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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

Release Date:

08/04/2015

... Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation Asian Americans have been found to be some of the most successful ... is ofen credited for the high rates of success for Asian Americans -- actually had little to...

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U.S. Trust Finds that 86% of Wealthy Adults Prioritzie Giving

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... adults with at least $3 million in investable assets. It identified what wealthy Americans consider to be the most important elements of a well-lived life. While respondents ranked health ,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bank of America Private Bank

Schneiderman Vows To Sue Over Clean Power Plan Repeal

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Trump’s administration to scrap the Clean Power Plan will be challenged in court by Attorney General Eric ... especially without any credible commitment to replacing it – the Trump Administration’s campaign of...

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

Release Date:

08/04/2016

... paying for outcomes; and mitigating investor risk—I will focus on mitigating investor risk and outcome funding. ... stack. However, foundations’ role as investors is much broader than just risk mitigation...

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The Brookings Institution

Altman Foundation Announces Two Promotions

Release Date:

01/25/2017

... also as a program officer, is now Senior Program Officer, Health . Vice President and Executive Director Karen Rosa ... Learning Task Force and the Deputy Mayor’s NYC Early Care and Education Task Force; as...

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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla to Board of Directors

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01/11/2022

... Own Foundation has announced the election of global public health expert Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, to its board of ... of Directors," said Board Chair Michael Clayton. "He will bring his vast...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... and the right. A new report from the Urban Institute tells much of the reason why: Prisoners sentenced to long terms ...

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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09/28/2021

... that you expected to feel familiar with, only to find out how much there was to learn? I thought my previous role at ... as Philanthropy Fellows. Over the next two years, they will support...

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05 Dec 2019

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) Winter Meeting

Thursday, December 5, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... Coordinators Network for our December Meeting focused on how to ask for and receive feedback. Clear and actionable ... on your work? Or when you’re receiving feedback but it ’s not as helpful as you’d like...

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Executive Support Staff

New York Life Foundation Supports Creation of The Speaking Grief Project at WPSU Penn State

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01/27/2020

... a lonely and broken space, and often people don’t know how to support those who are grieving. A charitable grant of ... from the New York Life Foundation to WPSU Penn State will be used to help change that by...

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New York Life Foundation

What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

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12/06/2019

... its first funder convening on redistricting in November . It aimed to lay the ground work for better understanding of ... redistricting efforts. The national redistricting fund will focus most of its efforts...

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Census 2020

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The New York Community Trust

Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... for brain injury before they even step on the field. Health reporter Erin Billups has the story. 16-year-old Scott ... everybody said I was wobbly but I don't remember that much ," West said. His...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... That Help Fight Violent Extremism The Ford Foundation will continue to finance projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... heads its...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... plan—one that makes clear its mission and values, and how it is striving to drive change. With a place as vast ... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need...

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Brooklyn Org

Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

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02/27/2020

... Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative in 2018 to pool resources and develop a grantmaking strategy to address the ... high opportunity poses a barrier to the development of much needed policy and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

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Long Island Community Foundation

Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

... units, including more than 25 activities, are intended for use by instructors and facilitators of principal preparation ...

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The Wallace Foundation

PNY Members Named to Commission Examining Closures of Nonprofits

Release Date:

03/10/2015

... and oversight. See the full list below. This Commission will examine the recent closure of several nonprofit human ... to challenging fiscal environments. Lessons learned will be extrapolated and used to...

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The Clark Foundation

SeaChange Capital Partners

The New York Community Trust

Arcus Foundation announces social justice and ape conservation grants

Release Date:

07/02/2023

... . The latest grants from the Great Apes & Gibbons program will fund organizations working to protect apes using ... to Humane Society International to provide long-term care for a group of more than 60...

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2021

... MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Tia Hodges will join the company as vice president and head of Corporate ... Wisconsin, where she led strategic partnerships and resources to distribute 15...

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19 Oct 2015

Learning From Transformational Women Leaders: Leymah Gbowee & Sophia Bracy Harris

Monday, October 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... leaders, Sophia Bracy Harris and Leymah Gbowee, who will share their groundbreaking work to organize grassroots ... serve as the interlocutor of this session. Explore: How they built their civil, human rights...