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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

... announced a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of efforts to increase the number of ... Northridge — and five research institutions — New York University; the University of...

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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

... in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results When former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his foundation was awarding $5 million to launch Providence's .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS

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09/23/2016

... is launched. The microbes are now the focus of a brand new research partnership between NASA and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , a non-profit organization. This proves the fact ...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

... Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list ... in 2015, the bulk of them to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , has...

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Bloomberg's Kelly Henning on Working Together Around The World To Kick The Big Tobacco Habit

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01/06/2017

... Bloomberg, then in his second term as mayor of the City of New York, donated $125 million through his foundation , Bloomberg Philanthropies, for a two-year ...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

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03/29/2017

... assets. The all-volunteer organization will debut a new recreational space and water harvesting cistern this ... recently decommissioned home sat abandoned. The home’s foundation was saved and will be...

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2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named

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06/27/2017

... University School of Nursing Maja Djukic, PhD, RN — New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing Jed ... said Dr. George Thibault, President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation . “These Scholars are paving...

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

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08/28/2017

... commitments. In February, it announced $11.5 million in new grants focused on racial equity and the criminal-justice ... a Latino nonprofit accelerator with the Latino Community Foundation , which will provide...

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The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... They Serve By Ronna Brown, President, Philanthropy New York and Mike Pratt, President, Scherman Foundation and Board Chair of Philanthropy New York There has been considerable media attention...

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The Scherman Foundation

Morgan Stanley Announces Creation of Innovative Play Spaces for Children in 14 Cities With KaBOOM!

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02/02/2018

... KaBOOM! Morgan Stanley today announced the creation of 14 new play spaces for children through a Morgan Stanley Foundation grant to KaBOOM! and the hands-on efforts of ...

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ComNetworkNY: Leadership and the Art of Communications

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03/08/2018

... D'Silva , Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Red Dot Foundation (Safecity) Kim Freeman Brown , Program Co-Director ... ReFrame Mentorship Andrew Quinn, Program Director, Aspen New Voices Fellowship...

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ComNetwork NY

Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

Release Date:

06/28/2018

... Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on June ... lives, their work, and their example. Our philanthropic foundation , its board of...

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Salesforce.org Announces Advancements to the Salesforce.org Education Cloud Platform

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09/20/2018

... Link 2.0, innovations with alumni and donor relationships, new Higher Education Data Architecture (HEDA) capabilities ... to focus on student success, and giving every student the foundation to drive their own...

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Video: Celebrating 20 Years of Open Society Institute–Baltimore with Patrick Gaspard and the 2018 Open Society Institute Community Fellows

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04/01/2019

... to open societies around the world. We also introduced the new 2018 cohort of Open Society Institute–Baltimore ...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

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07/16/2019

... of Marcus F. Walton, a non-profit industry veteran, as its new President and CEO. Throughout his distinguished career, ... of practitioners and grantmakers to help evolve the strong foundation established by...

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06 Apr 2023

Supporting and Retaining DACA Talent - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 6, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and employees, along with related risks and available resources Speakers Dan Berger , Partner and Attorney, Curran, ...

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Issue-Based

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Immigration

12 Dec 2024

Immigrant Media and the Fourth Estate: A Democratic Imperative - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, December 12, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... issues such as immigration policy, community events and resources , and local politics. These outlets also serve as an ...

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Immigration

29 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, October 29, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... Speakers Danielle Pulliam, Program Officer , Pinkerton Foundation Tarik Ward, Director of Music...