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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

Release Date:

09/05/2014

... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational resources to help teachers supplement textbooks with known ... think that many districts using their free materials would pay for services such as...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Tisch Illumination Fund Supports City Limits' Coverage of NYC Food Policy Issues

Release Date:

03/03/2016

... markets, salt warnings to sous chefs, food is a social- justice issue, a public-health concern and an industry with ... impact. This series will explore food issues in the five boroughs—and provide ways for...

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Communications/Media

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

Release Date:

10/13/2022

... sectors to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice and health equity using community organizing, policy ... to publicly talk about its values-driven work in terms of justice and equity, recognizing...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

Release Date:

06/17/2020

... (such as lawful permanent residents with more than five years in that status, asylees, and refugees) are ... help low-income families economically impacted by COVID-19 pay rent or other expenses. Unauthorized...

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Public Policy

... , which focus on specific areas like youth and education, criminal legal reform, health, and environment. We monitor ... issue areas they fund, such as education, health, social justice and the arts. Although...

08 Nov 2023

Funder Collaboratives that Support Shifting Power to Communities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

... some constraints at individual foundations, can pooling resources catalyze efforts to cede power and decision-making ... a funder collaborative in service to racial equity and justice How some NY-based and...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Fiona Kanagasingam as Inaugural Vice President, Equity and Culture

Release Date:

04/28/2022

... skill, and alignment for organizational change and social justice . She has partnered with these organizations through ... these focus areas are conditions for sustainable racial justice work within...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... health crisis, and we focus on prevention by supporting projects to reduce the easy availability of guns for those at ... the necessary research? NV: Given the sheer scope of the resources the government can...

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Media Impact Funders

Amy Berman, of the Hartford Foundation, to Be Honored with Grantmakers In Health's Terrance Keenan Award

Release Date:

12/14/2015

Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

23 Sep 2021

What Does the Future of Work Look Like for Communities of Color in NYC?

Thursday, September 23, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... of job growth in the post-pandemic economy. These jobs pay an average starting salary of $80,000 and provide a ...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Technology

Workforce Development

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... Challenge, a new grantmaking initiative to support the success of immigrants and refugees and the community-led ... is to give immigrant and refugee communities the power and resources to build their own...

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Member News

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Immigration

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

07/30/2020

... their efforts in workers’ perspectives. The success of BSP’s Infectious Disease Certification Program ... provides worker-centered organizations with flexible resources to pivot, experiment, and share their...

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Workforce Development

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

Release Date:

04/27/2017

... regions across the United States by strengthening projects that align with the Fund’s commitment to ... to solve their own problems if given adequate support and resources , the Just Transition Fund is...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

FORE Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Prevent Opioid and Substance Use Disorder in Children and Families

Release Date:

03/22/2022

... in primary care settings. You can register here . Funded Projects Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) ... You can view descriptions of our Prevention Program projects , as well as all of our...

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Children, Youth and Families

Disaster Relief

Health

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

Lorelle Espinosa to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Director of Programs for Diversity in STEM Higher Education

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... mentoring, and networking and professional development resources aimed at helping graduate students from ... the national conversation around issues of access to and success in higher education for diverse...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

Release Date:

11/07/2014

... 70 percent of the labs were founded in the last five years. With the recent release of a couple of books ...

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Communications/Media

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/22/2020

... They offer each other kindness, reassurance, tools, and resources to continue doing their critical work in this new ... come together to support each other’s organizations and projects during this sudden...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

Release Date:

08/04/2015

... culture -- which is ofen credited for the high rates of success for Asian Americans -- actually had little to do with ...

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Education

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Russell Sage Foundation

Audacious Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating ... moon shots of their day before they were inevitable success stories in retrospect. Many of...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

Release Date:

02/07/2019

... have used digital marketing for years with remarkable success . And this is true even though the labor movement has ... direct-organizing efforts, such as Fight for $15, have had success in using digital issue...

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Member News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

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