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Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation

Release Date:

01/12/2017

The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the formation of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics, in the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, and the appointment of Antoine Georges as its director.

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

Release Date:

04/14/2017

The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy

Release Date:

06/23/2017

... Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy The tool , which is publicly available online, relies on ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Nonprofit Linked To NYCHA Creates Crowdfunding Portal For Sustainability Projects

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... called Ideas Marketplace, acts not only as crowdfunding tool , but as a means to connect community organizations and ...

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Sector News

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Housing and Homelessness

Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy

Release Date:

09/25/2017

Chefs Boot Camp initiative is part of the James Beard Foundation's education and outreach programming and represents a relatively new step in the culinary community: the recognition that chefs can — and should — try to influence food-systems policy...

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Food Systems

Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

Release Date:

09/26/2017

Stanford University Press’s digital publishing program gives scholars an extraordinary opportunity to publish and peer review their interactive scholarship.

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Mellon Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art

Release Date:

08/03/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to investigate and conserve art.

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

10 Sep 2018

GOTV + Election Protection Needs + Opportunities - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, September 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Election Day 2018 is just weeks away! Please join us for a two part funders-only discussion series that is designed to share intelligence on timely, nonpartisan opportunities for philanthropy to help ensure full and fair participation in the...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Governance

Funding Area

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

20 Jun 2023

Cannabis, Communities and Real-World Reparations: What Funders Need to Know about How It’s Playing Out

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... intentions of New York’s cannabis legislation and the resources necessary to give justice-impacted communities a ... as a top priority, will have more information about the resources necessary to truly provide...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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The Foundation Center's IssueLab

Publication date:

11/2012

... IssueLab, a website that provides free and open access to resources that analyze the world's most pressing social, .....

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Website

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Working with Government: Guidance for Grantmakers

Publication date:

07/2010

... seem to be on the rise as each sector looks to pool resources with new partners. How can grantmakers take ...

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Policy Staff

Policymakers

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Public Policy

Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

Publication date:

07/2005

... a position, or enrich the policy debate, the guide offers resources and strategies for planning your work, reaching ...

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Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships

... a small venture philanthropist, an NGO that re-grants resources from a back-donor, or a mix of any of the above, ...

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Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

Publication date:

04/2003

... also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web. Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers ...

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Grants Managers

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Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online

Release Date:

02/18/2013

... to working with a board on financial accountability. The resources are designed to help charities become better ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Finance Staff

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The Wallace Foundation

Philanthropy as Field Builder

Release Date:

04/25/2013

... the private and public sectors can crowd in with their own resources and carry the work to scale. A second point of ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Sample Job Descriptions: IT Positions

Publication date:

10/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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Job Description

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

Publication date:

04/2014

... an arm of the Foundation Center, which provides resources to grant makers. The guide offers concrete steps on ...

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Article

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Evaluation