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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Washington finally kicked renewal of ESEA into high gear. Arne Duncan, Secretary of the US Department of ...

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13 Dec 2010

School Climate: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 5:00pm

... Indiana University . Joshua Laub , Principal, Banana Kelly High School . Kavitha Mediratta (Moderator), Programme ...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments

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10/21/2014

... what she saw.Not only were U.S. poverty rates stubbornly high , but income inequality also was on the rise. So ...

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FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?

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04/10/2015

... (a couple key contracts lost), some over time (too many high cost leases for off-site services, revenue-draining ...

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The New York Community Trust

Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

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10/27/2015

... about the direction of the national debt. Priority: How high a priority addressing the debt should be for elected ...

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Announces Former Ambassador as New Trustee

Ambassador Fay Hartog-Levin

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11/12/2015

... has had locally, nationally, and internationally sets a high standard which I am humbled to serve.” Ambassador ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of wage theft How we can level the playing field for high -road, law-abiding businesses How workers can advocate ...

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10 Feb 2017

Philanthropy 101 - Module 5: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power & Your New Community

Friday, February 10, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... philanthropy, a foundation's leadership and governance, a high -level overview of grantmaking at foundations, and the .....

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09 Mar 2018

Philanthropy 101: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, March 9, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... philanthropy, a foundation's leadership and governance, a high -level overview of grantmaking at foundations, and the .....

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Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy

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03/15/2018

"Examining the worst sins of the philanthropic sector and possible ways to remediate these issues occupies the thoughts of many of those active in the foundation world."

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Ford Foundation

New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment

Release Date:

09/12/2018

... former president of Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. "The invest side of the .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

16 Jan 2020

Moving Towards Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Drawing on insights and lessons from decades of work and specifically, in-depth interviews with more than 50 activists and funders, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) will share some key lessons on how foundations can move beyond a...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass

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07/11/2019

... that would keep occurring. The article gives a high -level overview of the Supreme Court’s 92-page ...

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National Council of Nonprofits

The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages

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10/17/2019

Much has been written about the rise of robots and the potential impacts of automation on the economy. Yet most analysis tends to be prospective in nature, and estimates of future impacts on employment vary widely, with some studies predicting that...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 27 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

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05/12/2020

... Each will receive $200,000 in philanthropic support for high -caliber scholarly research in the humanities and social ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis

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01/14/2021

... all too unevenly, all too imperfectly—and at far too high a cost—we, the people, have struggled to root out the ...

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Ford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected for 2021-22 Spark Prize

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10/21/2021

After being on pause last year, our Brooklyn Community Foundation $100,000 SPARK Prize has returned for 2021

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Community Development

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03 Nov 2021

Legal Series - Within the Law and Outside the Box

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... number of key legal topics. The series launches with this high -level overview of the legal dos and don'ts across your .....

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

03 Feb 2022

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Thursday, February 3, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... number of key legal topics. The series launches with this high -level overview of the legal dos and don'ts across your .....

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15 Apr 2010

Sexual Violence Prevention: NYC Community Based Organizations at the Forefront of Interventions for Families, Workplace and Neighborhoods

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Director, Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Program Health Services, Columbia University . Kim Fountain, PhD , ...

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