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Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

Release Date:

03/06/2014

... violence and competition. So we are dedicating our resources , entrusted to us at the NoVo Foundation by ... to the prospects of lasting transformation. In the case of the Immokalee workers, we found and...

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Food Systems

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NoVo Foundation

With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase

Release Date:

12/18/2017

... To combat this challenge, the NLC Institute for Youth, Education , and Families and Children & Nature Network (C&NN) ... launched the Cities Connecting Children to Nature initiative in November 2014...

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Freedom Together Foundation

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

Release Date:

01/11/2021

... to center racial justice and equity and direct resources and trust in new ways. I am thrilled to be grounded ... special initiatives. Its current program areas are arts, education , environment, informed...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

28 May 2019

Technology, Inequality and the Future of Work(ers)

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of Coworker Aiha Nguyen, Project Lead, Labor Futures Initiative , Data & Society Research Institute Jessica Dalton (Moderator), Program ... Work(ers), Ford Foundation Designed for All interested ...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Americans’ Salaries Can’t Keep Up With Rising Medical Costs

Release Date:

10/26/2016

... up with spiraling medical costs, according to a new study . A report being issued Wednesday by The Commonwealth Fund, a nonpartisan research foundation, found that premiums and deductibles ...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Don’t Be A Stranger: Tips for Philanthropy on Distancing vs. Building Solidarity

Release Date:

04/27/2021

... Foundation. This article was originally published by GEO Funders on March 1, 2021. The coronavirus pandemic made ... action rooted in shared values. My training and political education highlighted the...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Hearing More About c4s? You're Not Alone - Webinar Recording

Publication date:

05/2020

... More About c4s? you're Not Alone - A Webinar How can funders create the best conditions for significant policy changes? Many funders are now adding c4 funding to their toolkit in order .....

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Public Policy

03 Oct 2011

Philanthropy, Women & Social Justice: a Breakfast Conversation with Sara K. Gould

Monday, October 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 10:30am

The Funders of Women and Girls Network invites you to a candid ... an opportunity for a stimulating discussion amongst funders . Based on work in her fellowship, her time at Ms., ... involved in social justice,...

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Altman Foundation Announces Two Promotions

Release Date:

01/25/2017

... 2008 as a program officer, is now Senior Program Officer, Education , and Ms. Pine, who joined the Foundation in 2011, ... way.” Ms. McAllister oversees a portfolio of grants in education and youth development...

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Century Foundation Pledges Support to Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color

Release Date:

11/18/2015

... Foundation has joined two dozen organizations in pledging resources to the goal of advancing equity through research on women and girls of color. Together with ... commitment over the course of the next five...

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The Century Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

... equity using community organizing, policy advocacy, and research . She will be the seventh person in the ... work, and absolute clarity about the role that funders can have in the ecosystem of strategies needed...

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Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... (NYCON), the Dyson Foundation is supporting a new initiative that aims to strengthen local nonprofits and ... provide community members with meaningful board service education and opportunities. "Bridges...

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The Dyson Foundation

12 Nov 2019

Disability 101: Let’s Talk about the I in D.E.I.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... 1 million people, is New York City’s largest and most diverse minority group. Despite efforts to make practices and ... Why accessibility should be a consideration for ALL funders , not just those with a...

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Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US

Release Date:

06/05/2020

... writers and artists who have experienced income loss. One initiative will commission work by Asian Americans that ... Asian American and Black women. The Higher Education Program awarded $175,000 to the...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

25 Apr 2012

Power to the People: Participatory Budgeting as a New Model of Civic Engagement in NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Center's Community Development Project, responsible for research and evaluation; Dan LaTorre , Project for Public ... with groups across the country interested in taking this initiative to their home...

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Hurricane Season is Here, Sandy is Not Over

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... organizations, who gathered around the launch of our research report From the Edge of Disaster: How Activists and ... our report and is the former board chair of the Red Hook Initiative , shared her experience...

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North Star Fund

An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Limited Life

Release Date:

10/23/2018

... the Foundation, since we are excited by the progress the initiative has made in proving out its evolving model. After ... taking care to provide colleagues who will not be moving over with the ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support

Release Date:

10/19/2015

... Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline tools that state governments can use ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

New York State Health Foundation Publishes Review of NY State Laws Regarding Surprise Bills

Release Date:

02/26/2019

... dropped from 20.1% in 2013 to 6.4% in 2015, according to a study from researchers at Yale University cited in the ...

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New York Health Foundation

27 Oct 2021

Beyond the Classroom: How Sports and Arts Support Social Emotional Learning

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... vehicles for youth to develop vital life skills and how funders can support these programs. Explore The latest ... arts programs, SEL growth, and educational outcomes How funders can best support these...