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Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

Release Date:

11/14/2014

... and Africa, managing large and complex nonprofit programs, providing direct legal services, conducting research and providing strategic consulting services to nonprofits and ... technical assistance and...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $1.3 Million to Support Recovery and Resilience for Puerto Rico's Underserved Healthcare Centers

Release Date:

08/02/2018

... Foundation and Direct Relief to ensure continuous access to healthcare for communities in Puerto ... Rico's recovery and resilience to ensure continued access to healthcare for those who need it the most...

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Disaster Relief

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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02/27/2020

... open in fall 2020. Apollo New Works will provide audience access to some of the commissions while in process and allow ... a new generation of storytellers in an effort to develop a more diverse American canon...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

25 Jul 2019

The Power and Impact of Creative Aging Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Creative aging programs provide older adults with a renewed sense of purpose, improved wellbeing and connection with others.

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Aging

Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

Release Date:

06/18/2015

... amount of support the Trust has committed to Madagascar to more than $7 million for the resolution of environmental ... well-being of local communities while sustaining natural resources and protecting...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

F.B. Heron's Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact

Release Date:

06/10/2016

... most foundations is mirrored in society: poverty is made more searing by economic segregation and the isolation of ... we aspired. And we thought that approach should be applied more generally to foundation...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building

Release Date:

09/28/2016

... at the place-based philanthropy conference Towards a More Resilient Place, co-hosted by The Aspen Institute Forum ... keep enduring under that mantle of oppression for years more , perhaps allowing further...

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Andrus Family Fund

National Grid Supports United Way Family Fund to Help Families in Need

Release Date:

03/30/2018

... Family Fund remains as relevant now as ever, maybe even more so. The National Grid Foundation has been a steadfast ... need. Last year alone, United Way’s Family Fund helped more than 30,100 households...

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

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National Grid

TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

Release Date:

05/18/2018

... order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and resources . But grantmakers have more leeway if they choose to exercise it. According to the report, some funders are becoming more open...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... as White House Speechwriter and Associate Director for Public Engagement where served as President Obama’s chief ... that reach mass audiences and support field building resources that strengthen our...

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Arts

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

A Spotlight on Arts, Capacity Building, Diversity, and Women and Girls

... New York’s 2014-2016 strategic plan we have committed to providing you, our members, a “deeper dive” on several ... 15th - Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children In the coming months, stay...

Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

Release Date:

10/08/2015

... blended-learning strategies for improving our nation’s schools . It wasn’t always expected that the Hume ... adhere to his intent; it would be doubly difficult for my children to do so.” And so the foundation,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, providing a training curriculum that teaches the necessary ...

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Insights

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Disabilities

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Workforce Development

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

PNY's Policy Corner: What's on the Ballot in 2024?

Release Date:

10/30/2024

... communities and to promote efforts toward a more equitable society. With so many candidates and choices, ... 1 (Equal Rights Amendment) will impact all New Yorkers by providing stronger protections against...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

20 Oct 2011

"Fixing vs. Preparing"...The Role of Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice

Thursday, October 20, 2011 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... to adulthood. This process often happens unevenly and with great difficulty for youth such as those involved in the ... system continues to emerge as a critical component of success . Explore Examples of...

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With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR Launch the Plant Humanities Initiative

Release Date:

11/13/2018

... of death. Yet a reliable supply of quinine remained of great economic and military significance to the British and ... as a center for medical and colonial botany. In fact, the success of British rule in India...

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Science

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Mellon Foundation

DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

Release Date:

03/12/2019

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship, an inaugural program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently engaged in subspecialty...

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

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... passed a new law to give students a deal: Work in the public sector, for instance as a teacher, and after 10 years ... will cost billions of dollars in the coming years, as more and more...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

Friday, July 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

President Obama recently announced that undocumented students will soon be eligible to apply for deferred action. Although not a pathway to permanent residency, deferred action will allow qualifying young people to remain in the U.S. for two years...

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06 Sep 2018

Foundation Administrators Network - Understanding Hiring and Involuntary Separation

Thursday, September 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... keep changing every year. Large organizations have human resources departments and often have in-house counsel to help ... you are a small organization, you often do not have these resources available to you...