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

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07/30/2015

... York City school children have been disciplined through exclusion from school, disengaging them from learning and ... develop better relationships with students, teaching social and emotional skills to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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... philanthropic ecosystem that strives to advance meaningful social change. Through our work, members: Convene and ... members’ knowledge, experience and perspective about the social sector to inform, influence...

Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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05/08/2017

... The Pershing Square Foundation and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. “We are proud to support these ... These previously unnoticed proteins may play a fundamental role in treating drug-resistant...

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Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

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01/09/2017

... deal to many in the cultural sector because it presents an opportunity for arts leaders and cultural workers to have ... in opportunities (such as access to information, financial resources , or programming)...

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The New York Community Trust

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22 Apr 2021

Look Under The Hood and Demand More - Investing With a Racial Equity Lens

Thursday, April 22, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... can be a blueprint for philanthropy The impact of racial inequality to the long-term sustainability of our economy ... can take to invest in racial equity The variety of resources and partners available to...

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27 Oct 2017

Building Racial Equity with Race Forward

Friday, October 27, 2017 (All day)

... make real progress? Race continues to play a defining role in our personal and our community’s trajectory, goals, ... experiences and outcomes. As grantmakers working to tackle inequality , it is important that...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes first Chief Impact Officer and Director of Racial Justice, Kristi Cunningham Whitfield

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09/20/2023

... Impact Officer and Director of Racial Justice. In this role , Kristi will help guide and measure our strategic ... Ramsey, CEO and President. “It’s an honor to have this opportunity to work with the foundation’...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Philanthropy in Focus

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10/07/2020

... on the Hill , an annual convening that provides an opportunity for foundations to build relationships with their ... many of our members quickly sought to collaborate, pool resources and increase giving to...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives

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01/13/2021

... crisis and disruption in order to lead us to cultural and social transformation. The 16 projects will receive grants of ... Mellon Foundation sees the humanities playing an important role in envisioning the...

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Education

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Kristen Woolf joins EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs

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03/20/2019

... Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs. In this role , Kristen will oversee all of EMpower’s grantmaking ... eighteen years of developing optimal ways to channel resources to where they matter most,...

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Building Bridges with AI: Philanthropy’s Urgent Call to Lead

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02/28/2025

... actively feeding large language models (LLMs), grantmaking processes are being streamlined by algorithms, and AI tools ... and unchecked technological momentum—to dictate AI’s role in our work. Ignoring AI isn...

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Ford Foundation Provides $1.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Puerto Rico

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09/27/2022

... after disasters and long-term advocacy and transformation processes . After 5 years of continuous support, and now in ... While basic needs are by definition crucial, we also need resources to think and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Jay Geneske Named New Media Director at Rockefeller Foundation

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03/01/2013

... for Echoing Green, a global nonprofit that provides seed capital and support to early-stage social entrepreneurs. At Echoing Green, he was responsible ...

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13 Sep 2018

TRANSformational Grantmaking: Understanding Gender Identity to Increase Impact

Thursday, September 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... despite their work receiving just .015% of philanthropic resources . By understanding and intentionally prioritizing ... issues, funders could transform their work on many complex social issues, advance equity...

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Open Society Foundations Name Laura Carvalho as the New Global Director of Equity Following Organizational Transformation

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05/16/2022

... inequalities. In June, when Carvalho starts her new role , she will join a global management team that focuses on ... and director of the Research Center on Macroeconomics of Inequality at the University of São...

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Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation

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04/20/2015

... grants manager. She will continue this work and expand her role by overseeing, implementing and executing the ... for elevating the Foundation’s online presence including social media. Nadia is a member of the...

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Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

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02/01/2018

... for a multi-generational family office. In her current role , Casey collaborates with clients, their advisors, ... the environment, human services, community development and social justice, among others. Casey...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

... community-led work, and absolute clarity about the role that funders can have in the ecosystem of strategies ... in an understanding of power, the incredibly important role of grassroots communities to demand...

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Moody's Seeks to Open Doors to a Better Future

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04/26/2018

... Corporation today launched a global approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) focused on empowering people around the world with the information, resources and confidence they need to create a better...

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