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Six Nuclear Security Programs Win Major Grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York

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10/29/2015

... said Carl Robichaud, the program officer who oversees the initiative. “No one knows which ... with, debated, and challenged by anyone, not just those who hold security clearances. These projects create a ...

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Technology

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

... challenges high schools face when they take in students who have low-level math and reading skills and have to ... changes. Explore: How can schools identify students who need extra help and make sure they are...

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

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11/13/2015

... pay tribute to outstanding eye physicians and surgeons who have made significant achievements in various areas of ... Laureate Recognition Award. It recognizes ophthalmologists who made exceptional scientific...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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A Year of Progress Toward Vision 2025

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12/02/2015

... once again for the impressive generosity of our members who contributed over $3.7 million to the Fund for 2025, which ... And a special thanks to the Fund for 2025 Committee , who continued their close...

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13 Apr 2016

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... issues before they turn into legal problems. Explore Who is a "disqualified person," and who is a "related party" The identification of an "act of .....

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Family Foundation

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21 Jun 2016

Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... new leaders to your board as well as stories from peers who have invested the time, money, patience, and humility ... CEOs of nonprofits and philanthropies, preferably those who have already embraced the goal...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The New Parameters of Our Policy Work

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12/15/2016

... To be clear, we will continue to support those members who want to come together with other funders for ... are very proud of our work supporting the sixteen funders who came together under the banner of...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President and CEO Paul Joskow to Retire at End of 2017

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12/16/2016

... foundation founded in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr., who was President and CEO and then Chairman of the Board of ... that these fields – and the scholars and practitioners who work in them – are chief...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Words Matter: Changing from Funders of Women and Girls to Funders for Gender Equity

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01/04/2017

... people, nonbinary gender identifying people and cis men who don’t conform to traditional notions of masculinity. ... inequality. This shift has allowed space for people who live both within and outside the...

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19 Apr 2017

Legal Series - Self-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... issues before they turn into legal problems. Explore Who is a "disqualified person," and who is a "related party" The identification of an "act of .....

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Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment

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02/28/2017

... it has selected a new director of learning and enrichme nt who will oversee one of the foundation’s key grantmaking ... Devine, the current director of enrichment and learning, who is retiring. “We’re...

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27 Apr 2017

New York City Vision Funders – Spring Luncheon

Thursday, April 27, 2017 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... Vision Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of blindness and ... The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Designed for Grantmakers who are funding or interested in the...

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Carnegie Funded Commission Releases Report on Financial Aid & The Future of Undergraduate Education

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05/11/2017

... of financial aid – not just for the sake of those who provide it but for the sake of students themselves, who make the biggest investment of all." "America's .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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05 Jun 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting

Monday, June 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Youth Funders Group is a peer network of grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of foster youth in ... President, Vera Institute Designed for Grantmakers who are funding or interested in the...

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J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched

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06/20/2017

... of mitochondrial genetics, and joins 14 other scientists who have received the Dr. Paul Janssen Award in the past 13 years, including two who went on to win the Nobel Prize. Mitochondrial DNA is ...

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Twelve Emerging LGBT Leaders Selected for Arcus Leadership Fellowship

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06/28/2017

... in the Appalachia and South; a former immigration attorney who co-founded a national federation to build the capacity of ... and Richard Burns, a nonprofit management consultant who is both a former Arcus...

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... of Physics at the College. He will succeed Paul L. Joskow, who has been president of the Foundation since 2008 and will ... Senior Managing Partner at the Boston Consulting Group who chaired the Sloan Board of...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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09 Aug 2017

What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look Beyond the Headlines - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:15pm

... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is ... and impacts of climate change on migrants and refugees who lack legal protection for...

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Public Policy

With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

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12/20/2017

... attention of local civic, corporate and religious leaders, who banded together to form the Charlotte-Mecklenburg ... the gap between Charlotte’s affluent residents and those who struggle to get by. Earlier...

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