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Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

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07/03/2014

... designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses. The 10 members ... contribute in important ways to national discussions about improving access to higher...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

... In addition, Water.org's health and hygiene education programs will reach at least 8,000 people, resulting in .....

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

MetLife Foundation Launches $200 Million Campaign for Financial Inclusion

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10/28/2013

PND reported on the MetLife Foundation's five -year, $200 million campaign to bring financial services ... The MetLife Foundation has announced the launch of a five -year, $200 million campaign to bring...

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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?

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11/12/2014

... linking services such as mental health counseling and food programs to more traditional approaches like extended school ... it must have been music to the ears of at least five city organizations that have...

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The Elmezzi Foundation

PRIs and Effective Intermediaries

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06/30/2015

... 100 years. We dedicate 5+% of our corpus ($250mm) to five areas: health care, the arts, education, strengthening ... when SeaChange approached us last year about combining resources with a few other like-...

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Altman Foundation, NY Community Trust, PNY Among Nonprofit Leaders Named to Value-Based Payment Commission

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02/01/2017

... of prominent practitioners and thought leaders in the field comes at a critically important time. While the ... to Commission members for dedicating their time and resources to this effort. The project is...

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You Can't Hack Trust

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06/17/2019

You Can't Hack Trust By Yvonne Moore, Principal philanthropic advisor at Moore Philanthropy. This ... navigated or shepherded for a family? Do you have enough field work or life experience to help your...

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17 Jun 2016

Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth

Friday, June 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

As funders grapple with programs to increase college readiness and access, a recent ... conversation with funders involved in education and youth programs . Explore How well-trained students can successfully .....

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14 Dec 2016

Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... program is a part of our ongoing series of Justice Reform programs , following our 2016 Annual Meeting “Rethinking ... were rearrested (Durose, Cooper, Snyder 2014). Within five years, three-quarters were...

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09 Mar 2022

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... long been recognized as a barrier to understanding—and improving —the system. Indeed, the lack of a unified data ... and limits the public system’s ability to scale the field ’s most impactful solutions. Leaders...

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15 Apr 2015

NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... with Added Value . Over the next 3 years, an additional five farms will be built utilizing the acres of vacant land ... positioning NYC as a leader in the rapidly growing field of urban agriculture and food...

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Food Systems

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10 Dec 2021

Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 10, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

What is Philanthropy 101? It is a five -part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy ... working knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of philanthropy, as they begin to build the .....

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Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows

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04/08/2016

... nearly three thousand applicants. One hundred and seventy- five fellowships (including three joint fellowships) were ... affiliation or hold an adjunct or part-time position at a university . As in past years,...

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Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

... the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University , the study found black and Hispanic students in ... relied on such scores for grades three to eight for the five years ending in June 2016...

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Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need

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05/11/2017

... core of this problem are resource allocation challenges. Resources are always scarce, no matter how well a economy is ...

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Health

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Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

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01/30/2025

... with us, offering confirmation of ongoing concerns in the field around talent development and retention. In addition, ... responses that could help in creating a blueprint for improving how the social impact...

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Weinberg Foundation Selects New Trustee, Paula Pretlow

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10/10/2017

... organizations, including service to Northwestern University , The Kresge Foundation, and the San Francisco ... that guide the Foundation’s grantmaking and investment programs . Pretlow’s background will serve...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

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07/30/2015

... the use of conflict resolution and community-building programs . In 2009, retired New York State Chief Judge ... of schools today are implementing innovative approaches to improving the climate for learning...

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