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Tart, Goodwin Win Carnegie Writing Awards

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06/30/2014

Under a program funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, Donna Tartt won an award for fiction and Doris Kearns Goodwin won for nonfiction.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation

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07/07/2014

Laura Packer has been named executive director of the Howard Gilman Foundation, effective July 22.

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

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07/17/2014

... to train volunteers to help poor Americans connect with programs they may not know about but that could help lift ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states roll out the Common Core standards.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... increase the amount of money the foundation contributes to programs that deal with urban issues, both in the United ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Social Justice

PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

Ford, Open Society and Arcus are among the top funders for LGBTQ education and safe school works.

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Wallace Foundation Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts

Release Date:

10/02/2014

... build audiences through a variety of ways, including new programs as well as nontraditional venues. The organizations ...

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NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail

Release Date:

10/03/2014

New York Community Trust believes the project will help people see beyond the neighborhood's negative sterotypes.

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The New York Community Trust

Community Development

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From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

Release Date:

11/11/2014

Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, shares his story in People Magazine.

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Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

Release Date:

11/13/2014

... While funders and nonprofits have been aligned across programs , too many organizations work in silos to achieve ... in Collective Impact if someone plays the role of keeping programs and partners on track. As...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Partnering for Change: Learning Together to Make a Bigger Impact

Release Date:

02/20/2014

... locally and nationally to invest in long-term volunteer programs and build relationships with their communities. ... volunteering can bring a real boost to community-based programs in terms of labor, but more...

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Community Development

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03 Jun 2015

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Effective Workforce Strategies for Immigrants

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8:45am to 11:00am

This New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting will focus on effective workforce strategies for Immigrants in NYC. Join us for this discussion, as our expert panelists address the challenges, trends and current workforce services for...

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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

... of political advertising aired during local nightly news programs . But while those broadcasts may have been packed ...

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Communications/Media