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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

Release Date:

09/25/2023

... Likewise, the federal government—specifically, the U. S . Department of Education, which issues the vast majority of ... a good investment of taxpayer dollars. The country needs an educated workforce, and so...

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Education

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Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish “The Receipts”)

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09/23/2021

... to a wonderful step on the road to equity, but let’ s call them what they are: a first step. A baby step . No matter the degree to which a foundation board’ s consciousness is awakened, no matter the good...

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Arbor Rising

Nonprofit Community Health Clinics Receive $1.9 Million in Grants From Hartford Foundation

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05/27/2013

... from the Corporation for National and Community Service' s Social Innovation Fund. To improve care for depression - .....

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07 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Unexpected Gains Through Creative Funding Practices

Thursday, June 7, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... and Civil Society and president of her family’ s foundation, underscored the importance of philanthropic ... The key points to consider when stepping beyond one’ s comfort zone to include new populations. The...

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07 Mar 2013

Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy

Thursday, March 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:30pm

... York City? How can your foundation support the City’ s undocumented immigrants as they hope for new opportunities ... Muzaffar Chishti , Director, Migration Policy Institute’ s Office at New York University...

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Pfizer, Global Partners Announce Donation of 500 Millionth Dose of Azithromycin, Marking Progress to Help Alleviate the Suffering from Trachoma

Release Date:

11/16/2015

... for Trachoma Control (ICTC) partners announce Pfizer’ s donation of the 500 millionth dose of Zithromax® ... the year 2020. Today, delegations from the U.K. and U. S . governments, non-governmental...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... respected problem-solver in education who understands the needs of students and teachers. He also is a superb ... challenging the constitutionality of the New York State' s educational finance system. His...

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Education

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

17 Nov 2016

Expand Your Comfort Zone: Taking Risks in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, November 17, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... only.* Philanthropy is often described as society’ s “risk capital.” Private generosity can support causes ... experiences. This webinar, featuring tips from NCFP’ s new Passage Issue Brief on this topic and...

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Seven Performing Artists Win 2018 Doris Duke Artist Awards

Release Date:

06/26/2018

... by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the foundation’ s president and CEO, Edward P. Henry, was joined by several ... contributions to retirement savings. “For us, it’ s pretty simple: Like our programs in...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

Release Date:

08/16/2018

... the $100 million Art for Justice Fund to safely reduce U. S . prison populations. The partnership marked a rare and ... surrounding the second round of funding and how the fund' s work is playing out on...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees

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03/17/2020

... University provost since 2017. He is the school’ s chief academic officer, overseeing educational policies and ... Holloway was the dean of Yale College and Edmund S . Morgan Professor of African American...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Shares Findings from the Brooklyn Insights 2020 Process

Release Date:

04/01/2021

... community-supported emergency response in the Foundation’ s history. In the first phase of the Fund, we distributed ... This next phase of grantmaking will bring the Fund' s total commitment to nearly $7...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

07 Oct 2021

Digital Transformation Discussion #2: The State of Civic Engagement Data, Access, and Policy: Key Inputs, Gaps & Opportunities - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, October 7, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for the second conversation in our Digital Transformation series as we discuss the approaches organizations are implementing to support their digital engagement work through organizational training and skills building, and how policies can...

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Communications

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The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

Release Date:

09/26/2014

... in Focus blog . What a day it was! Sunday’ s historic People’ s Climate March was a testament to the growing power and visibility of a global people’ s movement for peace, justice and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

Release Date:

08/19/2009

... early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’ s Hamlet ; Polonius’ advice to his son, Laertes). Yet ... have access to credit so that they could expand their services or infrastructure. The fund’...

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“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... Bembón ” does not convey the seriousness of the song’ s message. “El Negro Bembón” tells us the story of a ... was in the path of a hurricane like we have not seen in a long time. Thus, disaster relief is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrus Family Fund

04 Nov 2019

The Divest/Invest Framework: What Does It Mean for Funders Working in Housing and Homelessness? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Monday, November 4, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... renters experiencing housing instability. Public resources that are currently invested in policies and laws ...

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Housing and Homelessness

04 Dec 2014

Big Ideas for Short Videos

Thursday, December 4, 2014 -

8:00am to 10:45am

... program is being reproduced for Philanthropy New York’ s members, due to its popularity at the national ...

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New York State

Sozosei Foundation Announces Inaugural Summit in December

Release Date:

11/19/2020

... to decriminalize mental illness. Please complete the meeting registration form by clicking on the Register Now ... by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The Foundation’ s initial priority is to spark...

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