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Learning Together to Grow the Field

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09/17/2021

... the country who participated in 60 SBYD programs. The full research report, showing more information on demographics, ... began nearly five years ago with a group of like-minded funders and grantees who were...

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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA

11 Mar 2013

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR

Monday, March 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... As part of the Grantmakers Forum exploration of what funders are doing to help New York State reform its public education system and achieve the goals set by the Race to the ... New York Community Foundation...

Humanizing Immigration: A Three Part Conversation Recap

... of action on immigration policy. Rini explained that for funders , the fight and opportunity are for investments to be ... Professor of Anthropology, New School for Social Research ) closed out the panel with...

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... advocates on behalf of people with disabilities. As funders , we invest in impact. Yet, like so many others, ... building a solution. For example, investing in large-scale research with key stakeholders...

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Poses Family Foundation

Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

... Donors want to empower women and girls to gain access to education , to pursue a career, to speak out about domestic ... asset. By investing in their power, we can get them the resources they deserve, and in so...

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NoVo Foundation

30 May 2018

Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Many funders say racial and gender equity strengthens their ... are essentially shut out of the asset management market. Diverse -owned firms manage just 1.1 percent of the total ... of diversification. This will...

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Finance & Asset Management

Into the Public Policy Deep End

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08/18/2015

... her in all aspects of our public policy work, including education , women and girls, international grantmaking and ... (FANHS) Metro New York Chapter. In between the specific research projects we have her...

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Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

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09/29/2017

... It is well known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent teachers. Research has consistently identified effective teachers as ... student achievement. Recognizing this, ...

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Education

Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

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01/30/2025

... piece.png And the second significant finding of our research was that senior leaders have an abundance of ideas about the solutions, resources , and support they need to address the challenges ... likely point...

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Measuring What Matters

Release Date:

04/24/2019

... a larger systemic impact on the issues we funded. Funders often ask grantees to have assessment strategies in ... have advanced degrees in the social sciences or applied research , with only 5% having advanced...

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Philanthropy New York

We are In a Time of New Suns

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10/19/2022

... and Climate Change , reveals that many non-climate funders see climate change as outside the scope of their mission and resources , but still believe that it’s an urgent problem ... more about these strategies...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Unbound Philanthropy

NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

... find new ways to collaborate, and leverage diverse resources to address structural inequities facing girls, ... dollar commitment will be invested in the Young Women’s Initiative (YWI),...

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NoVo Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation

Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/16/2017

... of Dianne S. Harris as a senior program officer in Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. Harris will join ... program officer, Harris will work on a range of grants and research initiatives...

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Mellon Foundation

Clinton, Roberts and Three Other Amazing Women Leaders at PNY’s Annual Meeting

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05/21/2014

... discussed the No Ceilings initiative , #BringBackOurGirls, education , presidential politics and strategies to full ... hope that many more members will choose to get involved in Funders of...

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Arcus Foundation

The Pinkerton Foundation

Muslim Advocates

Ford Foundation

Philanthropy New York

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

... million have been awarded to winners of its Just Futures Initiative —supporting teams of scholars who are studying ... Maryland): “Inheritance Baltimore: Humanities and Arts Education for Black Liberation”...

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Mellon Foundation

Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... will also help manage the foundation’s support for basic research in the natural sciences, collaborating with the ... breakthroughs through strategic grantmaking across a diverse array of disciplines. The...

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Environment and Climate Change

Technology

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

Publication date:

09/2019

... the core principles of equitable evaluation , and share resources to spur your thinking about how your organization ...

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We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... skills improved Ability to work with tighter budgets and diverse networks improved Personal and professional networks ... work beyond supposition to data-supported. I hope all funders see a role for themselves...

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

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06/29/2017

... design and run the New Constituencies for the Environment initiative , guiding investments of more than $20 million ... Deane-Ryan served on the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program Advisory Board...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

26 Jul 2017

Census 2020: New Tools to Support a Fair and Accurate Count - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... your strategy, support your grantees, and invest your resources as you prepare for Census 2020 Any...