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24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... a policy agenda. As leaders across sectors have become more attuned to the value of evidence-based decision-making, ... Join us for this program where foundations supporting public policy, scientific, and...

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Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

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06/07/2017

... legacy includes having had a direct and profound impact on public policy, education, civil rights, education, and basic ... power of philanthropic diversity, and work together toward more empowered...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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22 May 2018

Tipping Points: Philanthropy's Role in Changing the Narrative of Power

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... women of color of all ages are challenging the prevailing public narrative and creating tipping points that are shaping culture and policy more universally to benefit all. What does it take to reach ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Kiki Louya, "Top Chef" Contestant, Announced as First-Ever Executive Director of the Restaurant Worker's Community Foundation

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05/18/2021

... countless RWCF volunteers and advancing strategies for a more equitable industry for all.” Over the past year, RWCF ... over $200 million for organizations including the New York Public Library, Charles H...

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

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03/04/2016

... the United States has knocked its goal of graduating more students — including more low-income students — out of the park. The members of ... annual degree awards by almost 20 percent, creating 94,000 ...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... December of ensuring that global temperatures do not rise more than two degrees. Stranded assets have no value to a ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Educational Foundation of America

14 Feb 2018

Roundtable on DREAMers: How Do We Protect and Support DACA Recipients, Dreamers and Their Families Now?

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... program has been terminated, and, with every passing day, more DACAmented immigrants are losing their status—all of ...

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Immigration

Public Policy

27 Sep 2018

Financial Coaching in the Workplace: An Investment Worth Making

Thursday, September 27, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

According to a recent study by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, more than half of employees in the United States report that ...

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A Message from Ronna Brown and Update on CEO Search

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12/15/2020

... for a safe holiday season and a new year leading us to a more equitable and just future. With appreciation, Ronna ...

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Eero Simoncelli Leads New Center for Computational Neuroscience at The Simons Foundation

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01/26/2021

... kept pace. The CCN aims to remedy that imbalance by providing a venue where computational neuroscientists with ... insights into the mystery of our minds and, no doubt, even more questions.” The field of...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Why New Yorkers should be proud of the 2020 Census Results

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05/06/2021

... commission. Through grants to the CUNY Mapping Center (and more grants to come), we will make sure that we are engaging ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Census 2020

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17 Jun 2025

Supporting the People Who Power Change - Hosted by NYC Capacity-Building Collaborative

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to build long-term movement infrastructure How stronger, more coordinated philanthropy can prevent burnout and ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Elliott S. Fisher Joins Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Board

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03/01/2012

Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., one of the nation’s most renowned experts on healthcare, has joined the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

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Health

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Christine Rhee Joins the Wallace Foundation

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12/11/2013

Christine Rhee has joined the Wallace Foundation as Program Officer for the Arts.

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Arts

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'

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10/28/2015

... to bring 20,000 New York City 11th graders, all from schools with high percentages of students from low-income ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Arts

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation

The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award

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06/06/2018

Naomi Ackerman, Founder and Executive Director of The Advot Project, Los Angeles, CA; Deborah Newbrun, Senior Jewish Educator and Director Emeritus at Camp Tawonga, San Francisco, CA; and Dr. Susie Tanchel, Head of School at JCDS, Boston’s Jewish...

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Education

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The Covenant Foundation

"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

... with decades of experience and fierce advocacy. It's about more than just listening—it's about amplifying these ... for a long overdue change. In this journey towards a more equitable world, there...

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