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Mellon Foundation

Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... of kindergarten in 2010 through the end of second grade in 2013 . The results, published in the journal Obesity, provide ...

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Health

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Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit

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12/21/2016

... Language Assocation (MLA) Commons launched in early 2013 as a platform for communication among MLA members, ... and, with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, are happy to have launched a pilot of...

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20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations Go Ignored, New Report Finds

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10/03/2017

... to correct violations voluntarily. In one incident in 2013 , FDA inspectors found listeria in a facility where rain ...

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Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field

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11/09/2017

... doctorates in mathematics, science and engineering. In 2013 , Penn State was one of three flagship universities ... Mentoring initiative, which builds on Penn State’ s Bunton-Waller assistantship program. Since...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

... and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking While the BCF' s board retains ultimate authority over grants, the ... the Brooklyn Community Foundation as president and CEO in 2013 , Cecilia Clarke launched...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award

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11/08/2018

... the Distinguished Service Award is known as philanthropy' s highest honor, according to the Council on Foundations ... Vartan Gregorian of the Carnegie Corporation of New York ( 2013 )... Rockefeller...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels

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12/18/2020

... from future fossil fuel investments. The Foundation’ s Board of Trustees recently approved this new policy, ... Foundation’ s investment team to start taking steps that are expected to more...

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Environment and Climate Change

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19 Jul 2012

Fracking in New York: A Donor Briefing

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:45am

... Cuomo to open up New York to fracking. Governor Cuomo’ s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued draft ... was formed in March of this year. In addition, there are other efforts to monitor the...

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02 Jun 2022

Racial Pay Equity: Putting Your Money Where Your Values Are

Thursday, June 2, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

New York City’ s new Pay Transparency Law is encouraging many organizations ... to take a closer look at whether their salaries are aligned with their values, and if not, whether race might ... for foundation...

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27 Oct 2022

Where Do You Work? Evaluation from an Indigenous Place - Based Perspective - A Webinar Hosted by ETB

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... that learners feel both invited in and understand they are expected to reach high standards of practice. What will ... of emphasizing the role Indigenous homelands and examining resources to support learners...

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The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs’ Black Renaissance Fund Receives $5 Million Grant From The Rockefeller Foundation

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02/22/2023

... affordable capital reaches Black communities. “We are grateful for The Rockefeller Foundation’ s support in our mission to advance economic equity and ... inequitable access to capital, capacity-building...

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12 Nov 2025

Defending DEI: Philanthropy's Pivotal Role in a Defining Moment

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... services and quality employment—all institutions that are now at risk of being hollowed out. The civil rights and ... are supportive of DEI by providing them with the tools and resources...

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Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2

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09/21/2015

... post discussed the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund’ s racial justice leadership training for arts and cultural ... equality, inclusion —advocates considered how they might make better choices at their...

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

... also tackled this issue and there were very good resources available everywhere. At roughly the same time, we ... Daring to Lead and the Leadership Learning Community ‘ s Leadership & Race: How to Develop...

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The Tow Foundation Announces Playwrights in Residence

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08/03/2017

... This is the third cohort selected for The Tow Foundation’ s Playwright Residency Program. The residency program ... mentorship to see their final production to fruition. We are excited to see the new plays...

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PNY Members Among Companies Pledging Not to Lay Off Workers Amid Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis

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04/02/2020

... of job layoffs were surging and the number of U. S . coronavirus cases topped 14,000 in the United States, ... employees. “I want to say to all of you that while we are in the thick of this global pandemic,...

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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

... As regional director, Nair will guide the foundation’ s operations in New Delhi, serving three countries with a ... to our work to help address some of the region’ s most important...

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16 Jul 2015

IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

... TAG Annual Conference , David Roth, the Ford Foundation’ s Chief Technology Officer, will discuss the foundation’ s experiences in mitigating an Advanced Persistent Threat ... Technology Officer, Ford...

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11 Dec 2018

In Mixed Company: People of Color in White Spaces - A Food for Thought Conversation

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... work, study, and otherwise navigate “white spaces.” Are these encounters a mere growing pain as society becomes ... philanthropy can play to create and protect mixed space? Resources Links to articles...

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