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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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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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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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PNY News

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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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The Rockefeller Foundation

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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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International/Foreign Affairs

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Technology

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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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Appointments & Transitions

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William T. Grant Foundation

19 Jul 2010

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

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

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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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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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Gender Justice

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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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Video

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Communications/Media

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Open Society Foundations

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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28 Jun 2018

Policy Core Course 2018 - June 28th Sessions

Thursday, June 28, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:15pm

... for philanthropic organizations. Not only must funders have firm grasp of the legalities and potential effectiveness ... requirements. Back by popular demand, this year’ s redesigned course consolidates much...

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Social Justice

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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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

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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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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05 Mar 2013

CEO Interview Series with Clara Miller, The F. B. Heron Foundation

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 -

3:15pm to 7:00pm

... future as a leader in mission related investing, but also how her background, values and philosophy inform her plans. ... Explore What Clara Miller and the foundation’ s trustees envision as the most urgent...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $16.8 Million for Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

Release Date:

02/01/2025

... in crisis while equipping partner organizations with the resources needed to deliver aid efficiently and ... housed one year later, while 90% of student recipients have persisted in their studies or graduated...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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Gerstner Philanthropies

Lori Evans Bernstein Joins Board of United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

06/29/2015

... Bernstein has been elected to the United Hospital Fund’ s board of directors. Ms. Evans Bernstein is co-founder ... and chief operating officer of HealthReveal, a digital health company reinventing the way...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign

Release Date:

10/12/2017

... the United States. The funds will support the Sierra Club' s Beyond Coal campaign, which has almost achieved its initial ... in the face of proposed federal rollbacks of public health and environmental...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Reimagining Safety and Justice for Black Life Now and Forever

Release Date:

07/07/2020

... stories were cautionary tales of survival to inform me on how to walk in the world, but the themes of redemption and ... visions and dreams. Reflecting more on my grandmother’ s neighborhood, I think of the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

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07/05/2016

Ford’ s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are ... Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ ... gone so far as to issue this brave...

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