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06 Oct 2016

The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... if the candidate will be able to do the tasks – and if s /he would be an enjoyable co-worker? And what questions are inappropriate and illegal to ask? We have invited three seasoned HR professionals who oversee...

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18 Apr 2019

Through the Eyes of Children - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... by our government. The impacts of this failed and cruel U. S . policy to deter asylum seekers reverberate in lives of ... Monthly Immigration Policy Call will delve deeper into how children are experiencing new...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Immigration

Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

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03/30/2018

... in order to share preliminary findings on the program’ s results in the midst of the effort to keep it alive. “You ... decline in youth detention, and a 68 percent decline in out -of-home placements. New York...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University Unveils Plans for New Project in Baltimore

Release Date:

09/20/2019

... Hopkins University has unveiled plans for the Institute’ s home in Baltimore, designed by world-renowned architecture ... that the researchers and others working inside can look out to the broader world. “A...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Education

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12 Oct 2023

Baby Bonds: Leveraging Systemic Change Through Philanthropy, Government and Community Partnerships - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 12, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... systemic change and to revisit the promise of financial health and prosperity for all Americans. It also reflects ... partnerships and investments, and it tells a story of how philanthropy and state advocates...

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Tools & Strategies

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

Appointments & Transitions

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

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07/02/2018

... an increasingly troubling time for our democracy, Julie’ s leadership comes at a critical moment. She has a ... journalism and courts.” Julie’ s understanding of how to get the best ...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

Release Date:

03/26/2019

... That Limit Crop Growth A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the genome of rice--one of the world' s most important staple crops--senses and responds to ... needed to sustain crop growth...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Flamboyan Arts Fund and Mellon Foundation Announce $1 Million Puerto Rico Arts Emergency Relief Fund

Release Date:

04/28/2020

... and the Hamilton musical. “In these times of crisis, we have turned to the arts as a source of entertainment, ... us to bring economic relief and support to Puerto Rico’ s artists,” said artist Lin-Manuel...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Role of Older Workers in Small Business

Release Date:

04/23/2015

... not only encourage that trend but think differently about how older workers can most benefit the workforce. It’ s important to our nation’ s well being and the public’ s...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Soros Says Attacks Won’t Alter His Charitable and Political Giving

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06/11/2018

... from Hungary to California , where his donations have been used as a cudgel against the causes he supports. ... I redouble my efforts." Confronting brick walls Soros’ s willingness to remain in the fray...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

Aisha Moodie-Mills Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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10/16/2019

Aisha Moodie-Mills Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s Board of Directors October 16, 2019 – Brooklyn Community ... Ms. Moodie-Mills has been recognized as one of the “ Out 100” LGBTQ influencers, "The...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Brooklyn Org

4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

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09/20/2017

... the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support ...

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28 Oct 2021

From Corporate DE&I Commitments to Action: Implementation, Challenges, Learnings, and What’s Next

Thursday, October 28, 2021 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... session, designed for peer learning and sharing , we will have an authentic dialogue and collectively explore where the ... to share successes, challenges, lessons learned, and what' s...

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Corporate Funders

Opioid Crises Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium

Release Date:

02/26/2018

... former top DEA supervisor turned whistleblower who exposed how the pharmaceutical industry, with the help of Congress ... the opioid crisis and disrupted the federal agency’ s ability to go after “drug dealers...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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Health

Social Justice

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DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

Release Date:

02/04/2016

... known as "el gallo," or the rooster, of El Barrio, loves spending time with his friends and family — three children, ... N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University' s Mailman School...

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The New York Community Trust

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Aging

Health

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Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools

Release Date:

05/21/2018

... vulnerable students and their families with community resources , has gotten a big investment from a sun-setting ... $15 million to the organization. For some time there’ s been a debate among education...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Education

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic

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10/26/2016

... Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic NJTV, New Jersey’ s public television network, announced an open call for ... members of the public to write an original poem about how addiction has affected...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Health

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... Leaders in the Halls of Power While it was the nation’ s highest court that granted marriage equality to LGBTQ ... Pence and Jeff Sessions in top roles, many LGBTQ funders have been continuing the fight in...

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

UN Secretary-General Taps UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg to Lead Climate Finance Leadership Initiative

Release Date:

09/27/2018

... and private foreign direct investment. “Mobilizing resources from the public and private sectors is critical ... to achieving the nationally determined goals laid out by governments under the Paris Agreement,...

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