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Surdna Foundation Appoints Sophy Yem as Program Officer, Philanthropy

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10/01/2019

... “Sophy is deeply committed to Surdna’s mission to advance social justice and racial equity, and our efforts to ... Philanthropy Program, a nineteen-year-old experiential learning program launched by Surdna to...

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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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20 Jun 2017

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Tools and Principles to Consider When Enhancing Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

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8:45am to 11:00am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... Resources professionals have a critical role to play in developing and executing...

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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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New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass

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09/13/2017

... prospective teachers to pass a tough new exam, the state ’s top education policy makers are lowering the score ... have failed the exam in disproportionate numbers since the state began requiring it in 2014...

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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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From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?

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04/21/2014

... to New York: Is a More Just City Possible? , a two-day learning tour that focused on the promise of both cities’ ... wonderful, provocative, and informative moments during the learning tour. Below are five...

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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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Noyes Selects Four New Board Members

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04/01/2013

... support and training for low wage, nonunion workers in the state . She established the Fannie Lou Hamer Roundtable and ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... The Healthy Neighborhoods Fund is a project of New York State Health Foundation. New York Community Trust also has ... Bronwyn Starr (Moderator), Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation Designed for...

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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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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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Leading the Way for Food Equity

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07/28/2016

... in food equity should check out the upcoming " South Bronx Learning Tour " on Aug. 4. For those of us who are committed ... place so governments can serve their constituents at the state and...

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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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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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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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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

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Max Marmor Announces Retirement from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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03/06/2023

... abiding commitment to the appreciation, study, teaching and preservation of European art of the pre-modern ... educators, to elevate their professional profile and advance their didactic mission. Similarly,...

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