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Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office

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10/28/2014

... rights lawyer, Ms. Naylor previously worked within the public interest law sector in South Africa and at the International Center for the Legal Protection of Human Rights in London. Her writing on ...

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Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

... today that Maya L. Harris, a distinguished attorney and public policy advocate, has joined the Foundation’s Board ... an accomplished leader to the Arcus board.” Harris is a legal and political analyst for...

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30 Oct 2013

Presenting the “Asian Pacific New Yorkers Count” Report

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 4th Floor, 79 Fifth Avenue, NYC

... American Children and Families (CACF) and the Fund for Public Advocacy. It is more critical than ever for funders to be aware of the issues ... Collaborative Program in partnership with the Fund for ...

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The Century Foundation Adds New Senior Fellow

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03/01/2013

... Fellow. Likosky founded and directed the Center on Law & Public Finance at New York University, and was Senior Fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge. “We are thrilled to have Michael Likosky .....

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For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

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09/25/2023

... When considering how to decide what’s best, the public should not, and cannot, lose the forest for the trees: ...

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18 Jan 2018

First Annual PNY Policy Forum Honoring Janice Nittoli: An Evening with John King

Thursday, January 18, 2018 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... The PNY Policy Forum will present discussions with major public policy leaders highlighting contemporary issues of ... She also served as president of the National Center for Health Education and has held...

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New York Community Trust names Dominick Impemba as new chief operating and finance officer

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06/26/2023

... Impemba will lead the departments handling finance, human resources , information technology, and administration. With ... degree from Iona College in 1996 and is a certified public accountant. About The New...

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The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... published as the feature article for the November 2014 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. A lot...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy. “I have long admired The Rockefeller ... history when the power of free speech has never been more critical . I look forward to bringing to...

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06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... permissible for your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund nonprofits that ... on why and how foundations can engage in advocacy and/or public...

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Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

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02/20/2018

... a small nonprofit with limited human and financial resources , or a business starting to think about measuring ... group. Collecting disaggregated data is not enough. It is critical to build this disaggregation...

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Ivy Suriyopas Announced as New Vice President of Programs for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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04/14/2021

... of the Anti-Trafficking Initiative at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, working at the intersection ... GCIR’s Vice President of Programs, Suriyopas will play a critical strategic leadership...

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... for Autism Research The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has signed an agreement to establish a ... This collaboration will leverage the advantages of public and private efforts to collect vital...

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Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

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03/14/2018

... have invested nearly $1 billion to fight a global public health problem that claims 6 million lives a year—and is on ... No donor has come close to matching the energy or resources that the...

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New Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Report Examines Impact from Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Five-Year, $15M Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative

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01/17/2019

... improved people’s access to healthy food, addressed health and access disparities, provided nutrition education, ... with a holistic approach to community change, and public -private partnerships that forged...

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Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

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08/08/2017

... intern at the Edward W. Hazen Foundation and a Master of Public Affairs student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at ... days, the Texas Senate passed bills discriminating against transgender...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits Over USD 1 Billion To Advance Climate Solutions

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09/15/2023

... integrate climate across its four core focus areas: power, health , food, and finance; and (2) catalyze global action for ... within these systems. This includes providing additional resources , advocacy, and...

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Bloomberg Backs Frieden’s Next Act: Heart Disease and Preparing for New Epidemics

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09/13/2017

... Obama, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden is starting a global health initiative that will focus on two big areas: heart health and epidemic preparedness. Called Resolve, it is ... The program will be based at Vital...

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Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

... Zoë Baird. “Beth has a proven track record, both in the public and private sectors, managing large, complex, and ... I am delighted Beth has agreed to join us to take on this critical challenge of our time.”...

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