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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... federal education law—and its broader vision for judging school performance—calls for inclusion of such measures in its school accountability system. That raises some new questions: ...

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Education

17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

... funding and the arts, we'll explore the media-focused work of area cultural organizations; showing how they are using digital media to advance their work , grow audiences and reach, and streamline .....

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Arts

Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance

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10/21/2014

... and civil society engagement have influenced similar work around the globe. Earlier Mr. Rajani founded and served ... Tanzania’s first center for sexual health, linking work on HIV/AIDS, sexuality, youth,...

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Community Development

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14 Sep 2016

Advancing Racial Equity: the Opportunity for Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As a nation, we espouse values of equality and justice, and yet, racial inequities currently exist across all indicators for success, including in education, criminal justice, jobs, housing, public infrastructure and health, regardless of intent or...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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13 Jul 2016

Tools for Tackling Implicit Bias and Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... we explore how race and racism impact the way we view our work , our workplace and our communities. If you attended ... opportunity to deepen how to apply that knowledge to your work , however the November...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities

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02/15/2018

... people downtown for art displays and culinary classes that work like job training... Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World

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03/19/2019

... in the U.S. and Around the World Feeling safe at work is not something many people, especially women, can take ... to mistreat women in many cultures. Women’s safety at work in the U.S. and around the world is...

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Open Society Foundations Commit $15 Million to Gender Equality in Africa

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05/08/2020

The Open Society Economic Justice Program, via its impact investing arm, the Soros Economic Development Fund (SEDF), has committed $15 million to two women-led investment funds that advance economic and gender equity.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

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

... research on the impact of vote by mail on turnout. This work is part of a continuing research agenda that will also ...

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30 Mar 2022

Trust is Everything: Moving CSR from Transparency to Accountability to Trust

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... how the drive for greater accountability is shaping their work and creating opportunities for engagement across the ...

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08 Dec 2022

Narrative Change and Power-Building Strategy Session - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, December 8, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... basis.* Philanthropy has often conflated narrative change work with strategic communications, one-directional ...

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Immigration

Children, Youth and Families

Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

Release Date:

06/10/2015

... drowning and near drowning incidents, there is significant work happening all across this country, especially in high ...

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Salk Institute Receives $42 Million From Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create Research Center for Genomic Medicine

Release Date:

01/24/2013

... to decoding the common genetic factors underlying many complex chronic human diseases. The award, from The Leona M. ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

Release Date:

06/04/2014

... Not necessarily. Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector. Judith ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

Release Date:

02/12/2015

... advancement of nurses dedicated to addressing the complex , heart-wrenching issues affecting many of our ...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Veterans

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NYCT Supports Affordable Housing Proposal for Artists in Jamaica, Queens

Release Date:

10/09/2015

... a local nonprofit, is considering developing a mixed-use complex with 100 affordable housing units, including 50 units ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Housing and Homelessness

Arts

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John A. Hartford Foundation President Says Superheroes Of Caregiving Need Better Support

Release Date:

04/27/2016

... talking to their family members) and they shoulder more complex tasks (like managing transportation, medications, ...

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In NYTimes, Ford’s Walker on Internships and Inequality

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07/06/2016

... expanding opportunity, America’s internship-industrial complex does just the opposite. As the summer internship ...

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Workforce Development

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Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights

Release Date:

08/12/2016

... It’s a behavior known as thermal soaring that requires complex decision-making within the turbulent environment of a ...

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