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Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... the flow of information between your organization’ s leadership and the multiple funder contacts many of you ... Meyer Memorial Trust Nellie Mae Education Foundation New York Foundation North...

Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

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12/13/2018

... implementing the 2015 law —the United States’ primary K –12 education investment—is fully underway. Now that all ... equity should keep close eye on ways that ESSA’ s structure creates new ,...

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Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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12/03/2012

... firm. "Gilman Louie has been a pioneer in this country' s technology economy. His vast experience fostering ... and business leader will help us achieve Markle' s goals to improve people'...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

JPB Foundation-Funded Research Reveals Potential Target For Alcohol Liver Disease

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08/22/2017

Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered a protective response in the organ that might be targeted to help treat alcoholic liver disease. The team - led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury

Release Date:

03/19/2018

... Following a severe spinal cord injury in 2009, Putnam' s blood pressure was so low she was unable to engage in the .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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First Phase of Love My Air Denver Program Measures Air Quality to Tackle Asthma Rates and Track Pollution with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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10/17/2019

The program focuses on lower income neighborhoods where residents tend to be more vulnerable to dirty air.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Rats Replay Memories Forward and Backwards to Make Decisions, Understanding the Memory Process Will Lead to Treatments for Diseases Where Memory is Impaired, Research Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Release Date:

12/10/2019

... diseases where memory is impaired, such as Alzheimer’ s disease or other kinds of dementia. MEMORY CONSOLIDATION ...

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14 Sep 2021

Election Shifts in 2020 and Beyond: Vote by Mail Organizing and Research Efforts - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

The 2020 election featured a wide range of changes to election policies especially around voting by mail. This webinar will look at some of the latest research on the impact of vote by mail on turnout.

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Civic Engagement

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Rafael Maldonado as Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer

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12/14/2021

... role, Maldonado will be a key member of the Foundation’ s leadership team, responsible for the strategic development ... he was responsible for overseeing all of the Association’ s information systems,...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Take This Opportunity to Understand Disaster and Resilience through a Gender Lens

Release Date:

10/28/2015

... a Gender Lens By Ana Oliveira, President and CEO, The New York Women’ s Foundation In Fall 2012, The New York Women’ s Foundation ...

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What's Interesting About the Partnership Between Rockefeller and Chan Zuckerberg

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04/10/2018

What' s Interesting About the Partnership Between Rockefeller and ... and Zuckerberg amassed gargantuan fortunes as pioneers in new industries, attracting controversy and critics along the ... they like it or...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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Cutting Through the Jargon: How the CARES Act Works for Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... yet another major coronavirus response package. Let’ s set that aside for today and focus instead on some key ... last week’ s article, “ How Nonprofits Can Utilize the New Federal Laws...

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PNY News

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Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

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04/02/2012

... efforts, Spruill also modernized Ocean Conservancy’ s public engagement strategies. She is an eminent thought ... coalitions. Entrepreneurship is a hallmark of Spruill’ s career. In 2003, she helped create...

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Staying Power: Our Foundation at 75 Years

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06/06/2013

... are no exception. So when the Henry Luce Foundation’ s 75th anniversary year loomed on our horizon, we experienced ... where is it headed in the future? The Luce Foundation’ s grants are organized according to...

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13 Jan 2016

Using Research Evidence to Catalyze Change in Youth Services

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of Early Childhood at the Administration of Children’ s Services Anne Lawrence, Program Officer, The Robert Bowne ...

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15 May 2018

ComNetworkNY: Communicating Without Stereotypes: Getting Smart on Gender and Race

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

... author and academic Alexis McGill Johnson says it’ s about our brains and that to be truly effective in driving ... the effectiveness of your communications? Does a lack of diversity in your organization make...

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Andy Warhol Foundation is Embracing Social Engagement

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07/27/2018

... Engagement A recurring theme across Inside Philanthropy' s arts verticals is the increasingly important role of ... recent round? According to ArtNews, "many of this year’ s recipients have focused...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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27 Nov 2018

Achieving Equity: Do We Know Who We’re Serving?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... when it comes to equity. Drawing from PEAK Grantmaking' s research on grantmaker values and our collaborative April ... for organizations that have embraced the values of diversity , equity, and inclusion...

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Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Partner to Strengthen Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

Release Date:

11/12/2020

... five community college students hope to earn a bachelor’ s degree, but few are able to succeed by transferring to and ... a four-year institution. The Teagle Foundation and AVDF’ s partnership under Transfer...

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