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Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

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09/26/2016

... Inclusive Innovation Competition (IIC) under the ‘ new models’ category, has reached 70,000 farmers through a ... on the Digital Economy’ (IDE), which explores how people and businesses can work, interact, and...

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Food Systems

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

... commoditized to buy and sell. This has led us to a new way to think about our role: alchemy. In a world in which ... in these areas is never easy to measure. After all, how do you measure a girl knowing she’s...

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Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

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01/19/2018

... Foundation , will enable local employers to incorporate new skill development strategies and/or business practices ... and communities to succeed,” said Fred Dedrick, President and CEO of the National Fund. “...

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Community Development

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Pfizer and the Avon Foundation for Women Support Patients Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

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01/21/2015

... and men living with metastatic disease, and to create new services for metastatic patients so they do not have to face this disease alone,” said Marc Hurlbert, executive director of the Avon Foundation for...

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Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

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04/04/2018

... Although national funders coming out of places like New York and the Bay Area command the most attention, growing ... In turn, as we often report, there's a lot of local giving action around issues as...

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Lata Reddy Elevated to Chair of The Prudential Foundation

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06/14/2017

... head of Corporate Social Responsibility and chair and president of The Prudential FoundationReddy, the architect of ... to creating true long-term value,” Strangfeld continued. Advancing social progress,...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

... Plan Today, the Ms. Foundation for Women announced its new strategic plan, which centers its grant-making and ... by investing, over five years, $25 million towards resources and support for organizations led...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

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10/06/2014

... the sector and talk about the future. “This is a call to action . The summit will mark the beginning of a new agenda for higher education in Africa,” says Dr Tendai ...

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Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation

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04/27/2023

... within the climate justice movement, I am eager to shift resources to organizations and creative solutions led by the ... and the Surdna Foundation as a whole,” said Don Chen , President . “We are thrilled to...

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Protect Census 2020

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York: Protect Census 2020 The United Philanthropy Forum, ... urges Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020 Census now, to put planning and...

10 Oct 2019

Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... These political stunts whether on social media or through executive action have dire consequences in people’s lives. “more ... there is both optimism and concern. Our challenge is how to...

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On Time.com, Carnegie’s Gregorian: Voters Responsible for Protecting Democracy

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11/04/2016

... Voters Responsible for Protecting Democracy Carnegie President , Vartan Gregorian, writes about how only committed citizenship can preserve our individual ...

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09 Jun 2020

Secure Vote By Mail for Democracy's Sake

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10:00am to 11:30am

... actionable information and guidance to foundations on how they can do their part to ensure that everyone is able to ... some of the leading voices in the Vote by Mail effort from New York and around the...

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Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice

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12/07/2021

... Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations announced today that ... mission critical for us,” said Open Society President Mark Malloch-Brown. “The future and .....

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Evolution of the Work Place in Hybrid Times

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12/2022

... Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations ... optional, and there is an ever-evolving conversation of how we come back together and build back a new and better workplace. While there is no roadmap to a ...

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

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05/12/2014

... impact investing, they would, General Service Foundation Executive Director Lani Shaw told us for our new e-book “The Power of Impact Investing: Making Markets ... even combined with governments, don’t have...

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What Makes a Good CSR Leader?

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09/26/2013

... You Want a Job in Philanthropy?” on the Philanthropy New York website . Recently, a group of CSR leaders ... be able to talk to the company’s board of directors, the executive team, their peers in other areas...

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

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02/09/2023

... and environmental challenges, our need for ambitious new ideas could not be clearer. We know that transforming the ... – and their many promising initiatives – with resources and opportunities. As part of this...

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