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Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy

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02/06/2018

... philanthropists who are engaged in social justice work. Through the initiative, the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund are providing resources for family foundations, community foundations and ... on...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

... at Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineer intern, and through the years assumed many positions that led her to ... including FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), the National...

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Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative

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09/25/2019

... systems and frontline health workers with the latest data science innovations, including more accurate and precise ... tools. This initiative will address the reality that data science and new innovations are...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

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09/17/2014

... Recently here at Heron we adopted a new investment policy statement that puts an enterprise approach to ... care a lot about how enterprises deliver value to society through the economic opportunity available...

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

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06/07/2017

... includes having had a direct and profound impact on public policy , education, civil rights, education, and basic and applied science . Now is the time for all of us to bring our very best ... whether that...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

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10/30/2019

... ethos.” Together, BPL and Bard provide critical resources for classroom success including dedicated ... for Writers; Grammar, Rhetoric, and Style; and Citizen Science . The partnership disrupts traditional...

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Mellon Foundation

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

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06/03/2014

... News for NYC’s Students by Greg Anrig, vice president of policy and programs at The Century Foundation This post was ... withdrew from contract renewal talks—was resolved through a sensible set of compromises...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Receives 2013 Spencer Foundation Award

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10/18/2013

The Association of Public Policy and Analysis Management (APPAM) has selected Adam ... Award, which recognizes noteworthy contributions through research and analysis in the field of education policy...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

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01/04/2022

... Dr. Hamilton has gained national recognition for shaping policy solutions to close the racial wealth gap, which refers ... years of structural racism have deprived Black families of resources that accumulate...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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The New York Women’s Foundation Creates Collaborative Fund To Support Justice Reform for Women and To Help Dismantle Mass Incarceration

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10/19/2018

... kind in the country to engage in criminal justice reform through a lens of gender and racial equity. Through The ... have both a moral and practical imperative to leverage our resources...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Grant Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Inequality Research Studies

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05/27/2015

... will enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. Grants will range up to $600,000. Grant ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President

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02/10/2015

... President. Dr. Fulmer, who is also Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences ... I look forward to guiding Hartford’s efforts to change practice and policy...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees

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04/25/2018

... will be expanded to 20 weeks and an enhanced flexibility policy for parents returning to work will be implemented. The ... to demonstrate our philosophy of being family-first through an array of benefits that...

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Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

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09/19/2018

... By Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications More and more funders are devoting serious time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work ... unique...

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Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

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06/08/2016

... monetary sentencing guidelines, even if they existed. What policy reforms can help , including: barring fines and fees ... her research at the White House, and serves on the Science Advisory Board of the U.S...

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JPMorgan Chase Furthers Commitment to Closing the Housing Affordability Gap for Black and Latinx Households

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06/16/2021

... recovery. By combining its unique set of business, data, policy and philanthropic resources , the firm aims to improve housing affordability and ... and time of multifamily housing production by up to 40%...

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JPMorgan Chase PolicyCenter

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Staff Promotions at Philanthropy New York

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02/27/2015

... engagement strategy; provides key support to PNY members through professional peer networks, membership-related ... Wellesley College. While at Wellesley, she was a National Science Foundation Research...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

... Power is currently the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and William D. Zabel ... White House. In this role she focused on issues...

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