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Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... many of them in poverty and grappling with a public assistance system not designed to meet their needs. ... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need, and...

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

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Russell Sage Foundation

Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... of diversifying away from coal, FE appears to be investing resources to subvert public policies that address climate change and pursuing ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Frameworks for Private Foundations: A New Model for Impact

Publication date:

07/2017

... in reflecting on these frameworks to better align purpose, public benefit, and action. Tweet about this paper using ... foundation carries out its work and the core competencies, resources , skills, and processes that it cultivates in order ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Names Meghan Jambor Interim Informed Communities Program Officer

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... her natural talent for connecting people to each other and resources , make her an excellent fit for the role and will ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Civic Engagement

Communications/Media

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dance/NYC Launches Immigrant Artists Initiative

Release Date:

02/27/2018

... the New York City metropolitan area, while shaping urgent public discussion about changing demographics and immigrant ... ) as well as online information resources available on the Dance/NYC website; and...

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Arts

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Mellon Foundation

In Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice Fund Awards Nearly $10 Million in Second Round of Grants

Release Date:

07/02/2018

... against people from low-income communities, provide resources to groups advocating to close youth prisons, expand ... children whose parents are behind bars, and educate the public on the need for criminal-...

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative Welcomes 35 Career Coaches From Indiana for its First Convening Governor’s Coaching Corps

Release Date:

03/19/2019

... The participants represent a diverse mix of organizations: public workforce centers, adult educational institutions, ... have access to career coaches who will offer new tools, resources and training...

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

Release Date:

05/06/2019

... All of this is compounded by the city’s lack of viable public transit options. Jackson is designed around the car, ... tax policies, and the state’s aggressive efforts to cut resources for Medicaid and limit...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR award Plant Humanities Fellowships Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/19/2019

... of rare books and manuscripts, herbaria specimens, online resources such as JSTOR Global Plants, and scholarly ... with the aim of engaging teachers, students, and the public . “The excitement of this...

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Mellon Foundation

12 Feb 2020

FCCP Census Operations Series Part 9: Monitoring the Count in Real Time Part II - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Center / CUNY Meredith Higashi (Moderator) , Director, Public Policy and Advocacy, Philanthropy Northwest Designed ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Census 2020

Schott Foundation Announces Diana Tate Vermeire as SVP of Strategy

Release Date:

05/10/2021

... Tate Vermeire as SVP of Strategy The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Diana Tate ... lead Schott’s organization-wide strategies to generate resources , strategically invest and...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Listen to A. Nicole Campbell in Conversation with DeAnna Hoskins: "The Integral Role of Cultural Competence in Movements"

Release Date:

04/07/2022

... since 2018. A nationally recognized leader and dynamic public speaker, she has been committed to the movement for ... when those who are most harmed are provided the tools and resources to demand change...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Build Up Companies

Joseph Matara Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Unbound Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/15/2023

... all aspects of Unbound’s Finance and Operations, Human Resources , Information Technology, and Grants Management, to ... from St. John’s University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. He lives in New...

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Unbound Philanthropy

National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

Release Date:

05/16/2018

... of Heather McGhee, the outgoing president of the public policy organization Demos, as the inaugural recipient ... for the Foundation and its grantees, and participate in issue -focused public...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

17 Mar 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Optimizing a Multigenerational Workplace

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... Gathering your input to inform future discussions on this critical topic of our time Designed for...

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Network Building

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces Request for Proposals from New York Charter Schools to Use EarlyBird to Detect Dyslexia Early

Release Date:

09/06/2023

... available state-wide to provide New York charter schools a critical resource to address early reading difficulties and ... on the data from the assessments. “Dyslexia is an equity issue because it...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

23 Mar 2010

Change Philanthropy: Stories of Successful Policy Work and Collaboration

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... long-term strategies that address root causes of critical social problems. This program is relevant to ... effective approaches for tackling much-needed, widespread public policy alternatives and social change...

Ford Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Tackle Inequality Worldwide

Release Date:

06/01/2020

... build a global network of leaders to fight inequality, is critical at this moment. The first group of Ford Global ... sociology, specializing in social movement theory, public policy, and philanthropy, and...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons

Release Date:

07/27/2021

... of understanding Black–White differences because it is a critical index of the cumulative effects, across generations, ... the findings to both research audiences and the broader public . A noted scholar of...