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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

Release Date:

09/05/2014

... years have been frustrating for educators who want good curricula , but instead are faced with a complex and often ... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational resources to help teachers...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

Publication date:

02/2013

Panelists discussed the expected effects from what has already passed Congress in January 2013 and whether or not the charitable deduction debate is leading to the neglect of even more important issues in the budget battles likely to be beset us for years to come.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... Marnie S. Pillsbury, Senior Policy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council Theo Spencer, and former Executive Director ... Theo is a Senior Policy Advocate at the Natural Resource Defense...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

15 Nov 2012

Putting a Human Face on the Fiscal Cliff for Nonprofits and Foundations: A Post-Election Reality Check with Tim Delaney

Thursday, November 15, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... billion from domestic programs and an equal amount from defense spending on January 2. As Delaney details, these cuts ... will have an immense impact on education, law enforcement, food inspection and public...

Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

... clean energy, environmental health, and regional food systems) and that it injects an element of urgency and ... from time-limited philanthropies: It was a conscious defense of doing something contrary to the...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Program Associate

Publication date:

11/2013

... 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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18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... larger class sizes; less support for students; narrowed curricula . One superintendent told the New York Times that ... to ensure that 1) the education budget gives districts the resources to provide students...

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What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want?

Release Date:

05/19/2014

... and government. Given each sector’s purpose and relative resources , the normative configuration of roles should be ... particular clients; Professional development and training curricula and resources...

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Public Policy

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

17 Oct 2011

Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change

Monday, October 17, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Environmental Justice Alliance . Eric Goldstein , Natural Resources Defense Council . Peter Madonia , The Rockefeller Foundation ...

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The New York Community Trust Hires Environmental Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... a dozen countries across the Americas with the Natural Resources Defense Council and other nonprofits. From 2005 to 2007, he ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... issues. Though little noticed in the larger debates over defense and domestic spending, the section of law called the ... He said states need the ability to target their existing resources into early...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Ivy Suriyopas Announced as New Vice President of Programs for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... Anti-Trafficking Initiative at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, working at the intersection of ... partners in the field, and other PSOs to mobilize funder resources on the most pressing...

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Reducing Summer Learning Loss: Thoughts from Ron Fairchild

Release Date:

03/09/2010

... levels of supply and demand. Fund new, summer-specific curricula for out-of-school providers that recognize the ... from after-school programs, as well as school-based curricula that make remedial summer...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Dr. Fred Boltz as a Managing Director

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... chief officer for global climate change, freshwater and food security, biodiversity and sustainable development ... his practical knowledge of climate change, freshwater and food security issues, will be a...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

Release Date:

05/29/2020

... urgent community needs across the United States, including food aid, essential services, educational opportunities for ... New Orleans, New York, and San Antonio that are pooling resources to most effectively...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Shares New Approaches to Summer Youth Employment Programs in Response to COVID-19

Release Date:

07/08/2020

... learning programs to virtual settings (e.g., new web-based curricula , online mentoring) Partnering with high schools and ... sites to create virtual career readiness webinars and curricula . ExpandED Options is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

Release Date:

11/08/2013

By Abby Youngblood, Food and Environment Program Officer, North Star Fund and ... photographs, maps and a website with graphics, tools and resources . Of particular interest to the philanthropic ... that...

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Innovations in Corporate Employee Engagement Programs

Publication date:

04/2012

Explore how employee engagement can be used as a powerful tool to build loyalty, develop talent, and increase the value of current relationships with nonprofit partners.

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Philanthropy New York

The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

Release Date:

11/13/2017

... Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense claims”—applications for loan relief from ... has revealed small amounts of information on borrower defense complaints, including the number of...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

Release Date:

11/26/2012

... philanthropy can and must play a leading role in investing resources in advocacy; in ensuring that public resources are appropriately leveraged and equitably ... classrooms; implement college and career...

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