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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

... MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in ... in the Scholars Program, including Ashesi University College in Ghana, the first African...

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Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'

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08/14/2015

... aid as I went back and tried to matriculate through college , I was denied admittance into several universities ...

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One 'Dreamer' Vows to Finish Med School in The Face of DACA Chaos

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09/06/2017

... of some 800,000 "Dreamers" who were permitted to attend college and work in the U.S. for two-year periods without .....

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Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth

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06/29/2018

... in software development. Upon graduation, participating students , many lacking college degrees, successfully find careers with an average ...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Appointment of Leticia Peguero as Executive Director of Andrus Family Fund and Andrus Family Philanthropy Program

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02/01/2013

... that leveraged the power of partnerships by combining resources with local grantmakers to fund creative, pragmatic ... care professionals in New York City and the Caribbean on how to integrate HIV prevention...

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Announcing the Heckscher Leadership Fellows Program

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03/31/2020

... tenure, Bottom Line NY grew from an inaugural class of 125 students to a thriving program helping over 3,000 students annually to earn their college degree, establishing itself as a leader in...

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14 Aug 2014

So You Want to Be a Family Philanthropist? - Webinar

Thursday, August 14, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to determine the best vehicle for their hopes and needs? How do families reflect on their philanthropic goals and their family goals to determine how best to structure their giving? This webinar features ...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

14 Nov 2017

New Ways to Think About Evaluation

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

While evaluation seems like work that requires more resources (dollars and staff) than you have, foundations of ... your foundation get started on the path toward evaluation How to calibrate your evaluation...

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Funders For Justice Launch New Funder Toolkit — Divest/Invest: From Criminalization to Thriving Communities

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09/19/2018

... we do not also proactively work to divest this nation’s resources from criminalization. As Zachary Norris, FFJ Field ... and Executive Director of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights notes, "Too often,...

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NoVo Foundation

TCC Group

Ford Foundation

03 Sep 2025

From Fear to Belonging: Leveraging Shifts in Public Opinion on Immigration - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... process, privacy, equal protection, and other fundamental rights at the center of our stated values and long ago ... to the local, groups have been grappling with how to shift hearts and minds away from a...

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All Funders

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Immigration

Teagle Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Its Board

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02/12/2014

... Boylan came to the Foundation after 16 years at Barnard College , where she served as Provost and Dean of the Faculty ... Provost for Academic Planning and Programs at Queens College /CUNY. She was a tenured...

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Michigan State University Awarded Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for Less Commonly Taught Languages

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07/23/2019

... of instruction. “This grant allows us to provide more students with higher levels of proficiency in languages that ... to sustain,” said Christopher P. Long, dean of the College of Arts and Letters and...

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... a professor in the physics department at the New York City College of Technology and the CUNY Graduate Center. She is ... a climate model (cryosphere, atmosphere, ocean, land) and how they interact with each...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Principal Evaluation

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01/27/2016

... that. The report, by Policy Studies Associates, details how the districts revamped their approach to performance ... George’s County (Md.). The report sheds light on how principal evaluations can be carried...

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Library of Congress Enriches America’s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

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01/27/2021

... is reflected in our historical record and inform how we use those materials to understand our past. The ... internships and fellowships to benefit from the wisdom of students and engage the next generation of...

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Mellon Foundation

07 Dec 2015

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 1 - Webinar

Monday, December 7, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college , a career, and active citizenship. The Campaign ... ambitious plans to address three challenges to students ’ reading success that are widespread...

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COVID-19: Reflections on Rebuilding a More Inclusive and Resilient Economy

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05/13/2020

... and should not, develop or finance solutions on its own. How We Value Work and Workers: Especially "unskilled" or ... Again, this is going to require creative thinking and resources from both...

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Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

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06/22/2017

... RAND Corporation. The first-of-its kind study examined how six large urban school districts are investing in their ... there has been little information about what level of resources would be required to do so...

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

... Centers that provide free school supplies for in-need students .... Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply ...

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Wallace Foundation Continues Investigation on Role of Principals In Improving Schools

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06/06/2016

... leaders of instruction and improvement, ensuring that all students and teachers learn and grow. That’s a big change ... from The Wallace Foundation, which has poured a lot of resources into the question of the...

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