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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

... programs used in American schools leave more than half the students struggling to read. It perpetuates the loss of human ... systemic solutions, incubate ideas and promote greater public understanding. Explore...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

... Marnie S. Pillsbury, Senior Policy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council Theo Spencer, and former Executive ... as a member of the Statewide Leadership Council of the Public Policy Institute of...

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Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society

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10/02/2014

... to a number of experts: “Where Markets Lead, Will Justice Follow?” Referring to foundations as products of ... efforts to change a system in which our own grantmaking resources are cultivated? How can we...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans to Lead Pop Culture Collaborative

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03/15/2017

... power of entertainment to move hearts and minds towards justice . This work resonates strongly with NCF values and ... as White House Speechwriter and Associate Director for Public Engagement where served as...

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Arts

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30 May 2024

Resistance at The Border and Beyond: Frontline Efforts to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, May 30, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to detain, deport, and terrorize undocumented individuals. Join us for a panel conversation with frontline leaders, ... are leveraging different strategies–from litigation to organizing –to prevent the...

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

... of 18-year term limits and regular appointments, with one justice appointed per session of Congress Policies to empower ... automatic voter registration, and paid voter orientation A public interest mandate...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement

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04/17/2017

... members. This conversation features Talia DeRogatis, Public Policy and Community Engagement Liaison & Gabriella ...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... measures of reading proficiency over a control group of students , many of whom also received supplemental reading ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... helping to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students and lift the performance of struggling pupils. ... But in doing so, many schools may have overlooked a proven educational innovation: school...

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Leadership Accelerated – The Pinkerton Foundation Supports Program for Leaders of Color

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12/17/2020

... leaders the space, support and professional development resources to sharpen skills, share insights and explore new ... of this talented group of executives.” Applications to join the Network are now being...

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Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need

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05/11/2017

... healthcare access and delivery underscores the fact that public health in the U.S. still has much room for ... core of this problem are resource allocation challenges. Resources are always scarce, no matter...

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Health

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15 Apr 2020

Responding to COVID-19 Globally – via Zoom

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

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Join the International Grantmakers Network for an informative webinar on global philanthropic responses and organizing efforts around COVID-19. The webinar will begin ... Marc Krupanski (Moderator), Senior Program...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

... youth of color in New York City, matching a $10 million public commitment announced today by City Council Speaker ... find new ways to collaborate, and leverage diverse resources to address structural...

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Alliance Building in a Hyper-partisan Environment

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02/25/2022

... showing how much their industries rely on immigrant labor . We have learned that it’s all about having the right ... advocates across the immigration, climate, and criminal justice fields who have incorporated...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

... also tackled this issue and there were very good resources available everywhere. At roughly the same time, we ... Develop and Support Leadership that Contributes to Racial Justice . As the research piled up,...

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Century Foundation Quoted in Article on School Desegregation Lawsuit

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01/27/2016

... schools with high concentrations of poor and minority students to proliferate. A 2015 Minneapolis Star Tribune analysis found that elementary school students in the Twin Cities attend more racially segregated...

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The Century Foundation

Give Cash a Chance

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02/24/2015

... discussed was cash allowances—simply giving cash to parents . The Case for Cash The truth is, children are ... monthly or weekly, for each child they have. This allows parents to invest in their children in...

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Burke Foundation Announces Release of New Jersey's Statewide ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Action Plan

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02/04/2021

... of this plan, but partners from all sectors — public , private, and philanthropic — are needed to bring ... can take to respond to this call: Read the plan here . Join the NJ Resiliency Coalition . Sign up via...

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