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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... jobs are hard to come by, employers say entry-level candidates are hard to find. Almost half of employers (43%) said it was hard to source entry-level candidates , according to new research from The Rockefeller...

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USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... $12.6 million to support the training of 55 doctoral candidates and 52 postdoctoral scholars. Funding is made ... “NIFA support for these predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates is helping foster an inclusive...

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Food Systems

Citi Foundation Funds Book Which Explores Americans' Financial Well-Being

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12/11/2015

... book’s authors, opportunities for achieving financial health need to be integrated across all sectors and in all ... strategies that help employees improve their financial health . Regis Mulot, executive vice...

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22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... You can view the power point presentation and other resources . The opposition to reproductive rights in this ... social justice-related movements, from immigrant rights, health reform, and those combating the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

10/29/2021

... chair of VISION 2020/USA, collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the development of its global ... to his leadership and to many more years of providing resources to benefit blind and...

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Foundations as the "Brain Trust" for City Officials

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04/15/2014

... Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. On Monday, April 28, we will ... the funder community just as a checkbook, though financial resources are obviously important...

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PNY News

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Doris Duke Foundation

Ford Foundation Announces Four Promotions

Release Date:

04/03/2014

... of the most significant intractable challenges for natural resources governance in the global South. Lourdes Rivera , in ... framing and strategies to ensure access to reproductive health and rights in the USA...

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PNY Calls on de Blasio Administration to Ensure Support of Nonprofit Organizations

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03/16/2020

... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even decrease. Essential community services like meal delivery, mental health services, homeless and domestic violence...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National League of Cities Launch New Coronavirus Local Action Tracker

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03/23/2020

... evolve, we want to provide them with tools, data, and resources needed to make informed decisions,” said James ... essential data on hand, local officials will have greater resources to rely upon when making...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2013

... City communities face myriad challenges related to our health , economic vitality and social and ecological ... photographs, maps and a website with graphics, tools and resources . Of particular interest to the...

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All Funders

10 Jan 2012

Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... and they’re doing this with the same financial resources as their counterparts. In an era of reduced ... the role of volunteering and service as critical to the health of the nonprofit sector and its ability...

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Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

... efforts with philanthropic partners, help leverage resources for grantee partners and support other efforts to ... of experience enhancing the visibility and increasing the resources available to several...

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Education

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05 Jun 2019

Census 2020: Young Children and the Census Undercount - A Webinar Hosted by Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... is critical to the child’s and family’s access to resources such as housing, jobs, equitable education, and health care. Early childhood funders also face obstacles in ...

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Census 2020

Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

... deduction is an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities, because for every $1 that the ... its deliberations on tax reform, Congress is considering proposals that would reduce the...

Philanthropic Advisors: Membership Eligibility and Dues

... New York and give its entire staff access to programs and resources . (Please note that the membership for the advisory ...

Congress’ Tax Bill Message to Charitable Nonprofits: “We Don’t Care – You’re on Your Own”

Release Date:

12/21/2017

... on which the public depends. Simultaneously, it will block resources nonprofits need to address existing and growing ...

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Economic Security

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National Council of Nonprofits

The Mosaic Network and Fund in The New York Community Trust Grants $4.5 million to Arts Nonprofits of Color in New York

Release Date:

02/04/2020

... and build meaningful relationships that could lead to more resources for the work of cultural organizations of color. ...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

The Rockefeller Foundation Shares National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan

Release Date:

04/28/2020

... commons and digital platform to track Covid-19 statuses, resources , and effective treatment protocols across states ... this. This action plan benefits from and builds on prior proposals , current efforts, and...

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How Can We Be Better Funders? Let's Do the Homework

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05/26/2021

I’ve spent most of my life as a bridge-builder and translator. As a nine-year-old, I translated for my immigrant Mom. Later I learned to speak the language of philanthropy.