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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

... Aleppo in December was a turning point in the country’ s civil war. But rebel Aleppo didn’t just fall—it fell ... Now, after Aleppo’ s fall, rebels and their backers have been left to piece...

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Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... drops of coffee evaporate. In one paper, they learned how to undo this effect by altering particle shape. Now, in a new paper published in Nature Communications, they have uncovered the complex and remarkably...

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Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

... issues related to higher education in New York, especially how to ensure that more New Yorkers are college-ready and ... we close the book on our own research, we really wanted to have this conversation and...

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09 Jun 2021

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting - Do CUNY enrollment declines place equitable recovery goals at risk?

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... career success. Nationwide, community colleges have seen a sharp drop in enrollment during the pandemic. ... and barriers to online learning, many CUNY students have chosen not to enroll or continue their pre-...

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

Ford Foundation' s Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board ... in arts, media and culture. She guides efforts to examine how cultural narratives affect and shape social movements and how...

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Philanthropy's Social Compact In A Changing World

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10/09/2019

Philanthropy' s Social Compact In A Changing World By Melissa A. Berman, ... of influence individual and institutional philanthropists have over the public sphere, simply by virtue of having large ... and...

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Six Nuclear Security Programs Win Major Grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York

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10/29/2015

... that developed forward-thinking approaches to studying how breakthrough technologies are increasing nuclear ... for proposals earlier this year. The goal is to examine how new technologies in areas such as...

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William T. Grant Foundation Names Rosanna Aybar as Vice President, Finance And Administration

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03/13/2017

... will oversee the external managers of the Foundation’ s endowment. She will also have responsibility for the Foundation’ s budget, accounting, audit, human resources , and...

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

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01/14/2021

... to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’ s crisis By: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation. This ... published by the Ford Foundation on January 7, 2021 . I have long believed that inequality...

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For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

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12/17/2015

... obsessively follow every change on Philanthropy New York’ s website, you may not have noticed that this month the Increasing Diversity in ... and in practice. To achieve this, the board dedicated new ...

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19 Sep 2022

The Climate Crisis: Understanding the Promise and Pitfalls of Removing Carbon from the Skies and the Seas

Monday, September 19, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Scientific assessments and modeling have suggested for some time that large amounts of carbon dioxide will need to be pulled out of the atmosphere and the oceans as part of humanity’ s efforts to...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Announce Grants to Streamline Access to Benefits for 5 Million People Living in Poverty

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10/21/2019

... Benefits Data Trust (BDT) totaling $7.5 million to improve health and economic mobility for at least 5 million ... to improve their economic security, health , and mobility out of challenging...

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BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation

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10/19/2015

BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women' s Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for ... charitable contributions and when contributing together, have literally moved millions to catalyze community...

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

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9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... recent public school graduates who entered one of CUNY’ s (City University of New York) community colleges had to ... Throughout the country, college-going and graduation rates have become a source of concern...

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Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’s Maria Teresa Ronderos

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09/19/2018

Journalism Needs to Reinvent Itself: A Q&A with OSF’ s Maria Teresa Ronderos How should philanthropies with limited resources act to stem the tide of a global recession in ...

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

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06/30/2017

... Children and Naomi Post, Executive Director, Children’ s Defense Fund-NY On April 10, 2017, Governor Cuomo signed ... in dramatic ways. Two major questions come to mind here: How did we achieve this victory,...

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12 Nov 2019

Disability 101: Let’s Talk about the I in D.E.I.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of more than 1 million people, is New York City’ s largest and most diverse minority group. Despite efforts to ... and inclusive, foundations often leave disability entirely out of these conversations. Now, as...

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What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement

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06/15/2017

What Philanthropy’ s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic ... report illustrates the sentiments many foundation leaders have felt as we make sense of the swiftly changing context in ... healthy...

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