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28 Apr 2020

Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

... to better serve them and their families during this public health crisis. Explore Biggest challenges facing ... Supportive Housing, Cure Violence and Employment Initiatives , Good Shepheard Services Michael...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

Release Date:

01/03/2018

... once again opened the Levitt AMP selection process to the public to choose the top 25 finalists. In June, the Levitt ... free, live Music; and illustrate the importance of vibrant public Places. Nonprofits...

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Arts

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Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished Service Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology

Release Date:

11/13/2015

... It also initiated the Academy's EyeCare America® public service program that provides eye exams and care for ... this year, please visit www.aao.org/awards . Known as the place "Where all of...

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Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations and Maria Torres Springer, Ford Foundation Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce

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04/26/2020

... process, and different strategies informed by on the ground experience will be used to do so as seamlessly as ... will include: Large Businesses Small Businesses Public Health and Health Care Arts, Culture,...

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation

Debora L. Spar Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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09/03/2012

... information technology to address previously intractable public problems," said Zoë Baird Budinger, President of the ... Harvard University Committee on Human Rights and Making Markets Work, a program to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Pfizer and the Avon Foundation for Women Support Patients Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Release Date:

01/21/2015

... with their disease. “To date, the majority of public attention on and funding for breast cancer has ... services, support, financial, and legal support Distribute resources and services available to vulnerable...

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Avon Foundation

12 May 2022

TAP is Back: The Historic Restoration of Financial Aid for Students Pursuing College in Prison

Thursday, May 12, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... how funders can sustain this work to increase access to higher education in prison. What will you learn? What is ... How can funders sustain the work to increase access to higher education in prison? Speakers...

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29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... sector in support of sustainability and local government initiatives can help. Join us for a discussion on current ... in impact investment and grantmaking to meet this public funding challenge. Explore How to...

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Tools & Strategies

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Finance & Asset Management

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Environment and Climate Change

The Artistic Gains of an Ethnically Diverse Society are Irrefutable

Release Date:

05/19/2020

... dancers from across the five boroughs keep our city moving towards being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live and create. New York City in the 21st century ...

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Arts

Immigration

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

Release Date:

11/08/2012

... be updated frequently over the coming weeks with news on resources , initiatives and stories of impact. If you know of any philanthropic activities or resources related to Hurricane Sandy that...

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Challenges and Opportunities with Organizational Structure

Publication date:

05/2013

... top challenges FAN members face. Sherman offered advice, based on her 20+ years of experience in organizational ...

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Program Presentation

28 Jan 2016

Artful Aging: How the Arts Are Transforming Aging

Thursday, January 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... arts, social welfare and healthcare. Explore An asset- based , rather than deficit- based , approach to aging The ... in the New York region and across the country taking place in libraries,...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

Release Date:

05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... awarded Stanford a $1.5 million grant to support library initiatives that develop and advance the use of linked open ... industry, eliminating the dependence on card catalogs and moving libraries into an...

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Education

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Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row

Release Date:

08/16/2016

Equal Justice Initiative's founder and director, Bryan Stevenson, is saving inmates from execution and memorializing the darkest episodes of America’s past.

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

Release Date:

05/26/2017

... between CFED and JPMorgan Chase brings asset building initiatives to multiple cities across the country, starting ...

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Community Development

Economic Security

J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

Release Date:

01/29/2015

... new initiative of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York- based family foundation. In 2015 up to ten Prizes will be awarded to U.S.- based individuals or teams addressing our country’s most ...

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Technology

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Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

Release Date:

08/14/2015

... case studies analyzing strategies used by two Philadelphia- based arts organizations – The Clay Studio and Fleisher Art ... a national initiative designed to generate evidence- based practices for the field...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... ago and everyone is trying to navigate and find their place in the shifting terrain. 2. What’s in a Name?: Our ... be a growing need for Open Road. Philanthropy loves to see initiatives scale, but we rarely...

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Open Road Alliance

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded More Than $84 Million in Grants in First Half of 2021

Release Date:

07/27/2021

... Uganda. Foster Youth – Center for the Study of Social Policy was granted $2.7 million to support the Alliance for ... to child welfare reform and systems change. First Place for Youth received $2.1 million to...