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Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

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11/08/2021

... She is also a long-time Brooklyn resident. Dr. Rainey’ s appointment comes after an extensive search led by the ... rapid growth while ensuring we increase our positive impact on nonprofits driving change...

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Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

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09/19/2019

... inaugural grantee partners: The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation , Jobs for the Future , Mission Driven ... , and the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians . All are U. S ...

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Wallace Foundation Names Gigi Antoni New Director of Learning and Enrichment

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02/28/2017

... and enrichme nt who will oversee one of the foundation’ s key grantmaking areas. Giselle “Gigi” Antoni, ... led Big Thought through a major overhaul to deepen the impact of its programming serving children in...

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The Wallace Foundation

How Institutions Take Risks

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10/12/2014

... Hitler harassed, isolated, and murdered many of Europe' s greatest scientists, philosophers, and thinkers, the Rockefeller Foundation pivoted from its core public- health work to the heart-wrenching and...

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Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

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05/08/2018

Newman' s Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort ... have access to adequate food due to lack of money or other resources . Insufficient access to fresh and healthy food options leads to...

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08 Jan 2018

5 Legal Rules Every Foundation Should Know for the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, January 8, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... legal, effective and doable within your institution. Let’ s be sure we are using all of the tools in our toolbox to be what the ... Presenters Jann Jackson , Senior Associate of Policy Reform...

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14 Sep 2021

Election Shifts in 2020 and Beyond: Vote by Mail Organizing and Research Efforts - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... webinar will look at some of the latest research on the impact of vote by mail on turnout. This work is...

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Elizabeth Cahill Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications and Engagement

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02/21/2020

... and Engagement. She will help guide the foundation’ s communication strategies and efforts to promote just and ... the foundation’ s platforms and networks to extend its impact , and support...

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis To Step Down In March

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09/14/2017

... which investigates how diversity and social connectedness are imperative to our shared success and a broader sense of ... Foundation. Lewis became the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’ s sixth President in March...

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CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line

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04/14/2015

... . Arts organizations face a unique challenge, as they are often viewed as an extra or nice initiative to fund, ... CSR/CCI goals. It is based on research about recent U. S . corporate giving patterns and trends...

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Program Officers as Champions

... practice, peer-to-peer learning, and mobilizing for impact . The program challenges participants to hone their ... Recognize ways to champion the values and issues you care about via learning, strategy setting...

Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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09/20/2023

... human rights and conservation, has joined the foundation’ s Board of Directors. Claire is the most recent addition to ... a commitment to issues related to civil liberties, prison reform ,...

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Naeema Campbell Named Environment Program Officer at The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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09/30/2020

... program associate, will lead and manage the Foundation’ s Environment program, which supports nonprofit organizations working to safeguard our land and water resources , reinforce and restore natural systems,...

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Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills. In a ... philanthropy to match the needs of modern society. Many U. S . philanthropic institutions...

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... potential effects from the enacting of the American Health Care Act. According to the study from Leighton Ku, Erika ... boost from the repeal of the Affordable Care Act' s...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Rakesh Rajani as the New Director of Democratic Participation and Governance

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10/21/2014

... with humor, and satire to engage citizens in education reform . He has authored and published over 400 papers, ... Kuleana, which developed a leading center for children’ s rights and established Tanzania’...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis

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06/27/2016

... entitled Know What They Owe--Ensuring that New York’ s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt could recall ... – many of us in leadership roles in philanthropy are eager to understand the way college...

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Russell Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap

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08/22/2016

... Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap In 2014, women made about $0.79 for every dollar men made, which is ... for every dollar, respectively. But even though things are generally headed in the right...

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