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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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06/19/2014

... Foundation website here . Why does America have such a bloated prison system? Last week at a Century ... Century Foundation. An integrated classroom leads to greater academic benefits for all children, when...

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The Century Foundation

11 Feb 2019

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Metrics - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Monday, February 11, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... away with new understanding of the hypotheses that fellow funders hold about addressing the climate crisis and new ideas about how we are supporting climate solution practitioners as a ... communicate the...

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Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation

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02/18/2016

... on the hiring of Betsy Fader, said, "We're thrilled to have Betsy join the foundation. She not only knows the ... ideal addition to the foundation as it continues to learn how best to provide access...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Surdna Foundation

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... my journey from grantee to grantmaker and, in particular, how DEC’s attention to immigrant students in its 2017 ... reports we had just released. It was disheartening. Can progress be made? Are these seemingly...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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Five Technology Trends Defining the Future of Corporate Sustainability

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08/28/2017

... Companies currently spend a lot of time, effort and resources to prepare Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports, but how many are actually read? Without integration of CSR into ... a drain on company...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

30 May 2024

Resistance at The Border and Beyond: Frontline Efforts to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, May 30, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... into Texas. Since then, a series of legal decisions have created confusion and uncertainty. Similarly, Florida ... followed by a funder-only discussion. What will you learn? How organizations are leveraging...

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Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea

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10/17/2014

... is unrealized potential in private markets to generate greater social impact . Given the enormous potential of ... finance. Most importantly, we hope to learn more about how we can...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Communications/Media

Technology

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

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05/11/2020

... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... that all workers, including immigrants and refugees, can thrive. We’ve...

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Philanthropy's Key Contributions to Society

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08/2008

A compilation of well-known innovations that can be traced to foundation funding over the past 100 years. ...

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... first day at RFF will be March 11. “We’re thrilled to have Sarah join our team,” said RFF director Lee Wasserman. ... years. Our grantees and funder colleagues, many of whom have worked closely with her during...

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Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

... Director, TrueChild Two decades of basic research have found that when girls and boys buy into really narrow ... funding still tends to overlook or ignore gender norms. Funders who say they fund from "a...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.

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11/19/2020

... their efforts to provide small businesses with the vital resources needed to sustain their operations and support ... services to small businesses and entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from...

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Community Development

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Henry Luce Foundation Announces New Grants to Promote Full Participation of Women Across STEM Disciplines

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11/15/2021

... the CBL Program gives considerable weight and attention to how each institution has and will continue to support women ... and Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair. “Such resources enable young faculty...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Technology

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The New York Women’s Foundation and PwC Launch “Radical Generosity at Work”

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03/08/2018

... and the best way to ensure that women and their families have the means to move toward economic security. The ... (PwC) , has mobilized a team that will create a collective giving culture inside the company...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

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07/30/2015

... recent years, thousands of New York City school children have been disciplined through exclusion from school, ... and Discipline, which he convened last February to study how city schools could make further...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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MetLife Foundation Creates Partnership to Innovate Financial Services for Real People

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11/28/2017

... science of human behavior. Over the past two years, they have examined the behavioral barriers standing in the way of ... savings, to credit accessibility—should be designed for how real people act, using...

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Economic Security

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Enabling Sustainable Investment in Social Interventions: A Review of Medicaid Managed Care Rate-Setting Tools

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02/02/2018

... such as unstable housing and lack of healthy food, have a substantial impact on health outcomes and spending, ... now dominated by managed care, this raises the question of how states...

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