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Leadership Doesn’t Just Happen

Release Date:

05/12/2016

... New York’s board of directors. And wow, what a year it has been, for both me and for PNY! When Leisle Lin handed ... leadership as the area in which to do its work. We will remain committed to our work on...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Sophia Stewart Joins Ford Foundation as Department Coordinator

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... gaps by coordinating events educating NGOs on how to effectively communicate with the United Nations. Prior ... and Urban Policy. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science, concentrating in...

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Appointments & Transitions

UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

... Employment Guidance Services announced a month ago that it planned to close amid a $20 million revenue shortfall, the ... But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services...

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UJA-Federation of New York

Teagle Awards $2 Million in Support of Liberal Arts Education

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06/01/2015

... Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education to explore how its member institutions can bring about substantive ... undergraduate preparation in teacher education, business, health , and technology.... Teagle...

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Education

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The Teagle Foundation

High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

... CEOs and other development partners, the event explored how smart investments in health , empowerment, education and employment can reduce ... reach their full potential. The UN estimates that Africa ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

Release Date:

05/25/2018

... human body’s intestines. The ketogenic diet has numerous health benefits, including fewer seizures for children with ... However, there has been no clear explanation for exactly how the diet aids children with...

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Health

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Learning Together to Grow the Field

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09/17/2021

... Run in Social and Emotional Learning Outcomes, showing how sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs play a ... New York Community. Lesson 1: “If you build it , they will come” As early...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA

Elliot Berger joins Arabella Advisors

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... suited to help our clients maximize the impact of their resources ,” said Bruce Boyd, Principal and Managing ... including the Growth Philanthropy Network; Community Health Charities – Northeast; the Global...

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Arabella Advisors

Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation

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03/30/2023

... team of the Westchester Community Foundation, where she will oversee the Foundation’s grantmaking programs in the ... services, basic human needs and self-sufficiency, and health . She also is responsible for...

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11 Feb 2016

National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen

Thursday, February 11, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... represent more than half of the U.S. population. But when it comes to leadership on boards and as executive staff, all ... leveraging impact on the programmatic success foundations care about Why leadership...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $70 Million Climate Challenge

Release Date:

06/05/2018

... anniversary of the Trump administration's statement that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, ... emissions while growing local economies. The initiative will select twenty cities...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... In this funder briefing, three foundation leaders will discuss how their foundations have used prizes to advance their missions, how they decided to do so, and the decisions and challenges ...

Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements

Release Date:

10/02/2015

... immigrants, people of color constituencies, and women. It has offices in Las Vegas and Reno. PLAN uses leadership ... justice, racial equity, mining, immigration, and health care . PLAN...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

COVID-19 Relief Awards: Commonwealth Fund Staff Respond

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... front lines and inform state and federal policy audiences, health system leaders, and the public about the challenges we ... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to service...

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The Commonwealth Fund

2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

Release Date:

11/16/2021

... Daniel Bögre Udell and Kristen Tcherneshoff Each awardee will receive a cash award of $150,000 over three years, plus ... creativity and determination, and we can’t wait to see how their pathbreaking ideas...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Commonwealth Fund: Coverage Gains Among Lower-Income Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement

Release Date:

08/21/2017

... percentage points between 2010, when the first Affordable Care Act coverage expansions went into effect, and 2016, according to the latest Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey. These adults — who...

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Health

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The Spend-Out/Perpetuity Distraction…and the Merger Option

Release Date:

02/08/2010

... on Foundations released Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family Foundations Decide? ; and The Aspen Institute ... commercial intermediaries that provide advice and services much deeper than consolidation...

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PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear

Release Date:

12/21/2016

... President of Programs Kaberi Banerjee Murthy explained how transparency with the organization’s board and ... especially in terms of the disparate impact. That is a much more sustained long-term commitment...

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Education

Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”

Release Date:

06/21/2023

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics” The ... of what it means to center Black leadership, and how structures can evolve to become truly Black-led through...

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Leadership Development

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19

Release Date:

03/10/2020

... settings. The COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator will play a catalytic role by accelerating and evaluating new ... fight against emerging pathogens, and none approved for use on COVID-19. The Gates Foundation...