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Obituary: Rachel Cowan, Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Official

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09/07/2018

Rabbi Rachel Cowan, a Mayflower descendant who converted to Judaism and became a prominent innovator in three nontraditional movements in that faith, died on Friday at her home in Manhattan.

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Robert Smith III Joins the Surdna Foundation as Program Officer, Thriving Cultures

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02/06/2019

The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its hire of Robert Smith III as Program Officer of the Thriving Cultures program.

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Social Justice

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Hirokazu Yoshikawa Joins Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation

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10/20/2021

... and Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children (2011). “As the Foundation enters its ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Dr. Meredith Woocher joins Covenant Foundation staff as Director of Learning

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02/07/2023

... served in a variety of roles in educational institutions, foundations , and synagogues across the Jewish communal ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New President Cecilia Clarke

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07/01/2013

Alan Fishman, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, announced that Cecilia Clarke will join the Foundation as its new President and CEO. Ms. Clarke succeeds Marilyn Gelber, who stepped down from the post on June 30,...

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Community Development

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13 Mar 2014

So Far So Fast: A Family Foundation Finds its Focus

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

How does a family foundation with no defined mission, no staff, no structure and a family that was never brought into the fold pull itself together to fashion a high performing foundation in under 4 years?

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Documentary Funded by New York Life Foundation Wins Emmy

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08/26/2014

... children find comfort, hope and healing to deal with their pain. Former World Series Champion pitcher Jamie ... support from the New York Life Foundation as well as other foundations , corporations and...

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Ella Baff will Join the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer

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07/15/2015

Ms. Baff is currently the executive and artistic director of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

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Arts

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In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

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11/04/2015

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is sad to report that its Trustee Emeritus, James “Jim” McConnell Clark, died at his home in Woods Hole, MA on October 24, 2015 at the age of 93.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Communities in Schools: Putting Quality Considerations First (Wallace Foundation, EMCF)

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11/12/2015

At Communities In Schools, we went through a decade-long effort to emphasize quality over scale, writes Dan Cardinali, CIS president.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Education

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Marsh & McLennan, Tow Foundation Honored Alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda

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03/30/2016

Peter J. Beshar, Vice President and General Counsel of Marsh & McLennan and member of the John Jay College Foundation's Board of Trustees, will be honored for his service to the college, along with the Tow Foundation for its work on juvenile and...

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Justice Reform

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New Board President Selected to Lead the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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07/11/2016

Susan Butler Plum is the founding director of the Skadden Foundation, which awards two-year grants to 28 public interest attorneys per year.

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation

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02/22/2017

Arlene is a long-standing colleague at Moody’s and has had a distinguished career. She is currently a managing director in London where she oversees commercial business in Europe.

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

In this role, DeQuendre will work to advance the foundation’s mission and raise its profile, working with a team of communications strategists to develop comprehensive messaging and media outreach plans.

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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07/11/2017

William D. “Bro” Adams, former president of Colby College and past chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is joining the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow.

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

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10/03/2017

... Back in 2011, Casey Family Programs even titled one of their reports, “Getting to Scale: The Elusive Goal.” The ... the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations —released its report on...

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Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today that Maya L. Harris, a distinguished attorney and...

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Open Society Foundations Seek Clarification on Pakistan NGO Ruling

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12/14/2017

Open Society Foundations Seek Clarification on Pakistan NGO Ruling The Open Society Foundations ' national foundation in Pakistan is seeking ... that required the submission of detailed accounts of ...

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