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12 Feb 2026

Community on Board - Shifting Power Through Foundation Governance - For CEOs and Trustees Only

Thursday, February 12, 2026 -

12:00pm to 4:00pm

... and proximity to the issues your funding seeks to impact ? Join us to explore bringing those voices into the ... support equity, authentic relationships, and sustainable impact . What to expect: A workshop...

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Tools & Strategies

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Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

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Governance

Elliott S. Fisher Joins Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Board

Release Date:

03/01/2012

Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., one of the nation’s most renowned experts on healthcare, has joined the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

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Health

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

28 Jun 2012

Effective Education Reform: Partnering with Teachers

Thursday, June 28, 2012 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Black Male Donor Collaborative, 333 Seventh Ave. 13th Floor, NYC

How can youth and parents successfully organize for school change without teacher allies? Join us for a conversation about the critical role progressive teachers play in grassroots education reform in New York City. The National Economic &...

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Issue-Based

20 Sep 2012

Luncheon Program with John Feather, Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

John Feather will discuss his first year leading Grantmakers in Aging and GIA plans for the coming year and beyond. John will also announce an exciting new initiative with implications for the way people age in communities throughout the country...

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31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

Thursday, January 31, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

Locating the most appropriate information, and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are increasingly bombarded with seemingly limitless streams of data. This webinar series will help foundation staff navigate the information...

Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation

Release Date:

02/12/2014

Diane Sierpina has been promoted from Senior Program Officer to Program Director of Justice Programs at The Tow Foundation

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The Tow Foundation

John A. Hartford Foundation’s Corinne H. Rieder honored by American Geriatrics Society with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award

Release Date:

05/20/2014

Editor’s Note: Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, executive director and treasurer of the John A. Hartford Foundation, was honored at last week’s American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annual meeting with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award. The...

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Aging

Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

White Named Deputy Commissioner at ACS

Release Date:

06/04/2014

Andrew White has been named Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Policy, Planning, and Measurement at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services.

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Children, Youth and Families

Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

Release Date:

06/17/2014

A new light rail line that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and transit-oriented development can...

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

Release Date:

07/03/2014

Since he left office six months ago, former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been focusing on issues ranging from climate change to gun violence to boosting fish populations in the Philippines, Chile and Brazil.

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Burman, Viera Named to Board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues

Release Date:

08/14/2014

Rohit Burman, executive director, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, and Bia Vieira, vice president of Philanthropic Services at The Philadelphia Foundation, have joined the board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues.

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Health

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

Release Date:

08/14/2014

The Atlantic Philanthropies is making grants totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland.