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Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker to Receive 2018 Director’s Award

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07/30/2018

... Cooper Hewitt. “With a courageous vision for fighting social inequality, Darren has long been a champion of design ... in New York, Walker oversees an international social justice philanthropy with a $13...

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Jaimie Mayer Named Board Chair of Nathan Cummings Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/17/2019

... to cultivating the next generation of leadership in social justice family philanthropy. Having served on the ... clear vision to our work,” Ruth said. “Her passion for social justice will deepen the...

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Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families

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05/19/2015

The foundation has awarded a grant to the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence for the Military Families in Training Program.

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John A. Hartford Foundation's Fulmer to be Honored by New York Academy of Medicine

Release Date:

08/25/2016

... Board of Trustees, including as Vice-Chair, and her active engagement in the policy work of the Academy, especially its ...

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Hazen Foundation's Bezahler in EdWeek: Are We Criminalizing Our Students?

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12/09/2016

An overemphasis on criminal justice undermines K-12 education, writes Edward W. Hazen Foundation president Lori Bezahler for Ed Week.

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

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03/27/2018

For four days last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families around the world. By the time the last box had been stacked, more than 11,016...

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Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

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12/15/2015

... this collection of nuclei can also influence positive social functions like kindness and what might be called ... will focus on the part of the brain that identifies social context, for example, determining...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

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10/25/2016

... -- the enactment of individual and civil rights, the social and civic connections that unite a diverse polity into ... interests in context -- demographic, historical, social and economic... Andrew W. Mellon...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... Russell Sage Foundation initiative will support innovative social science research on the social , economic and political effects of the Affordable Care ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... Russell Sage Foundation initiative will support innovative social science research on the social , economic and political effects of the Affordable Care ...

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... and Identity Gender may be the earliest identity and social category to emerge in development, research suggests, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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30 Apr 2014

CEO Interview Series: Will Miller, The Wallace Foundation, with Phil Henderson

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:30pm

In October of 2012, Philanthropy New York launched its CEO Interview Series, a set of intimate, engaging, and, thought-provoking conversations with relatively newly appointed CEOs on the future of philanthropy. Appointed in 2011, Will Miller...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Eileen Wiseman Joins The Tow Foundation as Director of Strategic Initiatives

Release Date:

06/09/2015

... Founder and Chairman Leonard Tow. “Her long and varied engagement with arts programs will bring fresh and exciting ... strategy. Eileen’s intellectual curiosity, vigor, and engagement skills will add...