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25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... how supporting the development and distribution of social impact games can be an innovative new way to help fulfill ... how they effectively combine fun, education and positive impact . Explore The world of...

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Issue-Based

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Public Policy

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Technology

Program Overview: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the outcome of the 2012 elections, the ... foundation grantmaking and the providers and consumers of care ? Producer: David Morse ,...

Ann Raffel Joins John A. Hartford Foundation as Information Technology Officer

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... the John A. Hartford Foundation mission of improving the quality of healthcare available to elderly Americans." Ann .....

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Appointments & Transitions

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Information Technology

28 Jun 2012

Effective Education Reform: Partnering with Teachers

Thursday, June 28, 2012 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Black Male Donor Collaborative, 333 Seventh Ave. 13th Floor, NYC

How can youth and parents successfully organize for school change without teacher allies? Join us for a conversation about the critical role progressive teachers play in grassroots education reform in New York City. The National Economic &...

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Issue-Based

08 May 2014

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Thursday, May 8, 2014 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Please join us to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system! Gather with colleagues for a relaxed evening featuring locally-sourced bites, wine and brews, networking and brief updates on CFF's work, and...

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Food Systems

Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million in Grants

Release Date:

03/16/2014

... consultants in the area of board oversight of educational quality and to support free webinars on higher education ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Education

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The Teagle Foundation

Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

Release Date:

06/24/2014

... so they can better work with principals to raise the quality of teaching and learning in schools. “This ...

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Member News

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Education

Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology

Release Date:

07/07/2014

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has announced a $50 million gift from Jim and Marilyn Simons to establish the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology.

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Member News

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Education

Health

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The Simons Foundation

Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

Release Date:

07/10/2014

... comprehensive Dual-Generation strategies that offer high- quality PreK-3rd education for children, effective job ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

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Foundation for Child Development

Simons Foundation Helps Scientists Share and Review Findings

Release Date:

01/06/2015

... manuscripts available in batches after a brief quality -control check, such as a cursory glance for ...

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The Simons Foundation

$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities

Release Date:

09/02/2015

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded the University of Pennsylvania a $2 million grant to support University initiatives in the digital humanities in both Penn Arts & Sciences and Penn Libraries.

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Mellon Foundation

MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program

Release Date:

09/18/2015

... 25 at 7:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Lifetime®. “Providing quality , affordable financial tools and know-how for those in ...

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Member News

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Communications/Media

Corporate Social Responsibility

Community Development

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MetLife

Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

Release Date:

09/28/2015

These organizations pledged support during the UN Women summit.

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Citi [Corporate]

MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy

Release Date:

01/19/2016

... announcing a new $75 million investment to expand high- quality career-focused education programs that lead to ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

Release Date:

03/17/2016

Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast

Release Date:

05/09/2016

... waste by serving 5,000 free meals made from fresh, top- quality ingredients that would otherwise have gone uneaten. ...

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Member News

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Food Systems

Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms

Release Date:

05/13/2016

... “adverse, differential treatment” in the “ quality , quantity or content of services provided” by ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative

Release Date:

05/16/2016

Over 100 recommendations and $20 million to combat gender-based inequality in health, education, ant-violence, economic opportunity and self-sufficiency.