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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

12/14/2017

... Foundations, which support human rights, justice, and access to public health and education in more than 140 countries . “I am delighted to have Patrick as leader of the ...

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Open Society Foundations

Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy Awards Grants to News Organizations Led By and For Communities of Color

Release Date:

04/06/2020

... Philanthropies. “During times of crisis, critical resources , supplies and attention are mostly aimed at the ... Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South...

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Ford Foundation

Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/11/2016

... Evelyn Blanck is the Associate Executive Director of the New York Center for Child Development. She is the ... is the Chair of the New York City Early Childhood Mental Health Strategic Work...

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program

Release Date:

11/10/2014

... Development Fund (UNCDF), a UN initiative to increase access to microfinance and other forms of investment capital for small businesses and individuals in developing countries , to expand the UNCDF Mobile Money...

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Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has ... likely that the bill, if enacted, would lead to a loss of health insurance for at least 32 million...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Aetna Foundation Provides Additional Assistance to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

Release Date:

09/14/2018

... Florence has on its network doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, and make further modifications to its policies as necessary to ensure members have access to care...

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Aetna Foundation

Michael Bloomberg to Return to Lead Bloomberg L.P.

Release Date:

09/03/2014

... only eight months after ending his final term as mayor of New York. For years, Mr. Bloomberg had insisted that he ... — on issues like gun control, immigration and public health But in recent months, Mr...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg LP

Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... worldwide, Ms. Gates said Wednesday during an event in New York. While details are still forthcoming, the foundation said the money will support ... and agricultural techniques to accomplish gains in global...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

Release Date:

10/16/2017

... 1967 uprising, and the deep-seeded structural racism that still exists today – but it did afford one the chance at ... correlated with increase in challenges around mental health , anxiety and despair. As I...

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Nathan Cummings Report Offers Insights into Mission-Aligned Investing

Release Date:

04/19/2021

... and opportunities for mission-aligned investing and offers resources for institutional investors interested in shifting ... need to reexamine this arrangement and establish new ground rules, new...

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... that will put them on a path to becoming employable adults . Unfortunately, some students' expectations are not ... never completing their degree at all. A new report, The Real Value of What Students Do in...

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The Century Foundation

Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2012

... is also Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York—originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the ... filling some of these gaps. We all know, however, that the resources available to private...

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Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... lead to rain rather than snow, decreasing wildlife’s access to water in warmer months through runoff, or gradually ... that of any other single grant program or NGO in the US .” The Wildlife Conservation...

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Doris Duke Foundation

16 Dec 2014

Best Practices in HR Compliance - Surviving a Department of Labor Audit

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 -

8:00am to 11:15am

View program resources here . The Department of Labor has recently ... Moldover , Senior Staff Attorney, Lawyers Alliance for New York Jeanne Haws (Moderator), Chief Operating Officer, ... funders. Registration 9:...

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HR & Operations

Brooklyn Community Foundation Releases Results of 4-Year Study of Restorative Justice Implementation in Schools

Release Date:

10/08/2020

... suspensions citywide, compared to 70,000 in the 2010- 11 school year. However, Black students received 52% of ... of the Office of Safety and Youth Development within the New York City Department of Education...

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Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... internal and external communications efforts. For 11 years, Braune worked in network television where she was ... mission. We are excited to see where Ellen takes us , especially as we ready for our centennial...

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Surdna Foundation

TCC Group Welcomes Strategic Communications Leadership and Research Partner

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... and bisexual men in Baltimore, MD, and Jackson, MS (two US cities hardest hit by HIV). Additionally, Susan and her ... the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources...

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At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... of 400 of the biggest consumer goods companies across 70 countries - along with Champions 12.3 has approved a Call to ... food waste, save their families money, and conserve resources to protect our planet...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation's Museum in Uncertain Times

Release Date:

05/19/2020

... audience-focused programming. Recently, Feldman spoke with us about her first year on the job, serving the national ... Of course, at the very top of the list are the health and safety of Gallery staff,...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

12 May 2015

Funding General Operating Support

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:00pm

... lacking in strategic rigor and accountability. Please join us for a discussion among three funders who have a practice ... Gilman Foundation Maria Mottola , Executive Director, New York Foundation Michael...