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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... or directors. They are established to maintain or aid social , educational, religious, or other charitable ... women and girls, the arts, health, the environment, social change, or any number of issues at a local, regional, ...

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Ford Foundation

How To Grow and Activate Your Audience On YouTube

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03/12/2014

... websites or Facebook pages. YouTube is both a powerful social network and leading search engine in itself. As such, ... as signing a petition or sharing the video via their own social networks. There is also...

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Open Society Foundations

Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

By Daniel Lilienthal, Associate for Social and Emotional Learning, NoVo Foundation On June ... that serves as a model for community development and social change. Led by Executive Director Jill Eisenhard, RHI ...

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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis

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08/21/2015

... million, the Foundation provided 377 grants, supporting social programs that assist those most exposed to the ... effects. The grants primarily supported the areas of Social Welfare and Health, but also...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

NYC Cultural Agenda Fund Places Marker on Racial Justice Initiative Ahead of City’s Cultural Plan Release

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10/12/2016

... will produce policy recommendations that advance cultural, social , and fiscal equity in the cultural plan. $10,000 will ... Cultural Districts and the Interaction Institute for Social Change to train the...

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Arts

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... ongoing civil resistance and the acceleration of legal and social supports undertaken by organizations across the city ... and undocumented. They are afraid to access needed social services, and to challenge...

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Brooklyn Org

Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

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06/26/2017

... and entrepreneurs - to solve problems and strengthen social cohesion. Bloomberg Philanthropies will invest more ... effort to elevate city leadership in print, broadcast, and social media. A deeper domestic...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum

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07/19/2017

... download a file of our new logo. Share the News Through Social Media: Also spread the word through your various communications channels, including social media. Our new twitter handle is @unitedphilforum. ...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

... of their unique contributions within the larger sphere of social change. We intentionally keep the class size small (20 ... skills learned to: Discuss philanthropy’s role in the social change ecosystem...

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Program Staff

23 Jan 2020

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 23, 2020 (All day) to Friday, February 7, 2020 (All day)

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New FORE Grants Support Community-Based Organizations Combatting the Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Crisis

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03/29/2023

... treatment of OUD, including medications, counseling, and social services, at its health clinic, Casa de Salud. ... New York, to addiction treatment and other health care and social services. My Father’s House...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

Surdna Foundation Announces a Reorganization and Promotions

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07/11/2023

... and Thriving Cultures —share common racial equity and social justice goals, as does the Andrus Family Fund , ... people are at the heart of our pursuit of racial and social justice, I’ve moved the People and...

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18 Jan 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, January 18, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... Foundation Chun Yee Yip (Moderator), Vice President, Social Impact, Lendlease Who should attend? All ... check-in with security. ** The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice has increased security...

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PNY Core: Legal Series: On-Demand Learning Opportunities on Key Topics

... programmatic issues in making grants outside the United States . February 3, 2022 - Self-Dealing (Family ...

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable, and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying....

New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation

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03/01/2013

The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Gamoran as its new president.

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Georgetown University President, Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews (Scotland) and Former President of Portugal, Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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01/01/2013

... commitment to the progress of society, both in the United States and around the world, is without parallel.” “We ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

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06/04/2012

Cassius O. Johnson, an education policy analyst, will join the Carnegie Corporation of New York as a Program Officer working on the foundation’s New Designs for K-16 Pathways program. Johnson is an experienced education reformer, whose tenure at...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Inaugural Creative Director For Its Captiva Artists Residency

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05/01/2012

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Kalajainen as the Creative Director of the Foundation’s Artists Residency program in Captiva, Florida.