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Oct 22 White House Conference on Criminal Justice Reform with Funders to be Live-Streamed

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... travel the country to “highlight some of the Americans who are doing their part to fix our criminal justice system." ... He will also meet with formerly incarcerated men and women who are working to...

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The Tow Foundation

In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

Release Date:

11/04/2015

... is also survived by a son , James (Jamie) M. Clark, Jr., who carries on the family tradition by serving as a trustee ... Jim will be sorely missed by those of us at the Foundation who knew him well. I worked...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... Warren, the Harvard Law prof (and now Democratic senator) who conceived the Consumer Financial Protection Board. ... couldn’t protect ordinary folks from abusive lenders who charge 400% a year interest for a “...

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Economic Security

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

Release Date:

12/15/2015

... function of these neural circuits, especially for those who have difficulty connecting with others." . . . Thanks ... that identifies social context, for example, determining who is nearby, for what...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

Release Date:

01/05/2016

... the part of the would-be changer, the resistance of people who would lose from the change, the resistance of people who would benefit from it, the seduction of activities other ...

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... The research team wanted to test whether certain students, who they label "social referents" or social influencers, have ... the most popular kids school-wide, but rather students who demonstrate...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation

New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Release Date:

01/26/2016

... Jr. Fund were re-elected. With the exception of Cathy Cha who has been re-elected to serve a one-year term ending ... joining Cathy Cha of Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund who will serve another year in that...

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Simmons Foundation

Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... focuses on the physicians, surgeons and other clinicians who care for them. As an assistant professor embedded in the ... anyone else I know in psychology," says DeCaporale-Ryan, who earned her clinical...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

Release Date:

02/24/2016

... own care. For example, more than two-thirds of patients who took medications during an OpenNotes study reported ... showed that patients being treated for high blood pressure who were offered open notes were...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... Envisioning a simple idea to “care for those who care for us,” Barbara and Donald Jonas ten years ago ... faculty and clinical leaders – and as it honors others who have helped to have enhance and advance the...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Gap CEO: Giving Young People Their First Jobs is A Double Bottom Line Investment For Companies

Release Date:

03/28/2016

... harder if you’re one of the one in seven young Americans who are out of school and work. Here’s the thing: one of ... is work experience. It allows them to call references who can vouch for a candidate, assess...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Workforce Development

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Gap Foundation

Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation June Makela, who has led the Norman Foundation since 2000, will step down ... in youth philanthropy activities. Lorraine Marasigan, who joined the foundation in 2013 and...

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Norman Foundation

02 Feb 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Winter Meeting

Thursday, February 2, 2017 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Youth Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of foster youth in ... impacting foster youth today. Designed for Grantmakers who are funding or interested in the...

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult

Release Date:

05/10/2016

... New York on Vimeo . In 2007 he was a normal teenager who wanted to be a handsome ladies man and keep some money in ... wanted to call my family. They physically assaulted anyone who didn’t pay them to use the...

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PhilTalks

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey

Release Date:

06/14/2017

... of the Professionals survey regarding professionals who work in corporate citizenship, which also referred to as ... the Profile of the Professionals report to all respondents who complete the survey by Friday...

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RFPs Etc

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... succeeding Sherece West-Scantlebury. West-Scantlebury, who leads Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, served as NCRP's ... NCRP is needed now more than ever," said West-Scantlebury, who is leaving the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

21 Nov 2017

New York Aging Funders - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... Aging Funders Network is a peer network of grantmakers who fund or are interested in the program area of healthy ... working to address these needs. Designed for Grantmakers who are funding or interested in...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Aging

Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines

Release Date:

10/19/2017

... Fines Library books are free, until they aren’t: Patrons who rack up $15 in late fees at the city’s public libraries ... most of them from the city’s poorest neighborhoods, who cannot afford to pay. “Learning...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Freedom Together Foundation

14 Nov 2017

Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... for this interactive session led by a team of arts funders who will bring creativity into how we think about and ... - what it is, when to support it, and how to do it ( who does what, how to get started)...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy

Release Date:

11/08/2017

... Rockefeller, the methodical banker from the storied family who died in March at age 101. The money from the sales will ... So his charities would do even better. Mr. Rockefeller, who gave away $20 million to $...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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