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Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

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02/10/2022

... City.” “The breadth of Carolyn’s experience across public and private universities and liberal arts colleges, ... Sexual Poetics (University of Wisconsin Press, 1989)—the first full-length feminist study of...

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PNY Core: Financial Series

... that help funders understand how to assess organizational health through financial analysis. These interactive ... resonant, relevant values that guide their grantmaking practices , but then struggle to...

College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

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06/11/2013

... and philanthropists need to question and examine: How do we best prepare young people to enter college ready to ... disadvantaged student groups in the New York City public school system. Our resources...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

... the charitable and philanthropic community ignore them. We do so at our own peril. Late last month, we took a first step towards looking at the trends sharing our future ... New York City nonprofit and...

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See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

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10/10/2013

... ; and moderator Beth Fertig of WNYC to discuss the first two research papers commissioned by EdFunders. ... of our launch event — you can read it (and several other resources and write-ups) below. The ...

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Citi Foundation and Living Cities Announce Selection of Five Cities to Join City Accelerator Initiative

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05/20/2015

... Orleans, and Seattle will receive support to adopt leading practices in community engagement through the City ...

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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies

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08/14/2015

Bard College has been awarded a $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the launch of an innovative Master of Music Degree Program.

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A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

... really finished; there are always things grantees can do to become stronger. Collective – engages multiple people ...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

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We Need Ideas from the Right (and Left, and All Around)

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05/02/2017

... to think more clearly, be better informed, and ultimately do better work. So, we have a goal, not always met, to ... has important experiences creating new organizations and advancing successful initiatives...

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Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy

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03/15/2018

... On the dark side of global philanthropy, bad things do happen. The accumulation of wealth and advanced ... have to always remember that we are operating within the public trust and with that comes profound...

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15 Jun 2020

Advocacy 101: Legal Boundaries and Opportunities

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... for your foundation to make grants that are used for public policy or legal advocacy A 501 (h) election allows ... and many other questions may surprise you. And, if they do , you may be missing out on a...

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ASPCA Elects Tim F. Wray to Chair of the Board

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07/02/2012

... in me the importance and responsibility of service to the public good," said Wray. "To serve an organization that is on ... is one of life's most rewarding efforts. I am committed to advancing...

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Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum's Board of Directors

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07/26/2017

... Elected to the Forum’s Board of Directors for a first three-year term are Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders ... Claudia Herrold, Senior Vice President, Communications & Public Policy, Philanthropy Ohio...

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New Lab Launches HE3AT, a STEAM Education Program for Brooklyn South High School Students, Powered in Part by Brooklyn Community Foundation

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09/25/2019

... the Arts and Mathematics) education for Brooklyn South public high school students. Over the 2019-2020 school year, ... of Education and Economic Development Corporation on this first -of-its-kind program,...

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Brenda Henry-Sanchez Joins the Foundation Center as Director of Research for Special Projects

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07/01/2013

... where she worked to create new opportunities for better health for society's most vulnerable members. "Brenda offers ... Cancer Center and the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health...

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New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis

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09/04/2019

... Opioid Crisis” revealed the economic impact of this health crisis and how the financial burden is borne by all of ... and the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, and made public during National Recovery...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’

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09/14/2017

... boycotting New York’s standardized tests. NYS Allies for Public Education said the new standards do little to move away from the test-based accountability ... Deutermann, parent and founder of NYSAPE said. “We...

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10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

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8:30am to 1:30pm

... will share their fresh thinking and experience in the public square to inspire and encourage engagement and support ... cohesion in our communities Where currently thinking and practices exist that can be...

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Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

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06/03/2014

... But much more important for the future of the city’s public schools and the prospects for its students are the ... are intended to build trust among all the stakeholders in public schools, provide teachers...

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