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Eileen Wiseman Joins The Tow Foundation as Director of Strategic Initiatives

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06/09/2015

... newly created role, Wiseman will manage the Foundation’ s existing Strategic Initiatives portfolio, which includes ... in cultural institutions, higher education, and medical innovation. She will also...

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

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11/13/2018

... one of many botanical gardens that served as a center for medical and colonial botany. In fact, the success of British ... of local Cinchona plantations. In Jules Verne’ s 1874 fantasy novel The Mysterious...

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Mellon Foundation Supports More Than 360 Dance Artists and Collaborators through Bubble Residencies

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02/03/2021

... Endowment for the Arts , more than half of the nation’ s dancers and choreographers were unemployed as of the third ... the arts sector hardest hit by COVID-19. The Foundation’ s bubble initiative is a way of...

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21 Oct 2010

Understanding the Educational Trajectories of Young Black Men in New York City

Thursday, October 21, 2010 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

The Open Society Institute, 400 West 59th Street, NYC.

... needed to coordinate and make effective grants, leverage resources , and influence a change agenda to eliminate the ... at transforming the academic trajectory and educational resources for Black males in New...

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/04/2013

... Philanthropy New York hosted a session to zero in on the impact of disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, on vulnerable ... Commissioner Barrios-Paoli provided an account of DFTA’ s herculean efforts to reach older...

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How Institutions Take Risks

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10/12/2014

... Hitler harassed, isolated, and murdered many of Europe' s greatest scientists, philosophers, and thinkers, the ... at the University of Pennsylvania to invest endowment resources in West Philadelphia; her...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama's Executive Actions

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05/07/2015

... Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama' s Executive Actions On January 14, 2014, President Obama ... Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama' s Executive Actions .....

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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

... Curtain At Macarthur Foundation The MacArthur Foundation’ s 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, ... sector is too insular, not sufficiently focused on impact , and too risk averse...

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Filling New York Harbor with Millions Of Oysters to Fight Pollution

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09/28/2017

... Harbor. Oysters filter out excess nitrogen—the harbor' s primary pollutant—produced by the city' s treated wastewater. And their beds could protect shorelines ... has only 978 million to go. "...

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... organizing, affordable housing strategies and more. It' s truly a cross-section of the work that New Yorkers are ... they are taking on. These grants include access to resources to help them grow their...

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Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

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05/03/2018

... RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled the organization’ s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students ... with Valley-based leaders to establish the collective impact initiative RGV FOCUS in 2012...

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Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

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05/08/2018

Newman' s Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort ... by Newman' s Own Foundation, aimed at creating greater impact through peer learning and collaboration. The focus is...

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TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

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05/18/2018

... order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and resources . But grantmakers have more leeway if they choose to ... sitting on the sidelines.” Recent experimentation with impact investing, though not the...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awarded Over $3 Million in Grants to 12 Recipients.

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06/21/2022

... Directors approved grants within three of the Foundation’ s program areas, “Biomedical Research,” “Education,” ... to provide broad access to knowledge, information, and resources that sustain an informed and...

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2/26/2015 - What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement - Recording & PowerPoint Presentation

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02/2015

... of the program, " What to Look for in a Nonprofit' s Financial Statement ." 2/26/2015 - What to Look for in a Nonprofit' s Financial Statement - Recording & PowerPoint Presentation .....

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UJA-Federation of New York Makes Emergency Grant to Met Council to Support Food Distribution to Vulnerable New Yorkers

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03/22/2023

... observe the holiday with special provisions,” said Eric s . Goldstein, CEO, UJA-Federation of New York. “While we ... . Cost of food: Both New Yorkers and food service ... to procure basic food items. Passover...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees

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11/21/2019

... respectively, which are core areas of the Foundation’ s work. I know I speak for the entire Board in saying we are ... mission to inspire and foster large-scale human impact that promotes the well-being of...

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Morgan Stanley Increases COVID-19 Charitable Commitment to $25 Million

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04/28/2020

... to the global COVID-19 crisis. Building upon the Firm’ s previously announced COVID-19 relief commitment of $10 ... to critical feeding partners in all of the Firm’ s major global locations. The Firm will...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $4.3 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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01/28/2021

... in helping households stabilize from the devastating impact of COVID-19. Emergency grants have been a core part of Gerstner’ s work for over a decade, with this year’ s grants bringing .....

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21 Sep 2012

A Dialogue with Queers for Economic Justice

Friday, September 21, 2012 -

10:00am to 11:30pm

... for Economic Justice (QEJ) in a dialogue outlining the impact of the current economic recession’ s disproportionate effect and long-term impact on vulnerable ... Ward, The Atlantic...

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