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08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding organizations ... Yorkers and focus our leaders on new research targeting how we can best prepare students...

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Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

Release Date:

01/26/2022

... $1,500,000 for “Humanities for Just Communities,” a collaborative teaching and community-engaged initiative that ... NY): $1,500,000 for “Sarah Lawrence Interdisciplinary Collaborative on the Environment”:...

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Social Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Dr. Fred Boltz as a Managing Director

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... Rockefeller Foundation has long been a leader in global philanthropy and international development. Its legacy in ... focus," said Dr. Boltz. Dr. Boltz holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources Economics from...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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30 Sep 2014

To Convene Or Not to Convene?

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

View resources from this program. Over the last century, The ... through in-person convening. This report is what inspired Philanthropy New York to organize this two-part series. As ...

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New York State

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Leadership Transition

Release Date:

01/08/2020

... our assets. We increased our payout so that more resources go to: Movement building organizations defending ... championed NCF’s commitment to intergenerational philanthropy , developing its fourth-generation...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces Request for Proposals from New York Charter Schools to Use EarlyBird to Detect Dyslexia Early

Release Date:

09/06/2023

... The Heckscher Foundation for Children uses venture philanthropy to fund innovative, results-driven programs and ...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Supporting Emerging Leaders in the Field

Release Date:

02/24/2015

... of Member Services, Kristen Ruff . For more than 35 years, Philanthropy New York has supported philanthropic ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning

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01/08/2016

... Ford Foundation has always been a leader in the field of philanthropy , but at this moment it is promising not only to ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016

Release Date:

03/22/2016

... suburbs. The Trust formed WCF in 1975 to encourage local philanthropy . Westchester residents – from teachers to ...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Cricket Island Foundation Welcomes New Deputy Director Seema Shah

Release Date:

07/27/2016

... of topics including international research, new forms of philanthropy , and diversity and inclusiveness in the ... Center from International Baccalaureate, where she helped to design and lead research studies...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Weinberg Foundation Selects New Trustee, Paula Pretlow

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... her extensive investment experience, decades of service in philanthropy , and a personal commitment to improving the ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Aging

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The New York Women’s Foundation and PwC Launch “Radical Generosity at Work”

Release Date:

03/08/2018

... for sustained participation of corporate employees in philanthropy on a local level. PwC has set an initial target ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... in no small part because of the Hilton Foundation’s philanthropy ,” said UH President Renu Khator. “At every ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Advocacy 101: Legal Boundaries and Opportunities. Philanthropy can address the root causes of social problems ... knowledge to improve public policy. Join us to learn how peer foundations are carving out roles...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

Release Date:

04/02/2012

... is a hallmark of Spruill’s career. In 2003, she helped create FoundationWorks, an independent organization ... Initiative (PAI), she coauthored publications including Philanthropy in the News and Making...

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Yifei Li Joins The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... with her strong business experience and her commitment to philanthropy ," said Board Chair David Rockefeller, Jr. "Ms. ... Foundation's next 100 years." "As America's first global ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Announcing the Heckscher Leadership Fellows Program

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... positions with an opportunity to develop new venture philanthropy projects and approaches that help level the ... extend the reach and impact of the foundation’s venture philanthropy approach to grantmaking...

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Children, Youth and Families

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