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The 'Active (Read: Ongoing) Practice' of Equitable Evaluation

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10/23/2019

... Oregon Community Foundation, mentioned on the webinar that much of equitable evaluation is an ‘active (read: ongoing) ... ask? And furthermore, what is it that we need to know and how...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation President and CEO Paul Joskow to Retire at End of 2017

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12/16/2016

... O. Moose announced yesterday, December 13, that Mr. Joskow will retire at the end of 2017 after ten years of service. ... is advising new, emerging and current philanthropists on how to most effectively...

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Appointments & Transitions

11 Apr 2013

ENDGAME - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, April 11, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... Documentary Trailer If black America were a country, it would have the 16th highest rate of HIV in the world. In ... men and women. ENDGAME uncovers the hidden story of how this crisis developed. It...

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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... American citizen. After the 2020 election, the issue of how (and even whether) American democracy would survive rose to the top of many Americans ’ concerns. It seems as though we’ve been...

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Public Policy

The Need for Civil Legal Aid

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06/07/2016

... into poverty. So what is civil legal aid and what makes it so important? As defined by the United State Department of ... Civil legal aid can help millions of low and middle income Americans in living...

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Economic Security

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The Elmezzi Foundation

Talking Politics

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02/06/2018

... program officer had been in communication with them about how the changing political environment related to their work. ... service (and it would be interesting to know how that will...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... training teachers, principals, and other observers to use it . City and State education leaders believe use of the framework will improve classroom teaching. This discussion...

In New York, More Than a Thousand in Record-Breaking Kids Challah Bake (UJA-Federation of NY)

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... record in Hong Kong held by 426 students, who learned how to knead and bake dough, in 2013. The Guinness World ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Religion

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UJA-Federation of New York

Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues

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08/16/2017

... John D. Rockefeller’s oil wealth, announced Wednesday it will pay $342,000 to underwrite the costs for two ... in the bonds, which link an investor bonus or penalty to how well the underlying...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

... on November 21, 2011 and is reprinted with permission.) It was with great enthusiasm that Philanthropy New York ... Department of City Planning with a funder’s panel on how the aging of New York City is...

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Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million Cash Commitment to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts

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03/19/2020

... in aid to support Coronavirus relief efforts. Funding will support critical frontline medical responders globally ... for Feeding America, the CDC Foundation, and the World Health Organization’s Covid-19...

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Morgan Stanley

With Support from Carnegie, New Science Standards Deliver Students from Textbooks to ‘Real-World' Applications

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05/19/2017

... Heinz, the standards shift a student's thought process to " how things happen, why things happen and how the world works." Without a doubt, students will use...

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Member News

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Education

Science

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... Requiring prenatal checkups is not feasible under the US health care system, so the states of Alabama, New Jersey, Ohio, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

... city, showing places where there are opportunities to have much more diverse schools than currently exist. Council Member Ritchie Torres discussed how the New York City Council has pushed for greater school...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

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02/09/2022

... igniting the imaginations of many as they learn about it from television shows or news of space exploration. Like ... aspiring scientists. In fall 2022, the Graduate Center will offer a new Astrophysics master...

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The Simons Foundation

Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... York members participated in this opportunity to focus on how we define and approach “capacity building” in an ... grantor’s country and the recipient’s; local culture will influence how...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... or second-generation immigrants. The Fund’s investment will help Cell-Ed expand the reach of its existing ... own philanthropic arm, World Education Services knows  how to build and grow an impact-oriented,...

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Workforce Development

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

11 Oct 2012

Avoiding Leaky Pipes: Enhancing Donor-Grantee Collaboration

Thursday, October 11, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... times, it ’s only natural for donors to want their scarce resources to be well spent. In reality, the pipeline that ... could increase the impact of each dollar granted. But how to get started...

Donations for Ebola Relief Efforts Are Slow to Take Off

Release Date:

10/20/2014

... is different, charity officials and experts say, though it is hard to say exactly why. Perhaps it lacks the visual ... that providing food, housing and protective equipment will have any...