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18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:45pm

... the borders of the United States. Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of the ...

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Workforce Development

Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Adam Frederick Falk to be the next president of the Foundation, effective January 2018. Falk is currently the President of Williams College.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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14 Mar 2018

Indigenous Women Funders Working Group - Launch

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... Dr. Rosalee Gonzalez , Acting Executive Director, US Human Rights Network ; Co-Coordinator, Continental Network of ...

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All Funders

Soros Says Attacks Won’t Alter His Charitable and Political Giving

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06/11/2018

... sitting at a table in his suite after an appearance at a Human Rights Watch conference. “So in that sense, yes, I ...

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Open Society Foundations

New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment

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09/12/2018

... Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. "The invest side of the equation is equally .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

06 Feb 2019

The Armor of Light: Faith and the Debate Over Guns in America

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... filmmakers play in fostering greater understanding of the human condition How to create viable and effective political ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

Public Policy

UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles with Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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01/28/2021

... initiative that began in 2016 to map the fiscal and human cost of mass incarceration in Los Angeles. The ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

26 Sep 2023

The "Attica" Uprising: A Screening & Discussion Over 50 Years Later

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... erupted as incarcerated people demanded to be treated as human beings. Four days later, Governor Nelson Rockefeller ...

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Justice Reform

31 Jan 2024

Strategic Responses to Forced Displacement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to leave their homes due to persecution, conflict, or human rights violations. Violence has displaced people from ...

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Immigration

30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... and others supporting civic engagement and social change through arts and cultural strategies. Animating Democracy ... of agency goals, what outcomes they are looking for through their support, and common...

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International/Foreign Affairs

21 Jul 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “The Look of Silence” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Thursday, July 21, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... - Joshua Oppenheimer, filmmaker Through a partnership with OVEE, an online cinematic social ... on June 27, or watch it free on pbs.org/pov from June 28 through July 11. Designed for All interested funders. ...

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Film Screening

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All Funders

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Social Justice

08 Nov 2017

Legal Series: International Grantmaking

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and general counsel of a private foundation who will walk through the legal requirements and other key issues impacting ... Successes and challenges of international grant making through case studies...

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"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

Release Date:

11/12/2019

... the Library in 2014 and became a permanent gift in 2016 through the generosity of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. ... for Rosa Parks to tell her story for new generations through her own words and pictures...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US

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06/05/2020

... Theology Program awarded $1.45 million in May. Through long partnerships with theological schools, the ... of communities that are least heard and support them through community-based responses. These include...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

Education

Housing and Homelessness

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Wallace Foundation Releases New Report: How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research

Release Date:

02/17/2021

... on students are largely indirect, coming in good measure through teachers, with the principal influencing factors ... longitudinal data unavailable 20 years ago. It was through their analysis of these studies...

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