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Three Prominent Leaders Recognized By United Hospital Fund For Their Work To Improve Health And Health Care

Release Date:

09/29/2016

... The Waldorf-Astoria, the event marked the opening of UHF’ s 138th fund-raising campaign in support of its work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker... Three...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors: Sharon J. ... 2014, President Barack Obama named her to the President’ s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Gender and Transformative Giving

Release Date:

05/23/2013

... with a sizable grant who wanted help identifying major U. S . funders with a strong gender focus in their funding ... improve gender equity. In fact, USAID no longer funds new programs that lack a strong gender...

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

... Foundation, a highly localized funder, brought on some new staff members and kicked off an entirely new program strategy in early 2015. And a couple months ago, ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

... America The Stavros Niarchos FoundationOpens in a new window recently approved a $1 million grant to support ... distributed over two years, will support ArtPlace America' s four program...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Arts

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Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children

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07/07/2015

... Nears 20 Million Children “America After 3 PM,” a new survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance, finds ... an increase in participation over the last decade, the new survey of 30,000 American households...

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Children, Youth and Families

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As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

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01/26/2017

... and re-posted with permission from Liz Sak. Donald Trump’ s inauguration changes our world in ways we cannot yet ... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Governor Andrew Cuomo Names PNY Members Among Members of a Reopening Advisory Board

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04/28/2020

PNY Members Among Members of Governor Cuomo' s Reopening Advisory Board Governor Cuomo announced the creation of the New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board to help guide the .....

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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NewYork-Presbyterian Launches Dalio Center for Health Justice

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10/14/2020

... thought partner behind the center. Among the center’ s priorities will be reducing health disparities that ... COVID-19 pandemic exposed enduring health inequities in a new and alarming way, and the importance...

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Health

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Build Trust With A Purpose Statement

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12/05/2016

... Director of Corporate Services, TCC Group As we enter a new era in US politics, there is increased pressure on ... there is a gap of more than 20 points between the elite’ s trust in the sector and the general...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Perpetuity, continued

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04/24/2014

... Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke University’ s Sanford School of Public Policy At a recent panel discussion organized by Philanthropy New York billed as The Case for Perpetuity on the...

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The Century Foundation Launches the Bridges Collaborative, An Unprecedented Grassroots Initiative to Advance School Integration

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10/06/2020

... and socioeconomic integration and equity in America’ s schools, officially launched this week. The inaugural ... served as a Special Assistant to the Chancellor of the New York City...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/12/2021

Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’ s Own Foundation WESTPORT, Conn. – Miriam E. Nelson, PhD ... of the Sustainability Institute at the University of New Hampshire, and associate dean at Tufts...

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14 May 2024

Food Waste Reduction: Philanthropy for People and the Planet - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... food in the United States is wasted along with all of the resources used to produce, distribute, and prepare it. ... philanthropy an opportunity to address many of our world’ s existential challenges,...

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Food Systems

Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

Release Date:

06/22/2023

... $1 million, will support the Obama Foundation’ s Leaders Program to inspire, empower, and connect regional ... Center is thoughtfully doing this work, imagining a new paradigm for what a...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Civic Engagement

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Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

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10/22/2009

... A successful visibility plan does not track how many new donors the grantee was able to recruit as a result of ... foundations there is a lot of misguided energy and wasted resources on “visibility” that still...

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A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

Release Date:

07/22/2019

... often extol the benefits of adding antioxidants to one' s diet. These compounds are thought to suppress "free ... degrade the cells of phytoplankton and other organisms. A new paper, however,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way ... the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers. The end...

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