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HSC Calls for Comments on Fair Labor Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits

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11/28/2016

... on Nonprofits As nonprofits prepare to comply with the new Fair Labor Standards Act rule on exempt employee status, ... to sign onto this letter, please send your organization' s logo to Tracie Robinson...

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

... and activism to help shape the family foundation’ s strategic vision. Under her leadership, the Norman ... To ensure the continued commitment to the Foundation’ s social justice legacy, Makela helped the...

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16 Feb 2017

Spark Session: Readying Your Community Foundation to Serve Philanthropic Families - Webinar

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... services. The webinar will also preview NCFP’ s two new tools for community foundations: a self-assessment ...

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BNY Mellon and United Nations Foundation Publish Report for Advancing Gender Equality

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01/26/2017

... than three million people around the country -- that' s one out of every 100 Americans -- and upwards of another ... many of those same people woke up and asked, "What' s next?" Supporters...

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09 Mar 2017

Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

This program is a part of our new Climate Change Series. We invite you to join ... with the filmmaker and the production company' s impact director about strategies for shifting awareness, .....

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The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications

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04/24/2017

... our Associate Director of Policy & Communications. In this new position, Jay will be responsible for ensuring that the ... effectively as possible to advance the work of the group' s members to engage...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... research suggests, and acquiring knowledge about one' s gender is considered a critical part of early childhood ... early gender development among transgender preschoolers, a new study has found that...

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

Release Date:

05/09/2017

... offering high-quality employment opportunities — the New Markets Tax Credit Program, the Community Reinvestment ... programs, the General Services Administration' s federal procurement system, and...

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The selected Scholars ... United States and selected by the Rita Allen Foundation’ s Scientific Advisory Committee...

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Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

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06/12/2017

... to reduce mass incarceration in the United States. This new Art for Justice Fund — to be announced Monday at the ...

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Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on Shifting Away from Media-Centric News Literacy

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06/22/2017

... have been so successful, but also how the mainstream media' s failure to adapt to new means of communication plays into internet malcontents' .....

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‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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07/11/2017

... fellow. Adams, who lives in Falmouth, will begin his new job Aug. 1. When he resigned as NEH chairman in May, ... said a press release announcing the appointment. Michael S . McPherson, outgoing president of...

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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Pigments Made by Beets May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... benefits and are used in the food and drug industries. A new study conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science, ... was poorly understood. Prof. Asaph Aharoni of Weizmann' s Plant and Environmental...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... field. Aside from the amount of the funding, there’ s a number of notable aspects to the partnership. For one, there’ s an emphasis on some under-explored areas of AI research, ... algorithms work, and the...

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Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

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09/18/2017

... CEO Paul McDonald has now stated he wants to roll out 50 new Bodega locations on the West Coast. By the end of 2018, ... a culturally insensitive name choice, but for the article' s declaration that the...

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The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... between 1946 and 1964, was, until very recently America’ s largest demographic cohort. Generation X, born between 1965 ... Their latest report, titled “The Power of Voice: A New Era of Cause Activation and...

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Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

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10/03/2017

Century Foundation President' s Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student ... about rising student debt levels, Congress passed a new law to give students a deal: Work in the public sector...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... and Catholic education and nuns. Recipients include the New Venture Fund, which was awarded $1.2 million in support ... rent-burdened households and individuals; Seattle Children' s Hospital, which will...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... through the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new report, which identifies 60 evidenced-based programs that ... ESSA requirements. The report comes from the RAND Corp.’ s evidence review of how ESSA...

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The Wallace Foundation

Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... Community Development The Surdna Foundation announced a new , $4.5 million investment in equitable community development led by community members. Surdna' s catalytic contribution to the Amplify Fund will...

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