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Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality

Release Date:

07/29/2016

... in the years immediately following the decision. The university ’s capital campaign raised $1.5 billion from 2003 ... goal of $1 billion. A 2009 study found that the University of Georgia and six members of the...

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The Century Foundation

22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... You can view the power point presentation and other resources . The opposition to reproductive rights in this ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This conversation will dive deep ...

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Community Development

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Sigma Theta Tau International Partner on New Global Health Initiatives

Release Date:

05/29/2014

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare (Jonas Center) today announced a partnership with the preeminent nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), to co-fund doctoral nursing students and establish new educational...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Foundation for a Just Society Supports Report on LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa

Release Date:

03/07/2016

... homophobia cut across countries. In the past five years, there has been a notable emergence of ... to address intimate partner violence, economic empowerment programs , and initiatives that speak to LGBTQ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Foundation for a Just Society

U.S. Cities Will Be Able to Compete for Funding From JPMorgan

Release Date:

09/12/2018

... growth in as many as 30 cities across the U.S. The five -year initiative, “AdvancingCities,” includes a ... look to the private sector to fund long-term projects and programs . In New York, city-affiliated...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World

Release Date:

03/19/2019

... “at least” $5 million annually in grants to an initial five -year commitment tentatively named the Collaborative Fund ...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

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NoVo Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Unbound Philanthropy

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

12 Jan 2012

A Conversation with Jennifer Buffett and Robert F. Sherman

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

As President of the NoVo Foundation, Jennifer Buffett is responsible for the day-to-day creation and oversight of its vision, strategy, and program development, and also serves as NoVo's chief liaison in its partnership building with other...

20 Feb 2013

Public Policy Communicators NYC: “Social Media Club”

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

Public Policy Communicators NYC is an informal group of nonprofit and foundation communications executives that has been meeting roughly bimonthly over the past four years to explore contemporary, practical topics to improve our work. Whether it’s...

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03 Nov 2011

Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Last winter, Philanthropy New York’s EngAGEment Initiative highlighted the changing demographics of New York, America, and the world: each has a population that is getting older. By 2050, more than 20% of the world’s population will be over 60. New...

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11 May 2022

Funder Briefing with Commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan (NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... the intersection of mental health and criminal justice, improving maternal-infant health outcomes, and tackling the ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Health

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With Latest $350 Million Gift to Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Surpasses $1 Billion in Giving to Alma Mater

Release Date:

01/29/2013

... effort to facilitate cross-disciplinary work across the university . Mayor Bloomberg, who earned his Bachelor's degree ... Bloomberg has committed $350 million to The Johns Hopkins University , anchoring a...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements

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10/14/2016

... T. Grant Foundation, from North Carolina State University , the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, finds that women college students ...

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Social Justice

Surdna’s Garcia Interviewed in Philanthropy News Digest

Release Date:

05/12/2016

You don't need a political scientist to tell you something is amiss in America. It's there, lurking, in the presidential primary campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

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United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... diverse stakeholders, and develop and support innovative programs that improve the quality, accessibility, ...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Brad Tito Joins Westchester Community Foundation Board Of Advisors

Release Date:

11/08/2016

Mr. Tito, a resident of Edgemont, is a program manager with the Communities and Local Government Division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which works to promote clean energy solutions in New York.

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... and Opportunity, a national collaborative committed to improving life outcomes for rent-burdened households and ... $750,000 to the Cristo Rey Network to expand its programs in three low-income private school...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'

Release Date:

01/17/2018

$1.5 million public-private partnership to help formerly out-of-work and out-of-school young adults improve job retention

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

Release Date:

02/08/2018

A new report released yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a cost-effective design solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars.