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Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

... Tow Playwright-in-Residence Atlantic Theater Company has announced that Amy Staats will be the 2017–2018 ... production of a play at the Off-Broadway theatre. Atlantic has also commissioned two new works via...

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Arts

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

... and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be dissolved. The ... members of the groups have reached out, the White House has not responded. . . Presidential...

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Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty

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10/04/2017

... doesn't remain a barrier success. "The American dream has succeeded in aggregate. We have failed, in my view, to ... areas. Government should do more to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to...

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SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers

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10/10/2017

... A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools ... the amount of time they must spend practice teaching has been reduced), and they now must...

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Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India

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12/08/2017

... Nilekani, Tata Trusts and other industry heavyweights, has received a grant worth $250,000 (Rs 1.6 crore) from The ... of unemployability among India’s youth and the team has an impressive track record in...

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Soros Says Attacks Won’t Alter His Charitable and Political Giving

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06/11/2018

... Zurich this week, lamenting the turn much of the world has taken in recent years: “Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.” His favored presidential candidate, ... and a rise of anti-immigrant sentiment...

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The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over

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07/06/2018

... Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and others. LCT3 has announced that it has extended the run of its critically acclaimed production ...

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Jonas Philanthropies Names Wanda Montalvo New Executive Director

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08/23/2018

... Jonas Nursing & Veterans Healthcare at Columbia University has appointed Wanda Montalvo ‘15, PhD , RN, as the new ... Montalvo will succeed Darlene J. Curley, MS, RN, FAAN, who has served as Executive...

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Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative

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11/14/2018

... American Women’s History Initiative The Smithsonian has announced specific plans for the Smithsonian American ... Funding from the federal government and private sources has allowed the Smithsonian to hire six...

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Gender Justice

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to Retire

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05/12/2019

... at the Foundation. “Over the past two decades, Don has developed a magnificent vision for scholarly ... executive vice president for programs and research. “He has been ahead of many in his understanding of...

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New York Community Trust President Lorie A. Slutsky Announces Plans to Retire

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04/05/2021

... the longtime president of The New York Community Trust, has announced plans to retire in 2022 after a distinguished ... its 97-year history. Under her leadership, the foundation has awarded more than $5...

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14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... in its simplicity and clarity: revolution is not an act of aggression or merely a protest. Revolution, Boggs ...

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16 Feb 2016

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia: The State of the Schools

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... No Child Left Behind and the new Every Student Succeeds Act School diversity Speakers MaryEllen Elia, Commissioner, ...

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Unbound Philanthropy Announces the Appointment of Three New Staff Members

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04/03/2025

“We feel incredibly fortunate to be working with such a strong, talented team,” said Taryn Higashi, Executive Director of Unbound Philanthropy.

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24 Oct 2011

Taking the Next Steps Toward a Greater Collective Impact

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 8:45am to Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 9:30am

... single overarching goal. Continue the discussion and learn how other grantmakers are taking the next steps in applying ... Collective Impact A follow-up to our special program How Can Funders Have A Greater...

20 Sep 2012

Luncheon Program with John Feather, Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... age in communities throughout the country. Explore How GIA can better meet our needs as metro-NY area members What you would like to see GIA do in the future How GIA can remain at the cutting edge of improving...

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13 Jun 2013

Disaster Grantmaking and Preparedness: The Role of Family Philanthropy

Thursday, June 13, 2013 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

Webinar

... As families and communities begin to clean up and consider how long their power will be out, private philanthropists turn their attention to the question, “ How can I help?” This special webinar, featuring ...

09 Jan 2014

Generation Next - Young Donors Inspiring a New Generation of Philanthropists

Thursday, January 9, 2014 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... philanthropists. The webinar will include a discussion of how involvement in their family’s philanthropy led them to ... their organizations are doing to encourage new donors, and how they envision the future...

Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

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12/10/2014

... are now turning their attention to understanding how to best bring broadband to their citizens, whether that's figuring out how to build out Internet connections to historic buildings .....

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