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Camilo Mendez Announced as Chief Financial Officer of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Release Date:

01/28/2020

... staff and grantees so they could do their best creative work .” In his role at Dodge, Mendez will oversee all ... and sustainability of the Foundation’s financial resources to ensure future impact. Mendez...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Release Date:

11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... internal culture and operations. “As UHF’s DEI work approaches its two-year mark in early...

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NYTimes Editorial Focuses on Importance of 'Grit' in Learning

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01/12/2015

... than intelligence when it comes to students’ success in school . But critics worry that the increasing focus on ... “personality has been demonstrated to change over time to a far greater extent than...

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Education

Pop Culture Collaborative Accepting Applications for 'Pop-Up' Grants

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... from $5,000 to $30,000. Projects must have an imminent time -hook or a project timeline that can be completed within a four-month time frame. Individuals with fiscal sponsorship, non-profit ... establish our...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Freedom Together Foundation

Ford Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

Release Date:

04/13/2018

... two new grant programs focused on getting social research out of the ivory tower and into actual policy and practice. ... and improving conditions for young people.” For a long time , Gamoran...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block

Release Date:

03/04/2020

... grantees to ensure their sustainability to do their best work is seen as newsworthy; foundations must embark on a “ ... in an organization’s sustainability in order to carry out a project or work...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Build Up Companies

International Grantmakers Unite: Grappling with the State of the World

Release Date:

11/06/2019

... and professional views may be. We live in a troubled time . The International Grantmakers Network (IGN) provides a ... advantage of this transitional moment. Collectively, we work in different fields and...

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Insights

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors

Carnegie Corporation of New York

07 Nov 2017

Protecting Our Precious Waters: New York City’s Impacts on the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Estuary

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... Long Island Sound? How do combined sewer overflows present complex challenges with community development and ... As greater regional collaboration on these issues emerges, understanding the history of...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

J.P. Morgan Commits USD $25 Million to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future

Release Date:

10/22/2019

... Trust Fund (MDTF). The program is focused on improving the quality of skills development for young people in India and improving their transition from school to in-demand and better paying jobs. The program...

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... pace of research is dependent on the availability of high- quality brain tissue, and the need for donor tissue from ... efforts to collect vital brain specimens to advance our understanding of ASD and related...

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

17 Jun 2010

Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children's Issues - POSTPONED

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... the suggested strategies apply to many areas of advocacy work . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Child advocacy groups and their ... “As state budget deficits soar and competition for resources mount, how can funding for...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives

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01/13/2021

... collaborative teams producing solutions-based work that contributes to public understanding of the nation’s racist past and can lead to ... that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Choose the Fund for 2025 for #GivingTuesday

... for 2025, told me a funny story: “When I was in high school , all I wanted was to come to New York and become a ... wall that will be prominently displayed looking out over Times Square, I will even be able to...

Why Women and Girls?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... positive feedback about the save-the-date notice that went out to our members last week for our 35th Annual Meeting ... that a good portion of our members are focusing their resources on but about which a much...

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PNY News

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Gender Justice

14 Feb 2018

2020 Census Funders: Learning from National Initiatives

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... discuss two separate census/funders initiatives, which work together. One is the Democracy Funders’ Census ...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Census 2020

Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Progress of Reforms to Accelerate Nonprofit Contract Payments

Release Date:

06/04/2024

... efficient and accountable, ensuring nonprofits have the resources they need to deliver their critical services ... resources and support they need to continue their vital work . Philanthropy...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

Opinion: The Community Health Center Fund: What’s At Risk?

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... is at risk. Even for those who have worked for a very long time at the local, state, or national level to build the ... 10,400 sites provide care to nearly 26 million patients: 1 out of every 12 US residents,...

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Health

Simons Foundation's Quanta Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Public Service Science Journalism

Release Date:

07/17/2018

... about the cutting edge of scientific and mathematical understanding . Since launching as Quanta on July 16, 2013, ... It is "highly regarded for its masterful coverage of complex topics in science and math...

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Communications/Media

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The Simons Foundation

Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... its Redistricting and Representation Program. Prior to her work with the Brennan Center, Gaskins was Executive Director ... Public Policy at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

08 Dec 2021

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... has shown that 1 in 4 young adults in New York City were out of school and out of work in 2020. These young adults continue to face barriers to ...