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Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow

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03/01/2013

... change in strategy, one intended to deploy all the resources at its disposal in a broad, multi-sector approach ... Capital Partners division to support sustainable growth of high -performing nonprofits and,...

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Katya Levitan-Reiner Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital

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11/14/2019

... the Propel team. We have benefited greatly from Katya’s experience in the non-profit, public and private sectors, and ... role.” Levitan-Reiner has a long history of developing high impact strategies for both...

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Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation, Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That Contributes to Cancer Cell Migration

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11/01/2018

... that connect the genetic material in the DNA to proteins need to be processed from their initial to final form. Little ... molecules is important for cell migration. To understand how fibroblast cells migrate...

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Science

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Rita Allen Foundation

Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation

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04/18/2019

... will share information about the tools and skills workers need to thrive and how to break down barriers that keep too many people from ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare

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03/31/2017

... what is in store for Medicare in this rapidly changing health care landscape. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Cavanaugh served as ... fee-for-service providers, privately-administered Medicare health...

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New York Health Foundation

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State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

... policies offered to individuals through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s ... said Donna Frescatore, executive director of NY State of Health . “We’re as committed as...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

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12/23/2013

... Crisis and Bereavement's capacity to provide bereavement resources in schools, reports Philanthropy News Digest. The ... operations and build its capacity to provide bereavement resources in schools...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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New York Life Foundation

26 Mar 2020

Advancing Natural Climate Solutions in New York - A Webinar

Thursday, March 26, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... renewable energy. COVID-19 has also unexpectedly impacted how we think of these natural climate solutions on both a local and global scale. How will society’s thinking on this change for better or .....

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Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation

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02/24/2015

... of the Board, Bradley Abelow. “It’s clear Mark has the experience , grit and determination to transform progressive ... workplace discrimination, increasing wages for home health care workers...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

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11/07/2014

... brings to the Ford Foundation over twenty-five years of experience managing not-for-profit institutions and their financial and operational health and effectiveness. Since 2004, he has served as the ...

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... which support human rights, justice, and access to public health and education in more than 140 countries . “I am delighted to have Patrick as leader of the ... vision of where we are going, drawing on a broad...

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Philanthropy's Social Compact In A Changing World

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10/09/2019

... there is a sense that wealthy individuals “game the system ,” including through their charitable works, further ... and commentators. The question for philanthropies now is how to react and remedy these...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

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04/2014

... an arm of the Foundation Center, which provides resources to grant makers. The guide offers concrete steps on how foundations should decide what information to share and how to share it “in an easily accessible and timely way,” ...

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Perpetuity, continued

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04/24/2014

... (developmental disabilities, clean energy, environmental health , and regional food systems) and that it injects an ...

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21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... City now has 29,000 landmarks, including private homes, high -rises, monuments, cemeteries, parks, historic houses and ... preservation needs into their ongoing grantmaking. How funders have worked successfully...

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PNY Members Named to Commission Examining Closures of Nonprofits

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03/10/2015

... Renewal, Inc. Jim Purcell, Council of Family and Child Care Agencies Joanne M. Oplustil, CAMBA Hilda Polanco, Fiscal ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want

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12/01/2015

... personal goal requires that we design and provide good care in our hospitals and clinics, and expand that care beyond traditional boundaries. It requires the involvement of both health...

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Aging

The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Field Study Looks At Chemistry Of Indoor Home Environments

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06/18/2018

... with the hope of learning what role they may play in human health . The month-long project incorporates measurements from ... “HOMEChem is a deep, multifaceted field study into how indoor chemical compounds may...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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13 Feb 2025

Destructive and Unexpected: What Funders Should Know About Wildfire Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, February 13, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to hurricanes last fall, will challenge recovery. How do we protect marginalized communities from extreme ... the fires? During this webinar, our speakers will discuss how donors can support long-term recovery...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion