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Park Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director: Rachel Leon

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09/23/2020

... Gomer, President of the Park Foundation. Rachel has held leadership positions for more than 25 years, most recently as ... create at EGA is a collaboration between EGA and the School for Environment and...

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Dr. Christopher Howard Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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12/10/2020

... he also earned an MBA with distinction at Harvard Business School . Prior to his current role at RMU, Dr. Howard served ... for all Americans,” said Dr. Howard. “Markle’s leadership in addressing the urgent...

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Beth deHamel Joins the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation as Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer

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02/17/2021

... officer at Mercy Corps, appointed by the board to provide leadership and stabilization during a period of multiple ... and a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Beth deHamel...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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... necessitates the creation of financial, legal, and human resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new ... provides administrative services such as accounting, human resources , and grants...

Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... and the start of their own families? These are all critical questions, and ones that Ford and our grantees are ... and that are equally important. So in honor of back-to- school season, here are five key...

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Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

... Myers, Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will serve as director of the Planetary Health Alliance, alongside Harvard Chan School Research Scientist Dr. Christopher...

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Three Practical Tips for Spreading and Scaling Youth Programs

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05/11/2017

... at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) started an after- school program designed to interest teenage girls in computer ... discuss their approaches to spreading and expanding after- school and summer programs...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Recognized At The 2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/04/2017

... with their award and scholarships to Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise . ... – were also recognized and received Columbia Business School Scholarships. For more than a...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms

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06/03/2013

... tenure, JustFilms launched as a five-year, $50 million initiative that placed the Ford Foundation at the forefront ... of independent filmmaking to raise awareness on issues of critical importance. “It is a...

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New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

Release Date:

03/01/2016

... author to use multimedia to make arguments or illustrate critical points that would be otherwise difficult or ... the National Endowment for the Humanities’ agency-wide initiative The Common Good: The...

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Mellon Foundation

29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and yet finance and funding for these efforts face critical shortfalls. Increased impact investing by the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation Announce the Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities

Release Date:

03/10/2020

... today announced a joint $1 million grantmaking initiative to support the success of immigrants, refugees, ... reliable transportation, stable housing, and other critical enablers of success are often...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

What We Do

... - We design robust programming and professional and leadership development that equips our members to understand ... our collective strengths. PNY believes philanthropic leadership is nurtured through...

Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished Service Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology

Release Date:

11/13/2015

... the American Academy of Otolaryngology in1978. Under his leadership , the Academy experienced tremendous growth. It ... not be what they are today without his transformative leadership ." Other awards that...

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United Hospital Fund Announces The Transfer Of Model Website To The New York State Office for the Aging

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11/07/2017

... Director Greg Olsen. “We thank UHF for their continued leadership and commitment to New York communities through the ... and targeted approach. The website was developed under the leadership of Fredda Vladeck...

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Aging

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United Hospital Fund

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Chair Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Passes Gavel to Longtime Board Member Peter Lawson-Johnston II

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06/21/2023

... II (NEW YORK) — After fifty-two years of leadership , Peter O. Lawson-Johnston is retiring as chair of ... to support. Building on Peter Lawson-Johnston’s robust leadership , I am confident the best and most...

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20 Jun 2024

Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy

Thursday, June 20, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... of Fund for Shared Insight’s participatory climate initiative . We will introduce important insights and ... programs, finance, communications, learning & evaluation, leadership , and more are warmly...

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Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... a long history as a laboratory for executive talent and leadership , and Meredith is one such leader. We are very ... to Phi Beta Kappa. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School . Jenkins is an active...

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Ford Foundation Makes Widespread Commitments to Further Global Vaccine Access

Release Date:

10/06/2021

... 2021) – Today, the Ford Foundation announced a special initiative to further global vaccine access and tackle the ... in the Global South. This initiative will support the critical work of...