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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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04/29/2010

... Policy —a grant to Demos enabled them to communicate more effectively on credit card reform (which was ...

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15 Apr 2026

Budget Decisions, Community Impact: Understanding New York’s Fiscal Landscape

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... the state budget is a critical lever that determines the resources available to families and communities. The Fiscal ... New York Who should attend? All interested funders in public policy, priority-based...

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20 Jun 2017

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Tools and Principles to Consider When Enhancing Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... to strengthen professional skills and expertise. Human Resources professionals have a critical role...

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Private Citizen Bloomberg on Philanthropy

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04/25/2014

... of dollars to charity and plans to give tens of billions more . His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, has been ... he and his fellow billionaire philanthropists had to be more realistic about what they...

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Arts

Environment and Climate Change

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Simons Foundation Study Shows New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms

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01/26/2016

... New Insights on Ocean Microoganisms Viruses infect more than humans or plants. For microorganisms in the oceans ... had long believed. Collecting and re-examining more than 5,600 estimates of ocean microbial...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Gould Foundation’s Tyre is Author of In-Depth Atlantic Investigative Piece on Math and Low-Income Students

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02/12/2016

... like his teammates, had endured a grueling regime for more than a year—practicing tricky problems over breakfast before school and taking on more problems late into the evening after he completed the ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes

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08/09/2016

... rose in many parts of the country, including New York. More than 80 percent of the media’s coverage of Muslims is ... created the Fund for New Citizens. Since then, it has made more than $20 million in grants...

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Communications/Media

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Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

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09/29/2017

... conclusions are summarized in the title: " America Needs More Teachers of Color and a More Selective Teaching Profession. " The report's authors .....

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Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death

Release Date:

10/03/2018

... School of Medicine in St. Louis. Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people ages 18 to 85, the researchers found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week -- an amount deemed healthy by...

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Mosquito 'spit glands' Hold Key to Curbing Malaria, Study Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Shows

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08/12/2019

... in tropical and subtropical regions, have malaria, and more than 400,000 die of the parasite infection each year, ... including dengue fever, strike scores of millions more . A description of the research is...

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Open Society Foundations Announce New Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy

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09/04/2019

... from both political parties to make U.S. foreign policy more just and more effective. Margon received an MS from Georgetown ...

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New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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01/26/2016

... Efrain Escobedo, vice president, Civic Engagement & Public Policy at the California Community Foundation; and ... 2017. Betty Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, was...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

... in each and every student’s humanity and sees expanding access to higher education in prison as a public good.” “We know that higher-education-in-prison ...

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22 Mar 2019

Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in International Grantmaking

Friday, March 22, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

International grantmakers frequently encounter laws, regulations and political environments that are unwelcoming to philanthropy and civil society, and create grantmaking conditions that are challenging to navigate. At the same time, however,...

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Tools & Strategies

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Breakout Discussion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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18 Dec 2017

YLBC Info Session Webinar 2

Monday, December 18, 2017 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... leadership skills. Through YLBC, we are building a more networked philanthropic sector dedicated to ... and innovative philanthropy . This webinar will provide more information about the program, what we look...

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Professional Development

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Emerging Leaders

12 Dec 2017

YLBC Info Session Webinar 1

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:00am

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Emerging Leaders

29 Jan 2020

YLBC Info Session Webinar 2

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Network Building

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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