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The Rockefeller Foundation

Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty

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08/12/2015

... the 'Double Burden' of Poverty The poverty that poor African Americans experience is often different from the .....

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Economic Security

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The Century Foundation

Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport

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08/27/2015

... Transit update to Google Maps makes Nairobi the third African city with the service after Lagos and Johannesburg, ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Supported by Ford Foundation, GenForward Poll Shows Clinton’s Edge With Young People Crosses Racial Lines

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10/25/2016

... poll shows. Clinton’s largest advantage is among young African -Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans, but the ...

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Civic Engagement

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Ford Foundation

NY Women's Foundation Co-Hosts Training on Healthy Manhood and Preventing Violence Against Women

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12/07/2016

... Horizon, the New York City Department of Probation, the African -American Policy Forum and many others. This is the ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

... Raised in the South Bronx, Wright was one of a handful of African -American students at the boarding school she attended ...

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United Way of New York City

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Gender Justice

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A Top State Education Policymaker Benefited From Integration. Now, He Wants To Bring It Back.

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09/06/2017

... away from home, wealthier and whiter — and Brown, who is African American, thinks that made a big difference. . . A ...

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Education

Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

... gentrification, the area’s reputation as a predominately African American neighborhood is shifting and so, too, is its ...

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In an Era of Strife, Museums Collect History as It Happens

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10/02/2017

... the protest. He was a curator for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, there to collect ...

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Arts

Long-Held Political, Ethnic Rivalries Heating Up Fight Over Brooklyn Pfizer Site

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... of Brooklyn that borders Hasidic Jewish, Hispanic and African -American communities. On Tuesday, the City Council ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

Release Date:

12/12/2017

... neighborhood of Hasidic Jews, West Indians and African -Americans... Brooklyn Community Foundation and the ...

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Brooklyn Org

18 May 2023

Setting a New Standard: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... staff, while trying to remain accountable to the rigorous impact metrics from their funders. What is the role of ... to improve jobs while investing in long-term, enduring impact . Come learn more about the...

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Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now

Release Date:

03/03/2015

... STEM Funders Network are developing and underwriting high- impact projects no grantmaker could undertake alone. But ...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

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

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... announced the launch of Kiva NYC, a new multi-year initiative to help level the playing field for lower-income ... across the U.S. that was announced as a Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action in 2011...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives

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01/13/2021

... million have been awarded to winners of its Just Futures Initiative —supporting teams of scholars who are studying ... and rigorous humanities-driven inquiry, the Just Futures Initiative will expand our...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge

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03/13/2013

The Providence Talks project, which will help low-income parents improve their kids’ language skills, secured the $5 million top prize for Providence, R.I., in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayor’s Challenge.

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Economic Security

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Stonewall Community Foundation Promotes Jarrett Lucas to Executive Director

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... to transforming our grantmaking and amplifying our impact in the community will take our work to the next ... contributed to our community's ability to protect, take care of and uplift itself," said...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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Cheryl C. Effron Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/16/2020

... develop the solutions and partnerships needed to create impact ,” Zoë Baird, CEO and president of Markle said. ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Equity-and-Justice Advocate Kavita N. Ramdas As President and CEO

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09/01/2021

... foundations in the world in terms of its values, grants, impact investments, and shareholder activism. As a result, it ... is a great day for philanthropy and for all who care about justice in America and the...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... as Vice-Chairman of Fiduciary’s parent company, Franklin Resources . Tatlock remains a Director on both Boards. She has ... from that position in December 2011. As CEO, Robinson had primary responsibility for...

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