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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

... only to advocate for the protection of America’ s Dreamers and find a bipartisan, long-term solution to the ... in more countries, requires new ways of thinking. That’ s how we’ll continue to...

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Immigration

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Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive

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08/14/2017

... always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic ... of sometimes obscure history. Brooklyn history buffs have a new source of information (and...

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Arts

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Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows

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07/24/2018

... advocates, lawyers, artists, business professionals, health practitioners, government officials, academics and ... international leaders who are acting on the world’ s urgent needs and collaborating to build...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow

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03/01/2013

... Finance Fund (NFF), has become the F.B. Heron Foundation’ s first Practice Innovation Fellow, starting March 4, 2013 ... change in strategy, one intended to deploy all the resources at its disposal in a broad...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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F.B. Heron Foundation

06 Apr 2016

New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... their social change goals. Join Philanthropy New York’ s Funders of Women and Girls for a robust conversation ... women. Explore The importance of supporting networks and resources that focus on strengthening...

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Carnegie VP of Education Profiled in Huffington Post

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02/26/2015

... of Education, the first thing that struck me was how critically important people were, from teachers to school ... global company and had a keen understanding of how to work effectively with people across...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

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08/30/2016

... Outlining Cellular Communication Processes Researchers have discovered a mechanism of intercellular communication that helps explain how biological systems and actions – ranging from a beating ... remarkably...

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Science

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Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative

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01/24/2017

... change funder. At least that ought to be the case. Because how do you conserve a wetland that’ s drying up? How do you protect a dwindling species when ... nonprofits to navigate, given that...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

... Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work Rockefeller' s new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions ... from disasters. Because natural and man-made disasters have the power to decimate...

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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

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09/27/2017

... Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success How do you judge how good a school is? Test scores? Culture? ... law leaves it to states to decide. The final state plans have all been...

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Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

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10/16/2009

... Accountability Center and one of the evening’ s panelists, to provide us with a recap. Philanthropy New ... the implosion of the Miers nomination. This shows how important it is for progressive organizations...

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Report Funded by Helmsley Charitable Trust Looks at Human Well-Being in NYC

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07/03/2018

... yet deep and persistent disparities divide the city’ s diverse population. This is among the key findings of A ... the American Human Development Index, which combines health , education, and earnings data from...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

... This post originally appeared on the Ford Foundation’ s Equals Change blog . Stanford University made headlines ... many similar scholarship programs launched in recent years have tended to attract students...

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25 Jun 2015

Preparing Cities for Foreign Trade and Investment

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... New York Spotlight Series More than half of the world' s population now live in cities. According to the United ... should increasingly be on our philanthropy radar, and how funders can invest in the...

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23 Mar 2016

Family Engagement: Partnering for Student Success

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

“Many states, districts, and schools struggle with how to execute partnerships and cultivate and sustain ... families. A common refrain from educators is that they have a strong desire to work with families from...

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17 May 2023

What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... to reflect with your peers. What will you learn? How to deepen your understanding of what being a Black-led ... of roles. What to expect: presentation, with breakouts. How do you sign up? This program is for...

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Cary A. Kravet Joins the Board of United Hospital Fund

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02/23/2015

... He has been an active trustee of the North Shore-LIJ Health System since 2000, currently serving on its Executive ... at the Wharton School of Business. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children. “We are...

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Newly Established Phyllis Mailman Professorship Endowed by the Tow Foundation, Mailman Foundation, and Joshua Mailman Foundation

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06/24/2019

... the Joshua Mailman Foundation, and The Tow Foundation, have together endowed the Phyllis Mailman Professorship to ... disease research at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University...

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Tokyo Joins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities

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12/12/2019

... network of cities, each committed to achieving one of 14 health interventions proven to save lives, such as reducing ... or helmet use, or promoting active, safe mobility. Today’ s announcement brings the...

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