropy?

... your first job. Philanthropy New York provides valuable resources for grantmaking institutions in the New York ... Communications Associate Administration/Human Resources : Daily operations, benefits management...

30 Oct 2014

A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

Missed the program? View resources and the live recording here . Part of Can ... to support organic farming, artisanal food and regional distribution. These goals and others are laudable, ...

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12 Jun 2015

C-Suite Session: Engaging Talent That Reflects the Communities We Serve

Friday, June 12, 2015 -

9:00am to 3:00pm

... Network Peter Vincent , Vice President, Human Resources , National Audubon Society Mary Jo Mullan , ... Officer; Chief Administrative Officer; Chief, Human Resources /Talent Management; Chief, Programs; Deputy...