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The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times

Release Date:

10/13/2015

... this summer to erase the federal loan debt of some former students at Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit school that ... fraud, education officials promised to “protect students from abusive colleges and...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction

Release Date:

07/25/2016

Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wilson College a $100,000 grant to strengthen writing instruction for students...

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College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!

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09/07/2017

College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro! Students returning to the University of Texas at Austin this ... as much help wrestling with some of the big questions that ...

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

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04/19/2018

... Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates Eleven large research institutions, ... state and conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and...

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75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify

Release Date:

08/28/2017

75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify This spring, ... his groundbreaking Excelsior Scholarship program to make college tuition-free for some students at New York’s...

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Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

Release Date:

10/01/2018

Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond Free and debt-free college plans have gained significant momentum recently, as ... Watch the live streamed...

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Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education

Release Date:

08/06/2015

Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education $1 million over two years to the Bard Prison Initiative, which provides incarcerated students with opportunities to do course work with...

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05 Oct 2021

Making Up For Lost Time: How Funders Can Support Tutoring Interventions That Accelerate Learning

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

After nearly 18 months of disrupted learning, many students are entering this school year with significant gaps ... overall and high-dosage tutoring specifically How tutoring organizations in New York City operate...

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Children, Youth and Families

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28 Oct 2020

How COVID-19 Spurred A Collective Philanthropic Effort in Food Justice – A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

Virtual meeting - Register by 10/27

... many foundations rightly focused their attention and resources on emergency food supply, economic relief, and ... fund in CFF's nine-year history, to hear about why and how they are supporting food...

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Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organization - Presentation

Publication date:

05/2018

View materials of the program " Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organizations " Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organization - .....

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JPMorgan Chase Gives $350M to Workforce Training, Community Colleges

Release Date:

03/19/2019

... they say could add 3.6 million 18-to 24-year-olds with college degrees and upskill another 28 million workers by ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap

Release Date:

05/01/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap A March 2017 survey by the Rockefeller Foundation noted that half of recent college graduates are not using skills they learned in .....

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements

Release Date:

10/14/2016

... Chicago and the University of Michigan, finds that women college students are more active than men in racial justice movements ... Latino students . The finding not only sheds light on...

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08 Dec 2011

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... less service redundancy, and the maximization of resources . One strategy that funders choose to support is ... on the benefits and challenges of nonprofit and community college cooperation. Explore Reasons...

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Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

Release Date:

08/01/2014

Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly Before open enrollment for Obamacare begins this fall, NY State should ... from consumers.... Prescription For Making Healthcare ...

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As Open Enrollment for Obamacare Begins, Confusion Reigns

Release Date:

11/01/2017

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Health

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey

Release Date:

06/14/2017

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is conducting ... June 30. If you have any questions about this survey or how...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

27 Jan 2026

Not If, But How: Climate, Movements, and Transformative Change - Part 1 of 4 - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... This webinar is a part of a four-part series, Not If, But How : Climate, Movements, and Transformative Change: January ... democracy, education to migration, gender equity to human rights . Yet for much of...