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The Mismeasure of Poverty

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09/17/2013

... Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U. S . measures poverty in an op-ed for The New York Times. THE Census Bureau reported yesterday that the poverty rate in ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

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11/29/2018

... Status in US Population The graphic was splashy by the Census Bureau’ s standards and it showed an unmistakable moment in ... of the data disturbed Kenneth Prewitt, a former Census Bureau...

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So, You Want a Job in Philanthropy?

... your first job. Philanthropy New York provides valuable resources for grantmaking institutions in the New York ... July 17, 2024 - Interested in Working in Philanthropy? What types of jobs exist? Where can I...

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... in the interviewing of candidates for positions. But what are the best questions to ask to determine if someone is ... if the candidate will be able to do the tasks – and if s /he would be an enjoyable co-...

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Meet Jardyn Lake, the new Senior Program Associate of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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07/11/2022

... team: Jardyn Lake (they/them) who will serve as the fund’ s Senior Program Associate. Jardyn is invested resouring ... Black liberation. We spent some time learning about what brought Jardyn to the Black-Led...

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Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

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06/11/2014

... Sales The Century Foundation kicks off its annual policy forum series for summer interns in NYC with a ... be held Wednesday, June 18th at 12:30 pm at the foundation' s offices at 1 Whitehall St. The...

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Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter

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08/08/2016

... for Black Lives (M4BL) published a detailed and ambitious policy agenda, with a long list of “demands” that are ... foundation is also planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “new and dynamic...

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Justice Reform

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Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

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10/13/2016

... principal preparation programs and to examine state policy to see if it could be strengthened to encourage ... years of Wallace-supported research and experience about what makes for effective principals and...

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The Commonwealth Fund Outlines 10 Recommendations for Policymakers Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs

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01/20/2017

... School of Economics and Political Science. The group’ s purpose was to outline the prerequisites of a ... evidence, and its members’ collective expertise in policy and program design, implementation, and...

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Edgar Villanueva of Schott Foundation Says Less Than .3% of Funding Goes to Native Communities

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02/02/2017

... Less than .3% of funding goes to native communities. What are ways funders can be creative in engaging native ... communities? Stephanie Chrispin, Philanthropy New York' s Public Policy...

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Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us

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06/21/2017

... Make New York A Place For All Of Us Ask any New Yorker what makes this city a great place to live, and you will get ...

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Arts

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Opinion: Nonprofits Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate

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09/05/2017

... Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate Whenever a major policy debate about protecting employees comes up in ... for fair employment standards while they often face what ’ s become known as...

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Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

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04/2013

Learn how the IRS Form 990 and financial statements can best be used together to interpret the financial status of an organization.

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Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres

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05/12/2021

Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’ s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed ... diaspora than creating a fellowship that lets writers do what they know how to do best. Our Flamboyan Arts...

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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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06/19/2014

... Pipeline? by Mercedes Gonzalez, Education Policy Intern at The Century Foundation This post was ... Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the growth of the U. S . criminal justice system over the past thirty...

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

... responses to the climate emergency facing the planet) and what immediate opportunities there are in environmental ... us, including the need for the U. S . to move forward with policy change...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

... Pilot Initiative in Collaboration with NYC DOE and Mayor’ s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline ... all students, so that they can learn and thrive? That’ s what they’re there...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

10/22/2020

... grants synthesize existing research to inform smart public policy that can positively impact the lives of young people. ... UnidosUS and the Institute for Child, Youth, and Family Policy at Brandeis University...

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Children, Youth and Families

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