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Laura Callanan Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow

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04/01/2013

... social innovation, has joined the Foundation Center in the role of Senior Fellow. During this one-year fellowship, Callanan will be in residence at the Center’ s New York City office undertaking a variety of...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day

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03/08/2023

... Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women' s Day By: Sarah Edkins, Director of Communications, ... women’ s issues, many of our grantmakers have dedicated resources to...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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PNY Members Named to Commission Examining Closures of Nonprofits

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03/10/2015

... of Nonprofits Chaired by Gordon Campbell of NYU' s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, former ... the Commission is made up of seasoned nonprofit human services executives, members of the...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $2.3 Million to NPower to Prepare More than 700 Veterans for High-Quality Technology Jobs

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11/11/2019

... CA, Jersey City, NJ and Dallas, TX. With JPMorgan Chase’ s support, NPower will provide in-demand digital skills training and job placement services to support veterans in successfully transitioning ... the...

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Workforce Development

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... CCF was formed to respond to many changes in New York’ s Medicaid system. Experts agree that children need thorough ... support will help CCF to create an extensive database of services ,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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The New York Community Trust

17 Oct 2011

Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

By the year 2000, more than 80% of the City’ s trash was sent to four of the city’ s 59 community ... fact. And it is a story that shows the powerful role that foundations can play in changing...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... at the Ford Foundation, began their terms of service at a meeting of the trustees on April 16, 2015. "Mr. Lewis, ... health, and digital technology," said Foundation Center' s president,...

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23 Mar 2020

POSTPONED PACNet – Peer Coaching Session

Monday, March 23, 2020 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... to address the professional development and networking needs for individuals serving in an administrative support ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a...

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19 Oct 2022

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET) - Coaching Session

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 -

10:30am to 11:30am

... to address the professional development and networking needs of individuals serving in an administrative support ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential...

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Funding the Future of Activism

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02/04/2013

... North Star Fund is launching a $7 million Activism’ s Future campaign. Our goal is to build a robust movement to ... likely to attend the most troubled schools with the fewest resources . People on the margins...

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PhilTV: Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change

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05/31/2016

... potential of climate change to harm the economy in the long term . Fossil fuel companies are at risk because a key ... the following questions at Philanthropy New York’ s panel discussion last...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Will Cordery Joins Wellspring's Racial Justice Program

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05/04/2017

Will Cordery Joins Wellspring' s Racial Justice Program Wellspring Advisors is delighted to ... grants to community-based advocacy organizations in the U. S . South working to move multi-issue agendas,...

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

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Social Justice

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The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye

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06/22/2010

... Initiative at Philanthropy New York is philanthropy’ s response to the growing momentum for systems reform in New York State and New York City. Its long - term goal is to ensure an organized...

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First-of-its-kind Study From the Century Foundation: How Well Does Your State Support Integration in Charter Schools?

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04/04/2019

With the enrollment flexibility and design choices available to them, charter schools have the potential to help reverse trends of school segregation—or to further isolate students by race and class.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

... school-aged children say math or science is their child' s favorite subject, they more readily understand how reading .....

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The Culture Pass Initiative Launches in New York City with Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, New York Community Trust and Charles H. Revson Foundation

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07/18/2018

... free access to cultural institutions across New York’ s five boroughs to the millions of library card holders in ... H. Revson Foundation, The New York Community Trust’ s Thriving Communities program, and The...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... County that goes into effect July 1. The Harvard study' s revenue projection factors in an expected drop-off in sales once the county' s tax kicks in. A proposal to tax sugary drinks in Illinois .....

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Health

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With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

The new study, which examined the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical intervention strategies like financial incentives side-by-side, found that nudges often yield particularly high returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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GroundTruth, Supported By The Henry Luce Foundation and Ford Foundation, Launches Report America, Designed To Reignite Local Journalism

Release Date:

11/06/2017

... journalists with foreign experience. In Schreckinger’ s case, that meant traveling north up the Burma Road through Myanmar to report on the country’ s reopening. Yet even as Schreckineger and his fellows were...

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