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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

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10/28/2014

... is the departing chancellor of the University of Texas System , consisting of nine universities and six health institutions. He assumed the position in 2009 and as a ... of pediatric transplant surgery at the...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

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06/21/2019

... against four affiliated sham charities – the Cancer Fund of America, Inc., The Breast Cancer Society, Inc., ... Cancer Support Services, Inc., and the Children’s Cancer Fund of America – and their founder...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

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02/09/2022

... promising students lack the financial support and other resources to do so,” said Robin L. Garrell , president of ... master's program, we set out to create the biggest support system we could conceive...

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15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... composed of racial, ethnic, immigrant, religious, health , education, labor, housing, social services and business groups working in partnership with state and local government officials to ensure that New .....

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07 Dec 2015

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar

Monday, December 7, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... that address barriers to good attendance, such as chronic health problems and they are urging grantees to use chronic ... success. We invite you to learn about the National and State Campaign for Grade Level...

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Children, Youth and Families

United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

... into community hubs that link families to services such as health clinics, dental screenings, job training and parenting ... Mayor Richard Buery said Monday the city will pass a state grant for delinquency...

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United Way of New York City

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Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

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11/15/2016

... and Education to support stronger gun laws at the state level, which includes support for news coverage and ... the necessary research? NV: Given the sheer scope of the resources the government can bring to...

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01 May 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinar - Sustainability & Survivability of the Nonprofit Community

Friday, May 1, 2020 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... house the homeless, support foster care youth, ensure the health of our seniors, care for the disabled and so much ... explore these issues with some of New York City’s larger health and human services...

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14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... And, can these tests be used fairly to assess teacher performance and pay increases? Join your colleagues for a ... the buzzwords. What are the elements of an accountability system that supports, measures, and...

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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

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01/11/2021

... Foundation and a program director at the David Rockefeller Fund . “I am excited to embark on this journey with Dodge ... to center racial justice and equity and direct resources and trust in new ways. I am...

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Simons Foundation Announces Historic Gift to Stony Brook University Endowment

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06/01/2023

... Brook University’s endowment by capitalizing on New York State ’s 1:2 endowment matching program and other ... in this year’s budget we created the first-ever matching fund for endowment contributions for SUNY’...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

... is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis Dear Groundswell Fund & Groundswell Action Fund Community, Our team is here ... means, not just to individuals, but also to our collective health and...

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18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... out” ineffective teachers. But in New York – City and State – the issue is far more complex. On March 15, the New York Legislature passed a revised system for principal and teacher evaluation, which does use...

Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

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04/27/2015

... Steven Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund ; and Regan Ralph, President and CEO of the Fund for ... After several decades of expanded work on human rights, health , education,...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

... to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like education, ... solutions, but too often their structures, the way they fund , and their relationship with...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grants $3.5M to South Arts to Launch "Jazz Road"

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12/10/2018

... will be the nation’s most extensive jazz touring support system . Through Jazz Road, all six of the country’s ... cross-section of communities, as well as maximize existing resources outside major urban areas...

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Arts

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... to good content correlates more strongly with student performance than ethnicity or socioeconomic status. As we ... But as states across the country implement the Common Core State Standards , educators have a...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Managing Policy Director, Leadership Conference Education Fund Keely Monroe (Moderator), Democracy Program Manager, ... Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island Grantmakers in Health Hispanics in Philanthropy...

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Census 2020

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)

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03/07/2018

... tobacco industry tactics and practices to undermine public health . STOP will function as a robust global monitoring system that complements existing efforts in identifying ... available and fully aligned with...

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