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Jaimie Mayer Named Board Chair of Nathan Cummings Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/17/2019

... philanthropy, intentionally investing in and growing our leadership across generations. I am excited to see Jaimie lead us and bring her clear vision to our work,” Ruth said. “Her passion for social justice ...

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Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022

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05/26/2022

... rich diversity, and rethinking how we can embrace our cultural narratives, whether through physical monuments or the ways in which we tell our stories. It’s remarkable that Alexander had this ...

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How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020

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09/24/2020

... challenged the David Rockefeller Fund as it has most of our peer foundations. It began with ebullient plans to mark our 30th anniversary with a reflective look back on how ... final crisis our...

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

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06/13/2024

... everyone. As Aria Florant says, “As much as it is about our past, it has to be about our future.” She goes on to ... (What spiritual practices allow for resilience and care ; what do we need...

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Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families

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01/20/2021

... were separating thousands of children from their parents and caregivers at the U.S.-Mexico border. While the ... families presented challenges that continue to this day. Parents were deported to Guatemala,...

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Tinker Foundation Inc.

Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

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11/07/2014

... institutions and their financial and operational health and effectiveness. Since 2004, he has served as the ... is a member of the Rockefeller University Council and its Parents and Science Committee. He...

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William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

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09/04/2019

The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City.

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NY Community Trust Releases Report on Collaborative Funds

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... This report showcases not only the incredible work of our funder collaboratives, but the lessons we’ve learned ... complex problems. We’ve learned that when funders pool resources , much is possible...

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Rockefeller Foundation's Boltz: Take a Fluid Approach to Build Fresh Water Resilience

Release Date:

08/26/2016

... with shifting and changing states and flows. In one of our more foolish endeavors, however, rather than embrace this ...

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NY Community Trust Calls for Funding A Better, Broader Environmental Movement

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05/04/2017

... Low-income communities of color often bear the brunt of our civilization’s legacy of pollution: from the noxious ... steer us in the right direction. Now they just need the resources to do so. The good news is...

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Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented

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08/31/2017

... by the preparation, communication, and execution of our mitigation plan and the LIRR saw its best on-time ... who got it done and proved that when we have the right resources , management, and cooperation at...

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New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education

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02/09/2018

... equitable education that is in compliance with the law. Our work involves raising awareness about the importance of ... youth for economic sufficiency and for broad access to the resources of the modern world...

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15 Jul 2021

Good Green Jobs for a Changing Climate: Is This Time For Real?

Thursday, July 15, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in order to protect ourselves and future generations from the worst impacts of ... fails to provide good jobs, center the workers who drive our economy, and address the needs...

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03 Oct 2011

Philanthropy, Women & Social Justice: a Breakfast Conversation with Sara K. Gould

Monday, October 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... and class lens in grantmaking is more than funding a “ population group” – it is a social justice necessity. The importance for funders involved in social justice, health , education, and economic security...

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

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12/05/2017

... as well as support their own educators’ social-emotional health . Title IV: Funds programs that support safe and ...

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With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies The 9/11 Memorial is Evolving to Honor Those Sickened

Release Date:

05/31/2018

... that more than 400,000 men and women — or four times the population of Albany — were exposed to contaminants on 9/11 ... determined to build greater awareness about this unabating health crisis. It will take...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... like depression. Depression is the most prevalent mental health disorder in the world, affecting around 9% of the American population each year, and is among the top causes of ...

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Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities

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11/18/2021

... we institute a new organizational structure that puts our regional offices at the heart of our strategy, it will be vital that we have a team at the ... work on Expression that effectively leverages ...

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Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... the community. When Wall Street banks take money out of our pockets, we are left with very little, if anything to ... in turn, contributes to the vast wealth inequality in our country. But while the money that...

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Opioid Crises Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium

Release Date:

02/26/2018

... who heads Ohio’s Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities , a nonprofit, was among the panelists in ... journalists like yours truly, academics, public health professionals and others to discuss...

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