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06 Apr 2017

Beyond the Headlines: A Conversation about Immigration and Immigrants

Thursday, April 6, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Join us for a conversation with Ali Noorani, Executive Director, the National Immigration Forum and author ... Goes the Neighborhood , Sayu Bhojwani, President of The New American Leaders Project...

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Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

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06/08/2022

... Volkwijn, Senior Director, Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York When you first stepped into philanthropy, whether ... have been in the field for a few months or for quite some, how did your race, gender,...

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MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa

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11/07/2014

... farmers, particularly women. “We welcome this new initiative because it will enable us to deal with the ... help uplift them from poverty,” said Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA. The programme has a strong...

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Food Systems

Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse

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10/09/2015

... Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse A new global report shows that money doesn't buy everything ... gaining us comparable health benefits," Commonwealth Fund President Dr. David...

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Artist Catherine Opie Elected to Warhol Foundation Board

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12/15/2015

... the Warhol Foundation Board of Directors. Joel Wachs, President of the Warhol Foundation, said, ”Cathy Opie’ s ... a mid - career survey at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and solo exhibitions at the Wexner...

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Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

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05/03/2016

... sexual behavior and reducing HIV risk, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study. Since 2004, the U.S. President ’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief, known ...

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... names in philanthropy, but during her 11 years as its president Judith Rodin worked to ensure the $4.2 billion ... government and corporate chieftains worldwide. She broke new ground for the foundation by...

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Doris Duke Earmarks $2M to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley

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08/03/2016

... has been working to preserve land for decades, but a new grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is ... the region adapt to climate change," said Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan. Sullivan...

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Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege

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08/31/2016

... Fight Privilege Say the name Darren Walker anywhere in New York City or in the world of philanthropy, and you’re ... among the many reasons his elevation three years ago to president of the Ford Foundation was...

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Sloan Foundation to Honor Recipients of Teaching Champion Awards

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09/08/2016

... Foundation Teaching Champion Award– K-12 teachers in the New York metropolitan area who have successfully integrated ... and financial literacy,” said Nan J. Morrison, CEO and President , CEE. “Through advocacy...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Charles H. Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

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02/09/2017

... Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards Julie Sandorf , president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation, Sarah ... Library Awards to celebrate the essential role of New York City's 207 public libraries in...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Ford Foundation Awards NABJ Grant Ahead Of Its 42nd Annual Convention And Career Fair

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08/09/2017

... kicking off its 42nd Annual Convention and Career Fair in New Orleans, the National Association of Black Journalists ... significant support to NABJ,” said Sarah Glover, NABJ president . The Ford Foundation...

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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism

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08/28/2017

... international expansion, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue ... human rights and climate change. Rachel White, the president of theguardian.org, said the...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”

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08/31/2017

... More Than You’ll Eat” Jude Medeiros, Regional Vice President for Sodexo, will be speaking at the inaugural New York City Food Tank Summit, “Focusing on Food Loss and ...

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NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming

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09/07/2017

... a music education program, is taking over a legendary New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city ... slightly under $20 million, according to Roger H. Brown, president of Berklee, which has...

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States Team Up To Fight Climate Change

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09/21/2017

... federal government planning to pull out the global pact, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump said he would withdraw from the Paris ...

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Nonprofit Linked To NYCHA Creates Crowdfunding Portal For Sustainability Projects

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09/25/2017

... a nonprofit established last year to supplement the New York City Housing Authority’s finances and services, ... five boroughs, explained Rasmia Kirmani-Frye, the founding president of the Fund for Public...

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Housing and Homelessness

Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation

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09/28/2017

... Next Generation” workshop, with the goal of developing new strategies for sustaining library-based broadcast ... and learning at Vanderbilt University; and Bernard Reilly, president of the Center for Research...

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Communications/Media

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Andy Warhol Foundation Awards Grants for Arts Writing

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12/03/2018

... They will receive a total of $725,000. Administered by the New York–based nonprofit Creative Capital, the grants ... other outlets for scholarly perspectives,” foundation president Joel Wachs said in a...

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