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Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance - Presentation

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06/2018

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Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring

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10/03/2018

... overlooked dynamic between the genome of mothers and their developing progeny--and one that underscores this genetic ... Department of Biology and the senior author of the paper , which appears in the journal...

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Science

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Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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07/30/2020

... the emergence of a more equitable, resilient economy and workforce , particularly for immigrants, people of color, and ... provides worker-centered organizations with flexible resources to pivot, experiment,...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

Workforce Development

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Pinkerton Promotes Jill Bregenzer to Chief Operating Officer

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01/05/2024

... partner in managing the Foundation’s financial, human resources , and administrative affairs,” said Smith. “Her ... and international accounts, and a Human Resources Manager working on...

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Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts

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05/16/2016

... like Paul Salem, a private equity investor in Rhode Island , is rare. He has made two big bets with his ... Year Up, a nonprofit group started in Boston that teaches young urban adults the skills needed for a...

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What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?

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06/11/2019

... of low wages faced by different groups. For families with young children, the costs of housing and childcare combined ... you know that most nonprofit jobs, a predominantly female workforce , offer wages that...

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Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

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02/27/2017

... offers administrative services such as accounting, human resources , insurance and grants management. We hire and ... fiscal sponsor for 9 years – sought to partner with the Workforce Development Funders to...

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PNY News

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Open Society Foundations Announce Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships Program

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09/05/2018

... toll on Puerto Rico, wreaking havoc from which the island is still recovering. But the storm had a silver ... activism aimed at repairing the damage and building the island back stronger than before. To...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

20 Jun 2023

Cannabis, Communities and Real-World Reparations: What Funders Need to Know about How It’s Playing Out

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10:00am to 11:30am

... setting forth a regulatory approach for development of an adult -use cannabis industry that prioritized the greatest ... intentions of New York’s cannabis legislation and the resources necessary to give justice...

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

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03/13/2017

... address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all ... approximately 125 countries tour the city, starting on Staten Island at...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Award Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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06/01/2020

... public policy that can positively impact the lives of young people. The first of the two grants awarded today will ... Court Judges to inform alternatives to confinement for young people caught in the juvenile...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

... and educational achievement. For instance, young women who internalize codes of femininity that ... discussed a specific research initiaitve she has been developing for the Heinz Endowments to challenge the...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Community Development

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True Child

The Overbrook Foundation

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2015

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11/2015

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2015 is the second report from the Foundation Center's Center for Disaster Philanthropy.

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Report

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Disaster Relief

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Foundation Center

U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... Cuba "has a really good history of protecting its natural resources , and that could decline with some of these ... he and his colleagues are also receiving inquiries about working in the island...

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Ford Foundation

Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

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03/2016

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of foundation CEOs and learned that there is much agreement on the audiences for their transparency efforts. Foundation CEOs also agree about what they believe is the most important information to share with those audiences.However, foundation practice lags behind CEOs’ beliefs.

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Report

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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LaVerne Evans Srinivasan Named Vice President of Education Programs by Carnegie Corporation of New York

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12/09/2014

... she will oversee the foundation’s grantmaking in developing effective standards and assessments, improving ... and managed the long-term strategic planning of the Human Resources division and the Student...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ending New York’s Summer Jobs Depression

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02/12/2015

... Region Executive, JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy Young people in New York City are suffering a summer jobs ... At Virtual Enterprise, for example, the students are working throughout the year to create a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Health Care Innovators Are Filmmakers and Farmers, Not Physicians, Insurers, Hospitals and Drug Companies

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12/12/2016

... the next 10 years. The Center for Active Design is a young , rapidly growing organization that uses design to ... in New York and beyond. The Center provides research, resources , and technical assistance to...

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