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12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... DC Vote's main legislative priority, the DC Voting Rights Act (DC VRA), was pulled from the House floor on April 19, ... of foundation legal briefs on the DC Voting Rights Act Ilir Zherka , Executive...

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The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

Release Date:

05/03/2012

... of the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are now so familiar—curb cuts, kneeling buses, ...

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All Funders

22 Feb 2021

Bottom-up Climate Policy: How One State Coalition is Influencing Federal Climate Policy

Monday, February 22, 2021 -

7:30pm to 8:30pm

... New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) has had huge impacts on state policies and on ... embodied by the Climate and Community Investment Act , and a just transition for...

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Environment and Climate Change

Public Policy

Open Society Foundations Appoint Gail Aidinoff Scovell as General Counsel

Release Date:

07/01/2013

The Open Society Foundations has announced the appointment of Gail Aidinoff Scovell as General Counsel. Scovell joins the Open Society Foundations following an extensive search.

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Arcus Foundation Names Adrian Coman Director of International Human Rights

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02/01/2013

The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, has announced Adrian Relu Coman as Director of its international human rights program.

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Arcus Foundation Names Cynthia A. Hallenbeck New Vice President of Finance and Operations

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02/01/2012

The Arcus Foundation has announced that Cynthia A. Hallenbeck has been named to the newly-created position of Vice President of Finance and Operations. Hallenbeck joined the organization in January 2012 and reports to Arcus Foundation CEO Dr. Yvette...

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12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

... on the panel have had on the city How social entrepreneurs act as business entrepreneurs in the nonprofit industry ...

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27 Mar 2013

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... This is an area in which foundations absolutely should act more like businesses – by developing potential ...

14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... in its simplicity and clarity: revolution is not an act of aggression or merely a protest. Revolution, Boggs ...

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of the Guantanamo Bay detention ...

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PNY Welcomes Tiffany Langston and Aditi Davray

Release Date:

09/03/2014

... articles for PNY’s website, distribute e-Newsletters, act as the main administrator for PNY’s social media ...

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Musicians Foundation Celebrates Centennial Anniversary

Release Date:

12/18/2014

... by the ratification of the 16th Amendment and the Revenue Act of 1913 establishing tax exemption for certain ...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

Release Date:

01/05/2015

The Ford Foundation has promoted Don Chen to Director of Metropolitan Opportunity.

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Health

Social Justice

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Brandee McHale Named President of the Citi Foundation and Director of Corporate Citizenship for Citi

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01/26/2015

... then Community Relations and Community Reinvestment Act units and, most recently, as Chief Operating Officer of ...

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Community Development

Veterans

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16 Feb 2016

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia: The State of the Schools

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... No Child Left Behind and the new Every Student Succeeds Act School diversity Speakers MaryEllen Elia, Commissioner, ...

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Meet the New Jerome Staff

Release Date:

07/10/2017

The Jerome Foundation is excited to announce updates to its staff in Program, Administration, and Finance.

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Arts

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

12/14/2017

The Open Society Foundations today announced the appointment of Patrick Gaspard as president, effective January 1, 2018. He has managed day-to-day operations of the Foundations since September.