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Ford Foundation Appoints Pradeep Nair as Regional Director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

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03/09/2017

... delighted to welcome Pradeep to the Ford Foundation. His global experience and leadership, and his expertise in ... in India, Nair helped to grow the regional chapter of the global cities network, chaired by...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals for Millions of Children

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01/18/2023

... and equitable will have the biggest impact on ending global hunger and malnutrition.” School feeding programmes ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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01 Oct 2020

What Funders Need to Know to Support Grantees During and Post-COVID

Thursday, October 1, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... are the considerations around how to prioritize time and resources for this review? What support might funders offer ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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08 Dec 2020

A New Chapter in the Fight for Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... charge policy change, and termination of DACA, immigrant rights advocates and providers have a much broader policy and ... , Executive Director, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition Alexandra Suh...

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01 Oct 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part III: Local Responses in the Protection of Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and ... serving as a precursor to a broader-scale loss of rights . Part III: Local Responses in...

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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... its level of severity. These potential lipid biomarkers in human blood plasma may lead to earlier diagnosis, better ... stages of the disease, identification of biomarkers in human blood plasma may allow us to...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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04/25/2023

... local urban landscapes to people in those communities.” Resources for cities: To help create asphalt art projects, ...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:45pm

... the borders of the United States. Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of the ...

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Grace Nicolette Named CEP’s Vice President, Programming and External Relations

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01/19/2016

... work, the World Economic Forum named her one of its Young Global Leaders in 2011. Grace has an executive education ... of Finance & Administration Alex Ocasio, Director of Human Capital and Special...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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19 Sep 2022

The Climate Crisis: Understanding the Promise and Pitfalls of Removing Carbon from the Skies and the Seas

Monday, September 19, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... oceans as part of humanity’s efforts to stabilize the global climate system and prevent a runaway greenhouse ...

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New York City

Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2013

... photographs, maps and a website with graphics, tools and resources . Of particular interest to the philanthropic ... inequalities—and the creation of a streamlined funding application that grantees could use to...

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Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute

... the operating environment in order to maximize their own resources . Ensuring real impact at the local and state level ... through creative visual aids and cutting edge resources like the Legislative Directory...

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

... or a serious shortcoming or fault.” On the dark side of global philanthropy, bad things do happen. The accumulation ... of foundations—from the small and local to the large and global —I derived this list of...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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PNY's Policy Corner: Following the Lead of our Partners by Supporting #WHY15 and #JustPay Campaigns:

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02/02/2024

... here . We’ve also stood in allyship with the Human Services Council through their #JustPay campaign, which ... of 3.2% for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. A public commitment of funding for the next three years for a 3...

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The New York Life Foundation provides a $2m boost for students attending two prominent Historically Black Universities.

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06/02/2022

... who are unable to complete their degrees due to gaps in funding including the death of a caregiver. Heather Nesle , ... education institutions established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention...

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Young Professionals, Get On Board

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10/07/2014

... 2014, we are already familiar with charitable giving at a global scale. The Next Generation of American Giving report ... that young professionals in New York City have the skills, resources and drive to...

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18 Jun 2018

No Place Like Home: Responding to the Unique Needs of Homeless Children and Their Families

Monday, June 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... in shelters and hotels Development of permanent housing resources for homeless children and their families ... Carlson , Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Human Services at NYC Mayor's Office Carol...

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Children, Youth and Families

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12 Dec 2018

Meet Chancellor Richard A. Carranza

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Richard A. Carranza has served as Schools Chancellor of New York City schools since 2018. Since taking office, Chancellor Carranza has spoken about his four priorities for the 2018-2019 academic year: 1) accelerate learning and instruction, 2)...

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