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Carnegie Funded Commission Releases Report on Financial Aid & The Future of Undergraduate Education

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05/11/2017

... Higher Education Act of 1965 into law, college-going rates have increased for students at all income levels and the ... who make the biggest investment of all." "America' s commitment to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Carnegie Names Nine Philanthropists as Recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

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06/26/2017

... leadership in philanthropy, celebrating Andrew Carnegie' s philanthropic ideals. The 2017 honorees are: Mei Hing Chak ... Foundation H. F. (Gerry) and Marguerite Lenfest U. S .A.; Lenfest Foundation Azim...

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Twelve Emerging LGBT Leaders Selected for Arcus Leadership Fellowship

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06/28/2017

... facing our communities,” said Desiree Flores, Arcus’ U. S . Social Justice Director. “This group of emerging leaders ... is poised to lead for the long-term.” Among this year’ s fellows are a longtime...

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With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing

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03/22/2018

... Assembly where those with on-the-ground expertise have equal voting rights in decision making.” To date, 19 partners have raised $1 million for the Fund. The group claims they are “poised to grow the Fund’...

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Simons Foundation Announces Launch of the Center for Computational Mathematics

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10/02/2018

... computational center launched as part of the foundation' s new Flatiron Institute . The center, led by ... says. "Right now, people who do those two things don't have a natural home, but they...

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Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass

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07/11/2019

... Council of Nonprofits The two weeks following the U. S . Supreme Court’ s June 28 ruling that the controversial citizenship question ... does two other things. First, it explains why nonprofits have...

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11 Sep 2019

New Voices, New Approaches to Workforce Development, and the Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... policy shifts and may other factors. These conditions have created both challenges and opportunities for all key ... session will highlight the impact of organizations that have benefited from these incubators...

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The Century Foundation Launches the Bridges Collaborative, An Unprecedented Grassroots Initiative to Advance School Integration

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10/06/2020

... and socioeconomic integration and equity in America’ s schools, officially launched this week. The inaugural ... is a former school principal in New Orleans. Lallinger’ s grandfather, Louis Redding, was a...

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William T. Grant Foundation 2021 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

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01/13/2021

... produced and used to address the inequalities that have been exacerbated during the pandemic. This year’ s finalists are noteworthy for their range of scholarship and ... announcement will include details...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Equity-and-Justice Advocate Kavita N. Ramdas As President and CEO

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09/01/2021

... currently leads the Open Society Foundations’ Women’ s Rights Program, will join NCF on October 4. She will ... to serve on the board and support the foundation’ s mission-aligned investing activities. “We...

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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

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09/13/2021

... the age of 30 comprise more than 70 percent of Nigeria’ s population, with projections that this figure will continue ... Given the significant number of youth, researchers have suggested that the future...

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Alli Jernow Joins Arcus Foundation as Social Justice Program Vice President

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08/24/2022

... She has worked as a civil rights prosecutor in the U. S . Department of Justice, consulted for the United Nations, ... human rights, and advocacy. For nearly a decade, we have known her as a strong and trusted...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Promotes Maurine Knighton to Role of Chief Program Officer

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10/18/2022

... officer. In this role, Knighton will oversee DDCF’ s five national grantmaking programs: Arts, Environment, ... a moment that calls for creativity and dexterity, Maurine' s wisdom and experience will help...

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PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... with the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy' s Grantmaking School team. It is a part of our PNY Core ... Services Offers a look into the core cycle of how foundations make grants, as well as...

12 Sep 2013

Inequality For All - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... for All Official Trailer In the wake of the U. S . economic crisis, the widening gap between the rich and the ... economic policy expert Robert Reich, helps us understand how the extreme inequality we are now...

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14 Dec 2015

Unpacking Youth Development: The Evolution of a 25 Year Journey

Monday, December 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... development principles in a changing world. Explore How to focus your funding around youth development principles How to prepare young people for a world that has changed over ...

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17 May 2017

The Price of Justice: America’s Unfair Bail and Prosecution System

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... nation. This program will also focus on New York City’ s particular importance in the conversation. As a leader in ... at the grassroots level – that are addressing this and how philanthropy is playing its...

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22 May 2018

Tipping Points: Philanthropy's Role in Changing the Narrative of Power

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to reach cultural tipping points for policy change and how can these lessons be applied to grantmaking strategies in foundations of all sizes? How can philanthropy accelerate the pace of social progress .....

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