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Surdna Foundation

15 Apr 2010

Educational Neglect: Rethinking Intersections between the Education and Child Protective Systems

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... accountable for teenagers who are chronically absent from school ? What interventions are most effective for chronically ... a single parent struggling to get your teenager to go to school . You know your child...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants

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01/11/2018

... $100 million of its endowment to impact investing to advance its social justice mission and grow the field. As one ... strengthening the field by highlighting best practices; developing frameworks, guides and...

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Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

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01/19/2018

... in Boston, Atlanta, Dallas and Hartford to advance job quality strategies in the healthcare, ... growth while improving key conditions for workers such as learning new skills, higher wages, better benefits,...

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20 Apr 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and Strategies that Support the Transition to Adulthood

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... system when they reached the age of 18 or finished high school in 2015. While the transition from youth to adulthood ... who are exiting foster care can face an uphill battle learning to navigate the path to...

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10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

8:30am to 1:30pm

... who disrupt the noxious, bigoted cultural narrative to advance cross-community understanding and social cohesion for ... funders briefing conversations. The goal for our learning is to continue to stimulate a...

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... option when most U.S. citizens likely can’t name their state - or city-level legislators or write a check for ... of engaging with elected officials to government at the state and city levels. Currently...

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21 Jun 2018

Report in Focus: Revving up the Deportation Machinery: Enforcement and Pushback under Trump - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, June 21, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... the form of welcoming or sanctuary policies—from state and local governments, with whom 70 to 85 percent of ... The rise of arrests and deportations of immigrants State and city policies and community efforts...

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09 Feb 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... The second webinar will cover: Community Solution Area: School Readiness Too many children start school already far ... level by the end of third grade. Funders interested in learning about...

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Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

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04/17/2014

... educated workforce in the U.S. Across the country, high school graduation and college enrollment rates are up but ... are in community colleges Upon graduation from high school , half of NYC public ...

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10 Oct 2012

A World of Opportunity: Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the HR Perspective

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... and inclusion (or “DEI”) can provide. Many human resources practitioners would like to promote DEI practices ... their foundations, but they have often reported a lack of resources that would help them “make...

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Fiscal Sponsorship

... necessitates the creation of financial, legal, and human resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new ... Current Philanthropy New York members interested in learning more about working with...

04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... them in reaching their fullest power. Explore The HEAL School of Political Leadership, a national effort that ... a diverse cohort of leaders with the time, space, and resources they need to connect and...

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Food Systems

20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... legally permissible) tools to enact change at the local, state and federal levels. By bringing key constituencies to ... Speakers Erica Teasley Linnick , Vice President, State Infrastructure Fund Rickke...

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Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives

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01/22/2015

A new Culture of Health Team will explore ways to get city workers to live healthier, more active lives.

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Health

Terms of Service

... software, and products (“Content”) in order to advance the public interest for educational and guidance ... our Content, including our documents, may serve as an excellent starting point for drafting or...

Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... work on equitable urban development in the U.S. and developing world. Chen is a global thought leader on ... sustainable. He has reimagined urban landscapes to advance economic opportunity, quality of life and...

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Morgan Stanley Foundation Launches Alliance for Children's Mental Health

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02/03/2020

... and adolescence are meant to be times for growth, learning , exploration and play. Yet for an increasing number ... trend and to provide all kids with the proper tools and resources required not only to survive...

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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... and have made the decision to increase spending to move resources into the hands of communities. For Hazen, that ... this question: Who has the power to make decisions about resources ? If we are serious about...

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McNulty Foundation & Aspen Institute Announce the 2018 McNulty Prize Winner, Mehrdad Baghai and High Resolves

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11/01/2018

... honored for creating High Resolves , which delivers learning experiences to inoculate students against hatred and ... and at the highest levels,” said former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright , chair of...

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