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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

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09/18/2017

... says Turner, now a senior studying social work at Columbia University . “During the 12 weeks, we had a support group, ...

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If Elite Colleges Want to Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers

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03/18/2019

... Strivers a legitimate opportunity to level the playing field — rigorous academic preparation , college knowledge and support to navigate the ...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Education

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Altman Foundation Announces Leadership Transition, New President and Chair

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10/10/2018

... Under her leadership, Benjamin Altman's vision of improving the lives of all New Yorkers has continued to be ... Deborah earned a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University 's Kennedy School of...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Appoints Louise Richardson as President

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11/18/2021

... 2023 at the end of her seven-year term as head of the University of Oxford in England. Richardson, an expert on ... as vice-chancellor (2016–present), the first to serve as principal and vice-chancellor of the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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5/19/2015 - Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions - Live stream recording & Presentations

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05/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions."

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Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing

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02/06/2017

... a way to advance its social justice mission and grow the field . The commitment will focus on a combination of ... foundations and an increasing number of pension funds and university endowments - is...

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Wil Priester joins Arabella Advisors as CFO; Shelley Whelpton to Lead Arabella Advisors' Mid-Atlantic Practice

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10/15/2013

... services join the team," said Eric Kessler, Founder, Principal and Managing Director of Arabella Advisors. "Our ... He has a B.S. in Commerce with Distinction from the University of Virginia, and an...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013

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09/03/2012

... later. Under his leadership, the Foundation is focused on improving settings that influence youth development and ... work on improving the quality of after-school programs and taking...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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6/11/2015 - Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities - PPT Presentation & Notes

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06/2015

View the PowerPoint presentation and notes from the program, "Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities."

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Nurse Family Partnership Endorsed as Positively Impacting Children

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07/25/2017

... contributes to research on a variety of home visiting programs that have shown positive effects on improving parenting practices, home environments and child outcomes,” said study author James Heckman, a...

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Anne-Marie Audet Joins United Hospital Fund as Vice President

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06/22/2015

... its new Quality Institute. Dr. Audet has worked in the field of health system quality for over 25 years, with ... for Delivery System Reform and Breakthrough Opportunities programs at The Commonwealth Fund,...

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Health

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Useful Skills for Grantmakers

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06/2012

... skills that will leave you better prepared to enter this field and be successful: Expertise in a given programmatic ... writing skills Additional evidence of engagement in the field though publications and presentations Grantmaking ... strength for job candidates seeking positions in any field . Source: Philanthropy New York’s Grantmaking As A ...

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Three Will Share $625,000 From Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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06/09/2014

... Grant Initiative to help further its charge to devote resources to assist blind and visually impaired people. ... years to work on advancing their projects. They are: University of Nevada/Reno, ...

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Disabilities

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Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors

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03/27/2020

... work in different roles and diverse settings, including university hospitals and small community clinics. But they ... In the longer term, grant makers should put philanthropic resources toward bolstering...

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Wallace Foundation Names Jody Spiro, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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02/01/2012

... largest efforts now under way, the $75 million Principal Pipeline initiative, designed to help school ... most systematic effort to date to help grantees sustain programs and practices that improved school...

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The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

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09/09/2013

... Performance Assessment at Changing Our World , presented five building blocks that she uses in her client work, and we ... Realistically, what you can measure also depends on the resources (time and money)...

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Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

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05/23/2017

... Senior Program Officer for the Government Innovation programs at Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities are no strangers ... and policies already underway. These, as well as other resources to come, will support...

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Community Development

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Fund the People Toolkit

Publication date:

09/2017

... in the nonprofit workforce. Nonprofit people are nonprofit programs . Given this reality, supporting the nonprofit ... invest in the nonprofit workforce as a strategy for improving the impact and sustainability of the organizations: ... Guides: advancing productive dialogue on talent issues Resources : curated content from across the social sector ...

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Boutiques for the People

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09/27/2016

... label for labor-intensive – or “high-touch” – programs that cannot be scaled up in their full form. It's ... , which is a partnership between San Francisco State University and the City College of San...

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