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Janet Mock Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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06/03/2013

... announced that Janet Mock, a prominent writer and social justice activist, has joined the Foundation's Board of ... Board President Jon Stryker. "Her contributions to social justice are impressive,...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

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03/31/2022

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today ... lasting between 12 and 18 months. The 2021 fellows join over 400 other individuals who, since 1997, have...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

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09/20/2021

... environment. McKinsey estimates that last year, students lost the equivalent of three months of learning in ... this year, and there are new demands on teachers, parents , and students ,” said...

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Wil Priester joins Arabella Advisors as CFO; Shelley Whelpton to Lead Arabella Advisors' Mid-Atlantic Practice

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10/15/2013

... of experience across the range of our client services join the team," said Eric Kessler, Founder, Principal and ... Water Capital, LLC, a venture capital firm. A certified public accountant (CPA),...

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Arabella Advisors

Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel

Release Date:

09/25/2009

... the community or mandating pursuit of broad-based social justice purposes. The reach of these proposals reflects the ... questions on the table here: What are private foundation resources really about? Whom...

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Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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12/11/2013

... “We are honored to have Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon join the Board,” said Thomas H. Kean , Corporation Board ... I consider it a distinct privilege for us to have him join our Board,” Gregorian said. Judy...

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NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce

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04/28/2015

... has pledged different types of support, whether financial, educational , or resource-based. The program is a great step ... impressive lineup of industry partnerships, private and public organizations need to...

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The New York Community Trust

20 Organizations Planting the Seeds for Food Justice in Prisons

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08/22/2018

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues

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08/06/2020

... education in prison. The grants will allow incarcerated students across the nation to continue learning while ... during the COVID crisis, these students have meaningful educational support...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

Release Date:

04/20/2015

Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees Earl Lewis, ... experience in the nonprofit, foundation, academic, and public sectors and extensive expertise in the most pressing .....

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation

19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... by the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC) and the Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET). WHO SHOULD ... are asking, How high schools can better prepare students to enter and complete college...

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The Search is On for PNY’s Next Public Policy Fellow

Release Date:

02/01/2017

The Search is On for PNY’s Next Public Policy Fellow by Ronna Brown, president of ... Fellowship link to any graduating or recently graduated students of Masters or higher-level programs in public...

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01 Dec 2021

For Us, By Us Farm - Based Education - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Most educational and training spaces in America are still ... their own language and wisdom, given the lack of access to resources , infrastructure and land What systemic issues ... , Manager, Akwesasne Freedom...

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Food Systems

The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

Release Date:

03/01/2023

... an associate superintendent in Montgomery County Public Schools, Floyd-Cooper brings deep experience in a ... “We’re delighted to have Rotunda Floyd-Cooper join the team at Wallace as director of education...

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Mellon Foundation and Digital Preservation Coalition Sponsor Formation of Task Force for Email Archives

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11/03/2016

... a topic of deep concern. Preserved correspondence helps students of the past develop a nuanced understanding of ...

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Mellon Foundation

04 Jun 2014

Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... You can watch the recorded discussion and view the resources . At first glance, the word “badge” may conjure ... for at least one million workers and one million students by 2016 as part of the Two Million...

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Children, Youth and Families

A Look At Bloomberg's Latest Move on Public Art

Release Date:

02/26/2018

A Look At Bloomberg's Latest Move on Public Art The unofficial opening salvo in the public art boom came in 2014 with the launch of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Public Art Challenge. The...

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Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

Release Date:

06/29/2017

... Foundation announced today that Danielle Deane-Ryan will join the Foundation as director of the Inclusive Clean ... Energy (EERE). EERE is one of the world’s largest public investors in clean energy...