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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... plenty to eat and drink and wear, without my havin’ to look so sharp after it.”) The myths live on, though, for ... on democracy has been built, and continues to rest, on a system that ensures that talent and...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Supported Art Exhibition "Programmed" On View at the Whitney

Release Date:

10/31/2018

“Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art, 1965-2018,” which traces how rules and instructions in art have both responded to and been shaped by technologies, will be on view at the Whitney from September 28, 2018 through April 14, 2019.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs

Release Date:

01/29/2018

... the university by the Council on Library and Information Resources , which is supported by funding from The Andrew W. ... historians and family researchers will have unprecedented access to the day-to-day...

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Mellon Foundation

Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Announces New Executive Director

Release Date:

05/09/2016

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) is proud to announce the selection of Jamie Allen Black as its new Executive Director.

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Elluminate

Ford Foundation Appoints Catalina Devandas Aguilar to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/15/2022

... Cigarroa, Ford Foundation Board of Trustees Chair . “I look forward to partnering with her and our existing board ...

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Ian H. Solomon and Sewell Chan Join the Luce Foundation Board of Directors

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11/16/2023

... said Solomon. "I am excited to share my insights and experiences with the Board while learning from their great ... with me. I'm very honored to join its Board and I look forward to supporting and...

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Philanthropy New York Seeks Nominations for our Board of Directors

Release Date:

12/12/2024

Submit your nominations through the survey link or PDF document by January 10, 2025!

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PNY News

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $70 Million Climate Challenge

Release Date:

06/05/2018

... advisor who facilitates the development and passage of high -impact policies; data, design, and innovation resources to help city officials develop and deliver ... in the initiative will be led by the Natural...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Launch of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge

Release Date:

01/11/2021

... And as they continue to manage this unprecedented public health crisis, city leaders are finding creative new ways to ... the world. To emerge from this crisis stronger, cities need to be bold – and I have no...

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21 Jul 2021

“They're Coming For our Kids”: How the Right's Attacks on Trans & Gender Expansive Youth Erode our Democracy and Threaten Us All - A Webinar Hosted by Groundswell Fund

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... using bathrooms, and accessing critical gender affirming health care , they are being pushed with an insidious narrative of ...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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LGBTQ

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Thomas H. Kean is Elected Board Chair of Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... to do ‘real and permanent good in this world.’ We look forward to once again benefiting from his leadership and ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ricardo Castro as General Counsel

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... and achievement are deeply embedded in my life’s work. I look forward to supporting the foundation’s outstanding ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces the Appointment of Rebecca Kraley Putter

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... said Putter, in accepting the appointment, “and look forward to bringing my experience in the nonprofit, ...

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Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... the Foundation's mission and operations. The Board and I look forward to working with Dorothy in this new role," said .....

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05 Jun 2013

Conversation with Ford Foundation’s Luis Ubinas

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Join us in a conversation with departing CEO Luis Ubiñas as he looks back and offers insider-outsider perspectives on what it was like to run one of the most significant and dynamic foundations in the US, with a global mission. And we’ll also take...

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Carnegie Corporation Trustee Louise Richardson Named Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

Release Date:

05/29/2015

Richardson will assume her new position on January 1, 2016.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

18 Dec 2017

YLBC Info Session Webinar 2

Monday, December 18, 2017 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... will provide more information about the program, what we look for in candidates, and how to apply. Before attending ...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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12 Dec 2017

YLBC Info Session Webinar 1

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:00am

... will provide more information about the program, what we look for in candidates, and how to apply. Before attending ...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Names Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty

Release Date:

07/02/2018

... comes at a critical moment. She has a compelling set of experiences that are well-suited to RFF’s brand of ... strengthen our democracy,” said Ms. Fernandes. “I look forward to working with my new colleagues...