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On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund

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04/22/2020

... meaning it will unleash and exacerbate existing social inequalities and injustices. The COVID-19 pandemic has ... is necessary to prevent catastrophic impacts on human health , the environment, and the global...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

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10/30/2019

... ethos.” Together, BPL and Bard provide critical resources for classroom success including dedicated ... Public Library, financial and academic support, and social services to help students...

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Mellon Foundation

29 Nov 2023

Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... from all over the world have sought refuge in the United States since before its inception, and the U.S. government ... What will you learn? How philanthropy can better mobilize resources to protect those...

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Immigration

Bettina Alonso and Eugene Keilin Elected to United Hospital Fund Board

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06/29/2016

... investment banking firm specializing in providing advisory services in connection with financial restructuring and ... and Eugene Keilin in private and public sector finance and health care governance. I know...

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Carnegie Supports a Roadmap for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel

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06/12/2017

... long eluded consensus answers. Rather they have generated social objections, political problems, and economic concerns, ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham

... University and a Master’s in Public Administration and Health Policy from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public ...

The Atlantic Philanthropies Introduces 2020 Fellows for Racial Equity

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08/03/2020

... struggle for racial equity in South Africa and the United States engage in exploration, imagination, and ... impactful change. Today – in the wake of the unfolding health and economic crises exacerbated by...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Unveils New Website and Logo

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05/27/2014

... site is responsive, so whether you're checking out our resources on health care reform, learning what our latest international survey found, or offering your ideas on health care...

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The Commonwealth Fund

25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

When families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the border and long-time residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, they are most often sent to privately owned and operated prisons and detention centers...

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Making the Sausage in Albany: An Artisanal Cookbook for Funders

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09/20/2017

... PhilanthroPost Policy Edition The trend toward significant social change occurring at the state and local level is now ... sentencing, selective policing, decriminalization, mental health treatment and...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Former Ambassador as New Trustee

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11/12/2015

... of Chicago. Levin was the 65th Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands from ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

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08/15/2017

... Parenthood of Connecticut. Roger’s long journey in the social justice movement began at age 5 when he was the first ...

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Education

From Possibility into Practice – Post-Annual Meeting Series

... May 9 - 2 PM to 3:30 PM Three Years Later, Funding Social Movements Matters More Than Ever (Two-Part Series: May ... This two-part virtual, interactive sessions will explore social movements, the needs of...

Trinity Church Wall Street to Provide Free Legal Workshops for Local Community

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07/09/2019

... Paul’s Chapel. Trinity’s mission focuses on worship, social justice, music, art, and education, both locally and worldwide. More than 20 worship services are offered every week, many of which are webcast ...

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02 Sep 2021

Hurricane Ida: Funding Urgent Needs and Long-Term Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, September 2, 2021 - 2:00pm

... Ida in communities throughout the southern United States . However, one thing is clear: Recovery from the ... Jessica Vermilyea , Executive Director, Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response...

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How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020

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09/24/2020

... final crisis our board faced this summer is the practical health challenge to voters’ ability to cast their ballots ... leaders of color with deep experience in their states ; Alignment with other focal...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The David Rockefeller Fund

28 Apr 2025

Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, April 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... long history of excluding people from entering the United States , including individuals from China in the 19th century, ... is also a history of expelling people from the United States , including nearly 2...

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Immigration

Long Island Community Foundation Names New Board Members

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08/07/2017

... its commitment to Long Island.” Nancy Engelhardt is a social entrepreneur and founder of Leaders In Action. As the ... He has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, with half in...

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The New York Women’s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of $100M Collective Fund

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03/26/2018

... of 32 public U.S. women’s foundations located in 26 states and Washington, D.C., to announce Year 2 Two (2017) ... Women’s History Month, the partnership is leveraging social media channels (Twitter, Facebook...

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