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10 Dec 2020

Uncovering Dyslexia, NYC’s Literacy Crisis and its Effects Across Systems

Thursday, December 10, 2020 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... It perpetuates the loss of human potential. The picture in New York City , despite small scale promising efforts, is equally grim. ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

Release Date:

11/17/2015

... on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia. The new organization, the Global Brain Health Institute, will be run by the University of California ...

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Aging

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

Release Date:

10/26/2017

... organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student ... combining quality...

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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

Release Date:

09/02/2013

Aetna, a leading global health care solutions company, has appointed Garth Graham, ... to get to the root causes of health inequities and develop new approaches to improve the lives of people in...

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Kristen M. Ruff

... Ruff serves as the Senior Vice President of Philanthropy New York , a trusted community of nearly 300 philanthropic ... program officers. Prior to joining Philanthropy New York...

Capping the Charitable Deduction

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Capping the Charitable Deduction The Obama ... diminish contributions. Consistent with the Philanthropy New York ’s mission to...

Laura Wolff Named Acting Director of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... past 24 years, Ms. Wolff has managed the Foundation’s New York government accountability grants program and shared ... Feminist Press and a former board member at Philanthropy New ...

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The Clark Foundation

12 Mar 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Hydrofracking Plus and Minus

Monday, March 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... of hydrofracking on the community. A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program hosted by Grantmakers Forum of New York . Presenters Marilyn Bok , Board Chair, ...

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Christine Rhee Joins the Wallace Foundation

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12/11/2013

... to the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at the New York Philharmonic, and served in a variety of strategic ... Arts Administration from the Steinhardt School at New York...

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Arts

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American Express

Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, Dies

Release Date:

07/25/2014

... Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, UJA-Federation of New York Supporter, Dies Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the former ... who raised hundreds of millions for the UJA-Federation of New ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

State Authority Wants $1.5 Billion for Renewable Energy Boost

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... Energy Boost In a document released late Monday, the New York State Energy Research Development Authority recommended ... which has the ability to require a surcharge on New York...

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Environment and Climate Change

Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia

Release Date:

03/15/2016

... the Society's global network that kick off this week in New York . Asia Society was founded on June 28, 1956, by John D. Rockefeller 3rd in New York to build...

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Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... accounting and MBA in Finance from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is a CPA and a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and...

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Altman Foundation

Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

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02/14/2012

Our collaborative program on January 10th examined the Reimagining Service and Cities of Service initiatives and how supporting volunteer capacity can strengthen grantees and increase the impact of grantmaking, even in an era of reduced funding. We’...

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Brenda Henry-Sanchez Joins the Foundation Center as Director of Research for Special Projects

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... for Special Projects at the Foundation Center . In her new position, beginning July 15, Dr. Henry-Sanchez will be ... research and evaluation unit, where she worked to create new opportunities for better...

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ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic NEW YORK , March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the growing ... information on keeping animals safe during a human health crisis and...

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

Release Date:

01/30/2017

... of our grantee partner Arab American Association of New York shared her own experience during this time on ... rights organizations that continue to act as vital resources on behalf of...

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Brooklyn Org

6/4/2015 - AGIO IT Security Awareness Seminar - Recording

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06/2015

View the recording of our June 4 Seminar on IT Security Awareness, presented by Bart McDonough, Chief Executive Officer, AGIO.

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Korean American Community Foundation Distributes First Wave of COVID-19 Relief Grants Totaling $60,000

Release Date:

04/15/2020

... counseling, meal delivery, and a Korean language COVID-19 health hotline. COVID-19 Community Action Fund Grants Asian ... American Federation (AAF) : $5,000 to provide in-language resources to Korean and...

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Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... tradition of fiscal restraint during periods of economic hardship . That conservatism has provoked anger that ... issued bonds in the past to finance projects like building new headquarters, but bankers said it...