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Laura Wolff Named Acting Director of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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06/03/2013

... the past 24 years, Ms. Wolff has managed the Foundation’ s New York government accountability grants program and shared responsibility for its national reproductive rights grantmaking. Roslyn Black, who has...

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

... found at least one thing they can agree on: The nation’ s criminal justice system is broken. Koch Industries, the ...

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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

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08/18/2015

According to Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President, arts funding is critical to advancing social justice.

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The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation

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12/14/2015

The Nation Details Eric Holder’ s Appearance at Ford Foundation Eric Holder was the ... first black attorney general at a time when civil- rights issues were at the forefront of the public consciousness, from a...

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Sessions As Attorney General Means Criminal-Justice Reform Is Dead

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12/15/2016

... to life for people who care about the enforcement of civil rights and voting rights . As my colleague Eric Levitz explains, Sessions’ s entrenched position in the very last ditch of support...

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Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals

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10/10/2017

... like her. Child welfare workers have removed Shantell’ s three children from her care at various times, beginning in ... ability to parent. With the help of lawyers, Shantell’ s children were returned to her...

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29 Sep 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Pros & Cons of Performance Evaluations

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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 ... Cell Foundation, Inc Oscar De La Cruz , Manager, Human Resources & Benefits, The Andrew W...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

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09/20/2021

... racial equity. This series of grants brings Salesforce’ s total investment in education to more than $140 million. As ... Superintendent Dr. Alessia Johnson. “These additional resources will help IPS address...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

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04/18/2022

... and inadequate remote instruction, students across the U. S . have suffered unprecedented learning loss,” said Mike ... by the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying social and health -related effects have...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 37 Grants

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01/10/2023

... City on December 8, 2022, Carnegie Corporation of New York' s board of trustees approved 37 Grants Totaling $31,102,500. ... grant of $1,000,000 for strengthening and mainstreaming U. S . expertise and...

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Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing

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06/25/2009

... not easier. Working capital is one of those items where being short can quickly make many things harder. Birthright ... letter of credit is a document that states that a bank’ s client (in this case a Donor)...

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

... billion Muslims across the world, one sixth of the world’ s population, span unique cultures from Morocco to Malaysia ... the heinous acts of extremists puts additional people’ s lives at risk. While the...

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... awarded behavioral economist Richard Thaler this year’ s prize for economics for “integrating economics with ... and many of our guiding assumptions in social program development . In Thaler’ s...

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The Fund for the City of New York Announces Lisette Nieves as President

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08/10/2020

... and nationally. Maggie Boepple, the Chair of the Fund’ s board said, “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Mary ... Executive Director of Year Up NY, an innovative workforce development program, wherein the...

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Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

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06/08/2021

... (BOP) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced BOP’ s data collection efforts will now be powered by a brand new ... beds in and around the New York Harbor area. The project’ s goal is to scale to one...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New Report from The Century Foundation: Child Care Cliff: 3.2 Million Children Likely to Lose Spots with End of Federal Funds

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06/21/2023

... raise staff pay to about $20 an hour, offer professional development , and bring in new toys and furniture to make it a ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Public Policy

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... announced that Pedro Abramovay, a leading Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America. ... million to promote drug policy, criminal justice, human rights , access to information, and...

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Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

... some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave ... Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’ s JustFilms ...

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