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United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund

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03/26/2020

... 700,000 New York City children rely on school-based programs for one, two or more meals each day—with schools ... reach their families and provide critical and ongoing resources like learning, food...

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05 Nov 2014

Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Missed the program? View resources and the live recording here . Leaders in ... wage and are provided access to education and training programs similar to those available in healthcare and ... and address...

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Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

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06/02/2015

... more crowded and urban, with an increasing scarcity of resources and less predictable climate. To address these ...

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Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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12/11/2013

... L. Cohon, Ph.D. , President Emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University , have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of ... R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Television, the University of Southern California...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play in improving and supporting them. We are pleased to have one of the presenters, Karen Karp , President of Karp Resources , share her thoughts with Smart...

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Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... rural communities through the arts. Over the next five years, the foundation plans to inject $20 million—in ... Catskills region to improve facilities and to finance new programs to support the arts. . . Yes,...

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

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02/21/2018

... nonprofits improve their backend operations over the next five years allowing struggling groups to sustain and scale. ...

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FSG Social Impact Advisors

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Ford Foundation

Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

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02/20/2018

... measurement is that it doesn’t just apply to programs that have an explicit gender focus. It’s ... are rolled out and influence different groups. The field of evaluation has a significant history of ... a...

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09 Jul 2015

International Grantmaking for Small- to Mid-Sized Foundations

Thursday, July 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... compared to larger foundations that have more staff and resources to conduct due-diligence and build relationships. ... at the meeting. Explore What are some of the resources available to smaller foundations...

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Arcus Foundation Names Kevin Jennings Executive Director

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07/02/2012

... as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Great Ape Programs . Arcus supports organizations worldwide working to ... He earned a Master’s degree in Education from Columbia University Teacher’s College and...

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Arcus Foundation

5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

... donor community, in that we now sponsor many of the programs 21CF had started. For instance, 21CF initiated an ... action funds. With so many organizations competing for resources , we believe we need to be...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning

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01/08/2016

... of applied sociology and African studies at Clemson University , and as associate director with Columbia University ’s Center for the Study of Human Rights. "The Ford Foundation has always been a leader in...

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24 Apr 2014

The Future of Education for New Yorkers Without High School Diplomas

Thursday, April 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... implications for disadvantaged New Yorkers, equivalency preparation programs and philanthropy. Join State education officials and experts in the field of adult literacy for a thought-...

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Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

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08/05/2013

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s partnership with Cornell University , the Georgia Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will fund University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring for...

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Deutsche Bank, Ford, Rauch, Booth Ferris and Nellie Mae Foundations Support Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College

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08/08/2018

... Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University , a four-day professional development institute on ... and Education and founding director of the Institute. Five philanthropic organizations...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Janet Robinson is New Chair of Carnegie Corporation Board, Kurt Schmoke is New Vice Chair; The Honorable Ann Claire Williams and John S. Hendricks Join Board

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03/01/2012

... term as Board Chair and Kurt Schmoke, Dean of Howard University Law School and former Mayor of Baltimore, has ... include co-founding Minority Legal Education Resources , which has helped more than 4,000...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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United Hospital Fund Report: NYS Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.2 Million Uninsured; "Public Charge" Regulation Could Lead to Significant Disenrollment

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08/20/2019

... of policymakers to further progress and identify state resources to support coverage expansion, amid many competing ... diverse stakeholders, and develop and support innovative programs that improve the...

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