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Lorelle Espinosa to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Director of Programs for Diversity in STEM Higher Education

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... mentoring, and networking and professional development resources aimed at helping graduate students from ... grantees towards our common goal of a higher education system that is more inclusive, more effective...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

11 Mar 2015

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session B - Webinar

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... spirit to their work. Mentors serve as facilitators, resources , and coaches for their group. They help to create a ... Andrea Landes, Vice President, Grants Management, The Commonwealth Fund...

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Emerging Leaders

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06 Mar 2015

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session A - Webinar

Friday, March 6, 2015 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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Emerging Leaders

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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $5 Million to Evaluate Virtual Diabetes Specialty Clinic Model

Release Date:

08/10/2020

... announced a new $5,025,099 grant to the Jaeb Center for Health Research Foundation to evaluate the efficacy of a ... monitoring (CGM), insulin dosing support, and mental health support. Largely due to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

Science

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The Carnegie Compact Revisited: Re-envisioning New York City’s Branch Libraries

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11/26/2014

... the most accessible part of the City’s human capital system , the go-to place for upgrading their skills and a key ... values and who are likely allies in a quest to improve the health and welfare of the...

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Education

NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees

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03/13/2017

... and other undocumented immigrants have seen an infusion of resources following the Trump administration’s ... changes to the safety net or immigration, environment or health care policies,” the Trust’s...

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The New York Community Trust

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Immigration

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

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03/24/2022

... on the Foundation’s investment in powering the food system with renewable energy, part of its historic 1 USD ... programs and the integration of food as a covered health care benefit to help patients gain...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Fewer Rocks & a Traffic Light = Greater Effectiveness & More Success

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12/14/2010

... role. Wellspring first considered “off the shelf” resources , particularly to strengthen its financial due ... leadership; A short list of targeted indicators of grantee health (fewer “rocks” to turn over); and...

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Toccarra A. H. Thomas Appointed Director of the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans

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10/03/2019

... Foundation in New York to further develop artist-centered resources and programming. Thomas will begin her position on ... of experience and knowledge to the Center. As a media and performance artist herself,...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation

Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... this scale is an unavoidable condition of the free-market system — and that it was even desirable, if the promise of ... the afflictions of the market without altering the market system itself. During the 20th...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Casey Family Programs Played Key Role In Changing Foster Care Forever

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04/12/2018

... Wyden launched an overhaul of the country’s foster care system , the bipartisan legislation he had championed was ... of Congress agreed the time for change had come. But some state child welfare officials had...

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Casey Family Programs

Marsh & McLennan, Tow Foundation Honored Alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda

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03/30/2016

... The Tow Foundation's support of innovative programs and system reform in the areas of juvenile and criminal justice .....

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Justice Reform

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The Tow Foundation

Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment

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02/11/2021

... buildings; the launch of a dedicated website with tools, resources , and original content; and partnerships with ... obligation to enhance and facilitate human dignity and the health , safety, and welfare of...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Disaster Relief

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Grace Farms Foundation

Trusted Advisors—You Rely on Them and Lower Income Families Need Them Now

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09/09/2021

... organizations to provide services, guidance, and access to resources —the things affluent families provide their ... tremendous learning loss, COVID-19 on campuses, and both health and economic crises that have...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

Economic Security

Education

Human Services

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For philanthropy, racial equity isn't enough: Why we've moved to redistribution to address the racial wealth gap

Release Date:

10/14/2021

... Decolonizing Wealth Project , and its corresponding fund , Liberated Capital , have been proud to help spearhead ... reforms in the District of Columbia's criminal justice system to serve as a national...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

Release Date:

11/03/2016

... immediately. There is no anticipated impact on portfolio performance due to this change in investment policy. “I am ... I celebrate the Foundation’s choice in bringing its full resources to bear in the...

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Brooklyn Org

27 Nov 2018

From Anecdotes to Facts: Let’s Talk Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Public health measures over the years typically testify to great ... per 10,000 delivery hospitalizations. By 2014, New York state was #1 in the nation for severe maternal morbidity, ... Women’s Health...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Health

Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

Release Date:

03/06/2014

... Tomatoes are a $600 million a year industry in the state of Florida alone, bought in vast quantities by food ... violence and competition. So we are dedicating our resources , entrusted to us at the NoVo...

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Food Systems

Social Justice

Workforce Development

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NoVo Foundation

How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... U.S. urban areas. Their report—authored by two Michigan State faculty, assistant dean R. Sam Larson and ... operations in three fields: education (10 nonprofits), health (18 nonprofits), and youth development...

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