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The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000

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01/16/2018

... is committing three-quarters of a million dollars to help students , teachers, and parents advocate for their needs from ... diverse, supportive, and inclusive environments for all students ; and work to ensure...

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The New York Community Trust

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05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

Thursday, October 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... funding early childhood research-policy partnerships and how the Foundation for Child Development’s (the Foundation) ... decisions. We will walk through a case study about how the Foundation launched its...

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New Study from Arnold Ventures finds Intensive, Specialized Training of Police Officers Leads to Reduced Crime, Fewer Arrests, and More Positive Interactions and Community Evaluations

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03/29/2022

... said Ann Ardis, Dean of George Mason University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. “Professor ... justice training and expands our understanding of how training impacts interactions between police...

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Justice Reform

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Infrastructure Design as Innovation

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04/02/2019

... their programmatic strategies and work plans to determine how innovative and forward-looking their grant making is or ... believe that focusing solely on these areas will determine how innovative they can be...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Board Chair and Members

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06/06/2025

... where she oversaw the finance, accounting, IT, human resources , operations, and grants management functions; vice ... Culture. Channon completed undergraduate studies at Ithaca College , earning a B.A. in...

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

... Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the demands of the Common Core ... have the commitment to reshape high schools so that all students can meet more rigorous standards...

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Assembly Democrats call to end tax breaks for companies that hire teens

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02/20/2014

... to repeal the credit, which encourages businesses to hire students earning minimum wage, is part of a push by the Dems ... the controversial tax credit encourages businesses to hire students earning the...

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UJA-Federation Awards Over $1 Million in Scholarships

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08/27/2014

... in scholarships to more than 400 of New York’s Jewish students in financial need. Recipients are both undergraduates and graduate students in attendance at New York metropolitan-area campuses ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

... leader in improving public schools and equity for all students , and has a widely recognized track record of success ... in closing the student achievement gap for low-income students and students...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Mellon Foundation Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research

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07/19/2016

... for Humanities Undergrad Research Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain ... careers, thanks to a new program that will serve 60 students over the next three years...

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Century Foundation President Comments on New Proposal Offering Debt Forgiveness

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07/22/2016

What makes you a public servant? For the purposes of the federal student loan program, 10 years working for the government or most nonprofits qualifies.

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard

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09/01/2016

... of teachers—the number per classroom, the number of students for which teachers will be responsible, the ... input from teachers themselves according to the needs of students in a particular school. In many...

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Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience

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10/21/2016

... at enhancing the academic experience for its second-year students . The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded St. ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

1:45pm to 3:30pm

... The Administration for Children’s Services, the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services ... Probation all have their hands in serving these youth, but how are they working together...

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Board & Trustees

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30 Oct 2014

A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

Missed the program? View resources and the live recording here . Part of Can ... has emerged. But what is the movement towards? And how will we know when we get there? New groups are coming to ... of the triple...

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12 Jun 2015

C-Suite Session: Engaging Talent That Reflects the Communities We Serve

Friday, June 12, 2015 -

9:00am to 3:00pm

... retention to program design and delivery to fundraising. How are the internal operations of nonprofits dealing with ... Network Peter Vincent , Vice President, Human Resources , National Audubon Society Mary Jo...

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11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This conversation will dive deep ... and inequality – both nationally and regionally— and how philanthropy can address these...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... to tackle are: What happens to degraded visual input and how is it processed? What are the adaptive strategies in the ... and visually impaired persons should have the tools and resources necessary to lead...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Aging

Health

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

... all 50 states. The idea for the survey illustrates how the Building Movement Project operates. Almost two years ... also tackled this issue and there were very good resources available everywhere. At roughly...

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