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Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... of ESSA.” Here are some of those funding sources: Title I : Schools with large populations of low-income students can select interventions that target the social and emotional ... as well as support their own...

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Mosquito 'spit glands' Hold Key to Curbing Malaria, Study Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Shows

Release Date:

08/12/2019

... Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Shows Mosquitoes can harbor thousands of malaria-causing parasites in their ... that naturally exist in mosquitoes, we potentially can block the spread of malaria and...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Rafael Maldonado as Vice President and Chief Information Technology Officer

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12/14/2021

... Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to improving health and health equity in the United States. In partnership with others, we are working to develop a Culture of Health rooted in...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

... isn’t about the Peace Prize to President Obama, which I think was a timely reminder of the value of hope. The ... grassroots empirical studies have focused on how people can organize themselves to manage “the...

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As NYC Museums Reopen, $1.5 Million in Grants from Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aims to Build Back a More Equitable Cultural Sector

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09/22/2020

... networks, relationships, public audiences, and long-term resources needed to sustain a creative career, but their ... cities on earth, have a special responsibility to their home city and to the global arts...

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Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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09/28/2016

... one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropic services , announced today that Donzelina Barroso has been ... management at RPA, including work in education, arts, health , human services ,...

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Foundation Administrators Network

... foundation’s administration, including operations, human resources , IT, compensation and benefits, and office ... creates a supportive environment to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with...

Sunsetting the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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10/11/2023

... existence provide our partners with unique and necessary resources and/or opportunities needed to meet and grow ... REP Fund’s offerings serve as necessary additional resources and relational opportunities...

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Social Justice

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Borealis Philanthropy

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Appointment of Sindy Escobar Alvarez as New Program Director for Medical Research

Release Date:

03/16/2021

... serves as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the Health Research Alliance, a coalition of non-profit funders ... Institute of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. “ I ’m greatly honored to lead the...

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AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund Collaborate on a Groundbreaking New Report - Ahead of the Majority: Foregrounding Women of Color

Release Date:

08/13/2019

... for substantive policy change when strategies and resources are centered on women of color." " Ahead of the .....

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Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... to scale and meet the needs of today’s world, we must take a more collaborative approach that brings together the financial and intellectual resources of those who are committed to growing this field ...

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

Release Date:

08/16/2012

... fracturing raises a number of environmental and public health concerns. To release shale gas, huge amounts of water, ... leftover wastewater, known as produced water, can contain toxic chemicals and leak into...

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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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06/19/2014

... Nation , he concludes that high-quality, universal pre-K can bring significant benefits to society as children grow ... Several studies also suggest a high-quality pre-K program can lead to positive behavioral...

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06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... democracy and, more broadly, our society? If so, what can we do to counter such efforts? How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles exploring efforts...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Asian American Leaders In A Moment Of Pride And Peril - Featuring Don Chen, Surdna Foundation and Taryn Higashi, Unbound Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2020

... organizations are living their values during this health pandemic by funding COVID-19 initiatives that show ... Program & Strategy Officer, Kenneth Rainin Foundation I draw inspiration and insight from the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Unbound Philanthropy

MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... a system of inclusive universal empowerment so that we can live and prosper together, raise our children together, ... of capital to start or expand. Through this initiative, we can all be a part of their...

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

Release Date:

10/31/2016

... of a milestone, first because it confirms that districts can successfully implement meaningful changes in a complex ... " Building Principal Pipelines: A Job That Urban Districts Can Do ," which...

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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... of 100 Resilient Cities. “By providing advisory services to our network cities, ULI is leading by example, ... from the private, public, academic, and NGO sectors who can help them develop and implement their...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Eligibility & Policies

... advisors must affirm to Philanthropy New York that the services they routinely provide to their client(s) address ... section of our website. Each Philanthropy New York member can edit and limit the...

Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Release Date:

10/20/2019

... Fund In Central Park, about a mile from land that was once home to Seneca Village, a mostly black community forced out ... the time were Seventh and Eighth Avenues, was at one point home to more than 250...