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Leadership Development

NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... define shared goals for reform. Importantly, parents and young people can play a major role in advancing changes to ... they feel supported, respected and engaged. Philanthropy, working in tandem with diverse...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Rita Allen Foundation Backs Innovative Biomedical Research

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01/27/2015

... foremost, but it also has a thriving program looking for young leaders in biomedical research. The focus here is ... pain research, which the Rita Allen Foundation supports in partnership with the American...

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Health

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... Amplify Fund is all about giving communities the power and resources to influence local development on their own terms. ...

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Community Development

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative

Release Date:

11/06/2018

... retinitis pigmentosa. The two researchers comprising the Developing Cone-Dominant Retinal Disease Models as a Resource ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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01 Dec 2021

For Us, By Us Farm - Based Education - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... their own language and wisdom, given the lack of access to resources , infrastructure and land What systemic issues ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Food Systems

Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying

Release Date:

12/07/2016

... we fund to focus on short-term projects, to spend valuable resources accounting for how they use our support, and to ...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Sarah Williams and Ella Gudwin Share Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/20/2017

... seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and ...

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After the Q&A

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Propel Capital

Rockefeller Foundation Funds Denver Food Action Plan

Release Date:

07/06/2018

... waste, while increasing food equity for all residents. A partnership with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has created the two-year ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One

Release Date:

10/11/2018

... to give presentations about grief in schools and the resources available for educators. Schools then have the ... some of the nation's largest school districts through a partnership with the National...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Funded New York's First 'To and Through' Data Tool That Shines a Light on College Readiness Gap

Release Date:

10/14/2019

... K-12 data—including which courses students take, the resources and supports in their schools, and how they perform ... this “to and through” analysis provide that can help? RESOURCES : How are schools and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block

Release Date:

03/04/2020

... funding through his Day 1 Families Fund to organizations working to provide shelter and hunger support services to young families across the country. Specifically, they are in ... technology, rent, and people...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Build Up Companies

Native American Youth Can't Wait

Release Date:

08/22/2016

... has become increasingly responsive to the needs of young boys and men of color. The philanthropic community has ... turned its attention to addressing the needs of girls and young women of color. While I...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

Release Date:

03/13/2019

... and Allies, which is focused on survivor-led organizations working to strengthen communities affected by sexual abuse, ... recipients included the New Economy Project , which is working toward an economy...

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Gender Justice

The New York Women's Foundation

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Arabella Advisors Advocates for 12 Good Food Policy Priorities

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... effectively coordinate efforts, leverage one another’s resources , and extend the impact of the food movement. ...

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Food Systems

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Arabella Advisors

Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why

Release Date:

09/13/2016

... TCC Group and its partners have developed several useful resources to inform funders, legal advocates, non-legal ...

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Civic Engagement

The Atlantic Philanthropies

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TCC Group

Matthew Krieger Elected Board Chair of Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Release Date:

03/29/2019

... We believe these individuals should have the tools and resources necessary to lead independent, productive lives. ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... that brings together the financial and intellectual resources of those who are committed to growing this field ...

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