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The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Reaches 95 Participants With New Additions

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11/01/2017

... projects designed to improve city services and guide leaders in decision making. With the addition of the ...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

... in federal dollars for economic recovery: a recipe for transformation ? It could be, but it isn’t inevitable. While ... author to the National Urban League’s 2006 State of Black America , and authored a chapter...

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13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

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9:15am to 11:15am

Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! ... especially adolescent girls, has access to quality mental health care . Mental health...

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... in more than 40 states on juvenile justice, child welfare, health , mental health , and education issues, and litigated successfully in ... the University of Nebraska Law School, and San Francisco State...

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New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

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05/29/2009

... have provided funding to crisis pregnancy centers, orphan care programs, adoption agencies, schools, housing providers, ... Summer Camp for children of incarcerated parents Orphan care in Zimbabwe through...

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

... of fuzzy emotions. Instead, as we hear that nonprofit leaders are advised to avoid words like “love” or ... At all. After spending a decade in this altered state , we have come to some basic conclusions. People...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues

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08/06/2020

... that support prison education providers: California State University, Los Angeles Columbia University Cornell ... (Mt Tamalpais College ) Pitzer College Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at Newark...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ricardo Castro as General Counsel

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02/01/2013

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Ricardo Castro as Vice President and General Counsel. He will also serve as an officer of the foundation. Castro joins the foundation following an extensive national search, and succeeds Nancy...

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Ira R. Halperin Named Vice Chair to Long Island Community Foundation Board

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02/01/2012

The Long Island Community Foundation has announced the recent appointment of Ira R. Halperin to Vice Chair of its Board of Advisors. Halperin is a Partner at the law firm of Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP.

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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

... of top-ranking students from all high schools across the state with the use of race as one factor in a “holistic” ... research finding that roughly half of government leaders and half of corporate ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Selection Committee For 2017 U.S. Mayors Challenge

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11/29/2017

... Challenge, a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to think big, be bold, and uncover inventive ideas ... academics, business executives and social innovation leaders , that will choose the...

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New Report From Silicon Valley Community Foundation Helps Companies Align With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

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12/11/2017

... When and How Guide for Business – will help business leaders understand the Sustainable Development Goals and the ... Development Goals are relatively new, and many business leaders are still trying to figure...

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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Third Class of Mayors to Go Back to School

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07/15/2019

... program designed exclusively for mayors and city leaders . The forty-one mayors joined Harvard faculty and ... the private sector, with ninety percent (37) bringing some state , regional, or county government...

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Weinberg Foundation Selects New Trustee, Paula Pretlow

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10/10/2017

... Paula Pretlow has built a career helping company leaders maximize shareholder and stakeholder ...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

... efforts on having a positive impact on children’s health to help children reach their full potential,” said ...

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

... But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of ... FEGS is responsible for running hundreds of city and state social-service programs—but...

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Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge

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04/29/2015

... Winning project concepts focus on subjects such as public health , education, cross-cultural exchanges to spur ... and dedication to the Jewish community and the State of Israel – Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,...

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