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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

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05/15/2017

... and networks will deepen our ability to use all of our resources – grantmaking and investments – to advance our ... Mr. Ramsey is a social justice entrepreneur who brings more than three decades of experience...

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15 Mar 2010

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner: A Conversation about Teaching Effectiveness

Monday, March 15, 2010 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... together with the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET), The New York ... Department to improve teaching effectiveness in public schools (K-12)...

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New FORE-Funded Report from the National Academies: Benefits and Challenges of Integrating SUD Prevention in Primary Care

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10/03/2022

... Many SUD prevention programs are rolled out in schools , but they are often led by members of law ... pediatricians and other primary care providers may be more trusted messengers and have many opportunities to...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities

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03/16/2018

... would expand positive outcomes. 'Immigrants and their children represent the majority of projected labor-force ... contribute to Ohio's economy and our communities more quickly. We must begin to...

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Open Society Foundations

08 Dec 2011

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... workforce development climate is increasingly difficult. Public and private funding is shrinking meanwhile there is a ... and incumbent workers with outdated skills are becoming more economically vulnerable...

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Philanthropy & Social Sector Leadership at a Time of Crisis

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06/10/2020

... response in philanthropy, where foundations spend a little more and nonprofits struggle to meet a surge in demand. ... the wealth of field knowledge, civic capital and financial resources amassed over a...

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Disaster Relief

UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care

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03/25/2016

... misuse and overuse of antibiotics has emerged as a growing public health concern, with at least 2 million people ... bacteria each year. To date, most efforts to promote more judicious use of antibiotics have...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi

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03/17/2020

... will take place on Thursday, March 19 at 1pm ET. More than 180 cities will join experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership ... building on his...

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Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

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03/09/2018

... background as a distinguished diplomat, an advocate for public school reform, and a best-selling author, Caroline ... and staff on the important issues of our time." “It is a great pleasure for me to...

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Leadership Transitions Funders Group

... Forward, a national community of practice focused on more equitable leadership transitions in the nonprofit ... community today to participate in joint learning and access resources for...

Open Society, Tow and Other Foundations Release Blueprint for Youth Justice Reform

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01/12/2016

... decade ago, we've continued to see a national shift toward more restorative and rehabilitative justice practices," said ... Justice Work Group. "We felt it was important to draw public attention...

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Justice Reform

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The Tow Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs

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05/05/2017

... a $6 million commitment to expand young people’s access to economic opportunity in the South Bronx. As growing industries in the city require a more skilled workforce, this initiative will establish an .....

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Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who's Trying to Change That?

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09/29/2017

... 33 states and the District of Columbia, infant care costs more on average than in-state tuition at a public university. Access to affordable childcare would put struggling families ...

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Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

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04/07/2017

... variety of marketing and communications efforts to attract public interest to their causes, to varying degrees of success . More recently, activists have turned to the arts for ...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

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02/07/2019

... have used digital marketing for years with remarkable success . And this is true even though the labor movement has ... brag—union members earn significantly higher wages, have more job stability, and better...

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American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board

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10/13/2017

... years as the chairman of ALF’s Board, I could not be more proud to pass the baton to Nick,” said Thomas F. ... organization for people with liver disease. ALF reaches more than 2 million individuals each year...

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Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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06/05/2023

... Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools , and centers to grow existing research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce ... twelve...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Doris Duke Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

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03/17/2014

... vice president, Craig has overseen an endowment that has more than quintupled since his arrival, and in doing so, has ... at the end of the year at the absolute pinnacle of his success , as defined not only by...

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