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The New York Women's Foundation

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New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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09/11/2009

... and services. We also aim to increase the level of public awareness of low vision services. Our grant program ... National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health (a fellow funder of the film) and...

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PNY Officially Endorses Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... for charitable organizations and foundations related to legal compliance and public disclosure, effective governance, financial oversight, ... strength, integrity and governance of the field. PNY’s ...

Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

... program and clinical professorship and increase public service opportunities for deserving law school ... includes $7 million to establish and endow the Greene Public Service Scholars program, which will...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... experience in the nonprofit, foundation, academic, and public sectors and extensive expertise in the most pressing issue areas of our time, including diversity, health , and digital technology...

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Marc Krupanski and Paul Ranogajec Joins Open Society Foundations

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01/01/2013

... in Spring 2013. His dissertation, "Apotheosis of the Public Realm: Classicism in New York City's Architecture," .....

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Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

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03/21/2022

... social work. Tillett’s early career focused on sexual health , drawing upon her international experiences as a Peace ... foundation’s goal of giving communities agency over how resources are used to tackle...

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International Grantmakers Unite: Grappling with the State of the World

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11/06/2019

... “IGN programs related to global philanthropic trends and legal issues have been instrumental in informing our work ... of this growing group. To join, contact: Shamira Lukomwa, Public Policy Fellow, slukomwa@...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Kavelman Group Philanthropic Advisors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

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10/27/2015

... October Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the ... about the country’s ability to make progress on the issue (51% optimistic/38% pessimistic...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... establish solid partnerships with donors, civil society, public and private sector leaders. With over 20 years in the ... operational leader and an African feminist will bring a critical perspective to our...

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

... efficiency). The Big Lottery Fund in the U.K., a public entity that functions much like a foundation, has also ... The Western Cape of South Africa’s Department of Health and Department of Social Development...

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The Brookings Institution

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Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

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06/12/2009

... (Vincent Stehle has also contributed a post on this issue .) We asked two of the presenters from that program— ... is for original, independent news reporting on matters of public importance. Opinion, argument...

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

... are many reasons why same-sex marriage is fast becoming legal across the United States, a trend that yesterday's ... hard for marriage equality and other changes to grow public support for LGBT rights...

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LGBTQ

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Rockefeller Foundation Supports A “Carbon Yield” Methodology to Compare Environmental Impact of Investments in Renewable Energy

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06/23/2017

The tool, which is publicly available online, relies on estimating how much carbon-dioxide pollution is avoided as buyers want to know real environmental benefits of investments.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... of Programs & Advocacy, The Schott Foundation for Public Education and Vice-Chair of Native Americans in ... or gender — have equal access to quality education and health care and the opportunity to grow...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

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01/18/2018

... their communities from both hate groups and harmful public policies,” while others “have been experiencing ... nothing new for them,” said Braxton. But they all need resources , and while last year saw more...

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The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs

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03/06/2018

... Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs Many public school districts are seeking to expand or launch ... large-scale, voluntary summer learning programs offered by public school districts can help...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ms. Foundation for Women Selects Deborah Jacobs as Vice President, Advocacy and Policy

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06/04/2012

... where she spearheaded legislative, grassroots and legal advocacy to promote civil liberties in the state. ... in 1992 at the ACLU of Washington, where she directed legal intake and managed volunteers. Moving...

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Gender Justice

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17 Sep 2024

Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street

Watch the Recording Youth organizers have played a critical role in New York’s organizing history. Today, ... All funders interested in youth organizing, advocacy, public policy, and related roles. What to expect...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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06/22/2023

... will take imagination and courage to create the truly public spaces for dialogue and civic engagement this era of ... doing this work, imagining a new paradigm for what a public forum for civic engagement and...

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