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14 Nov 2018

Postponed Getting Through the Front Door: A Campaign to Make Public Schools Accessible

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... was even worse. These findings galvanized advocates, parents , and students to launch a campaign to fix this ... for disability rights. Please join us to hear from the parents , students, and advocates who...

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38th Annual Meeting Recap: The Power of Participation

... forces that hold people back on gender or race or the economy don't just sit in sort of one area over here and not ... out the media's difficulty in covering the development of American Health Care...

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

... Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of ... often remembered collectively as the prototypical tale of American rags to...

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From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back: Philanthropy’s Role & Responsibility in Returning Stolen Land to Native Communities

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02/03/2022

... community in New York and beyond, and returning wealth, resources and land back to the original peoples of the ... settlers to gift money as a kind of “land tax” to the American Indian Community House (AICH),...

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NorthLight Foundation

Capital One-Funded Report: Women Entrepreneurs On the Rise in NYC

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03/04/2016

... are having an increasingly large impact on the city’s economy , it also concludes that New York has only begun to ... has more women-owned businesses, by far, than any other American city. With a total of 413,...

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Boutiques for the People

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09/27/2016

... as co-instructors, and linked to the local history, economy , politics, and culture of the City of Newark. The ... Core Curriculum, the program is hosted by the Center for American Studies and led by Columbia...

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NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture

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12/16/2016

... Foundation’s other three areas of focus: inclusive clean economy , racial and economic justice and corporate and ... Action Center Blog. He earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Trinity College in...

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What’s Good, and What’s Missing, in Congress’ Third COVID-19 Emergency Response Package - Report from The Century Foundation

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03/26/2020

... to cushion the pandemic’s blow to the nation’s economy and health care network. Below, TCF fellows highlight ...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

... Justice Fellows begin their work at a critical juncture in American history, coming on the heels of a racial justice ... Other fellows will work to help those in the informal economy fight attempts to...

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09 Sep 2021

Support thriving families and increase equitable access to the improved Child Tax Credit - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... (AFN), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. The American Rescue Plan of 2021 offers a historic opportunity to ... cash and to fundamentally improve the freedom of parents to help their families...

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The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize

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02/09/2023

... AM PT Download our 1-page overview (PDF) En Español (PDF) American Sign Language (Video) ABOUT THE PRIZE In a time of ... – and their many promising initiatives – with resources and opportunities. As part of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Commitment to Playwrights: The Tow Foundation’s 2014 Residency Program

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12/09/2014

... the best ways to create opportunities for young American playwrights and help facilitate their New York ... Tow Foundation, pondered how the Foundation could support American playwrights who have not yet had...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members

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07/01/2021

... Sister” for continuing the legacy of African American women. She is often described as smart, strategic ... Time Magazine, Elle, Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, American Editor, etc. Gwen Chapman | Board...

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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

... if they can only attract sufficient financial and human resources . 4) There are effective ways to support Japanese ... regrant funds to Japanese groups, and they can be useful resources for American...

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How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?

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09/26/2017

... of income or education, has become yet another part of American life reserved for those who are most privileged. ... to a research brief published from two think tanks, the American Enterprise Institute and...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Latinx Artist Fellowship

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07/22/2021

... Latinx Artist Fellowship Latinx artists—people of Latin American or Caribbean descent who live and work in the US—have made significant and vital contributions to American culture. Yet these artists have...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Investment Policy

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04/2011

Innovative strategies and new investment opportunities can be used to align investment practices with mission objectives to sustain the public good. Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation offers a look at their investment policy which can be used as a template for others.

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UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges

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07/10/2019

... census, this new threat means that important philanthropic resources will now be siphoned for litigation and the ... response rates. NYSCEF has also made grants to the Asian American Federation, to do census...

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Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... we should ask is “what is the best use of foundation resources ?” The whole independent sector would be better served if foundations invested resources more wisely in their own capacity to do a more ... our own...

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