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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... of children with LGBT parents, the many ways that state and federal laws hurt and exclude them, and the ... LGBT people, created the report with a coalition of LGBT leaders , policy experts, and child advocates...

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Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

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07/15/2013

... that wrapped up on June 11, funders, farmers, community leaders and food systems experts throughout the tri- state region came together to hear powerful stories from ... importance for on-going bottom-up...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Former Ambassador as New Trustee

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11/12/2015

... for the Council with the government and business leaders on a variety of political, economic, and ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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16 Sep 2016

Philanthropy and the Sustainable Development Goals: Funding at Home and Abroad

Friday, September 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In September 2015, world leaders from all 193 United Nations member countries ... with civil society, the UN, and governments (national, state and local), now has the opportunity to make a real ...

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Carnegie Funded Commission Releases Report on Financial Aid & The Future of Undergraduate Education

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05/11/2017

... Jr. co-chair the Commission, which includes national leaders in education, business, and government. A complete ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

The Ford Foundation announced today the election of Samantha Power to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees.

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Appointments & Transitions

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28 Jul 2021

Intersectional Justice: Migrants on the Frontline of Climate Change - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -

1:30pm to 2:30pm

... justice. Join Unbound, GCIR, Four Freedoms Fund and leaders from the field for a conversation on equitable ...

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Immigration

Practices That Put Your Expertise Into Play

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10/16/2018

... away some new tools and skills applied to an issue you care about and new ideas that you can use with your ...

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New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)

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01/21/2016

... to cities and their metropolitan areas, urging national leaders to invest in and help protect communities. ... receiving too little financial support from federal and state government. On the issue of policing...

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Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

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05/11/2022

... of science, technology, engineering and mathematics leaders , providing scholarships, housing and stipends to 50 ... implications not just for Stony Brook, but for New York State and the broader scientific and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Scherman Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

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05/01/2023

... is a long-time activist and the Chief Executive Officer of State Voices, the country’s largest nonpartisan civic ... accountable democracy will take all of us—practitioners, leaders , and funders—committed to...

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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

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06/03/2015

... and a networked world during the biggest economic transformation in a hundred years. The country is crying out ... to make sure that all Americans will be included in this transformation .... Markle Foundation...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Payout Redux

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04/09/2010

... administrative expenses are integral to the organizational health and program effectiveness of their grantees—which is ... intend to be enduring institutions, maintaining fiduciary care and being concerned...

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Program Officers as Champions

... with opportunities to learn and grow in their positions as leaders within their institutions and fields of expertise. ... as well as out in the field with grantees and with other leaders in the ecosystem. Upon...

20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... or constituency. Whether your grantmaking targets housing, health , food security, environmental issues, better jobs, ... of economic development, education, and housing. The State legislative perspective – and...

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07 Nov 2017

Protecting Our Precious Waters: New York City’s Impacts on the Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Estuary

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

What are New York City’s impacts on the health of its waterways and the Long Island Sound? How do ... monitoring performed in collaboration with local and state environmental regulators can help to document and...

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