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18 Mar 2013

Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness

Monday, March 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... to succeed in post-secondary life. The New York City Youth Funders Network, Education Working Group of ... prepare students more effectively for post-secondary success How funders can support schools’ – and...

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Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice- Presentation

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04/2018

View materials of the program " Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice"

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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PEAK Grantmaking

29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... offer reflections from a pioneer in the field of expanding learning opportunities, illuminate successful practices in ... , Co-founder and President, National Center for Time and Learning Fred Frelow , Program...

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Issue-Based

Foundation Administrator's Network: Internship Programs

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04/2010

... ( Philanthropy New York , and formerly at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity ) shared their knowledge and ... center for internships in philanthropy.  Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Summer Internship Jason McGill talked about his former employer, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) and their internship program. ...

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Program Presentation

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

... interrupting their partners’ careers and uprooting their children away from a network of supportive extended family, ... studies. Weizmann considers these results an unequivocal success . Dr. Michal Rivlin-...

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Workplace Flexibility

Publication date:

03/2011

... In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna , VP for Human Resources and Program Management at the Alfred P. Sloan ...

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Program Presentation

Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

... New York and affinity groups like Grantmakers for Children , Youth & Families , funders come together to build ... and challenges. Technology tools: Key to the success of the ECF was the...

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Hugh Hogan to Step Down as van Ameringen Foundation Executive Director to Launch Advisory Practice and to Become Senior Advisor to The Action Lab

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03/24/2022

... advocacy to address the profound mental health needs of children , youth , the incarcerated, immigrant communities, and ... guidance and strategic advice have been integral to the success of...

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van Ameringen Foundation

09 Feb 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... cover: Community Solution Area: School Readiness Too many children start school already far behind their peers and ... level by the end of third grade. Funders interested in learning about the Campaign’s...

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Education

11 Mar 2013

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR

Monday, March 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... important predictor of high school graduation and career success . Yet every year, more than 80 percent of low-income children miss this crucial milestone. As part of the ... is tackling school readiness,...

Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation Announces Leadership Transition

Release Date:

04/28/2021

... genres. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children . Nicholas Firth, President of the Jean and Louis ...

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Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation

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How Evaluations Make Programs Stronger

Release Date:

08/21/2014

... Community Service (CNCS), that combines public and private resources to grow the impact of innovative, community-based ... Foundation. Gabriel Rhoads, Director of Evaluation and Learning describes the benefits...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Evaluation

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12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

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12/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."

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Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

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12/10/2019

... At the time, I called it a “victory for health, children , education, and equity.” Two years later, we are ... salads and vegetables in these schools. Building on this success , DOE has committed an additional $...

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New York Health Foundation

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Breaking Down Barriers: Meet the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's "Open Call" Grantees

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10/25/2023

... in New Jersey. Through their work, they advocate for the resources to address housing and homelessness, for changes to ... that limit opportunities for developers of color to access resources , and for the...

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Arts

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development

Release Date:

07/01/2014

... a national leader in the movement for high-quality early learning , has been named president of the Foundation for ... more than 15 years as a senior research scientist at the Educational Testing Service in...

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Foundation for Child Development

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Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President

Release Date:

08/19/2021

... in building successful partnerships transcends the educational space and makes him an ideal leader for the ... transformative grants that leverage the Foundation’s resources beyond the immediate funds...

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

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United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

Release Date:

09/27/2023

... Cabrini Health Foundation, was launched to reduce an educational divide exacerbated by the pandemic. Research ... caregivers is often as crucial as encouraging them in children . This is particularly true among...

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United Hospital Fund

The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund’

Release Date:

09/27/2022

... one or more of the following issue areas affecting children and their families: mental health, early ... free, confidential mental health counseling for LBGTQ+ youth . Peer Health Exchange, Inc. — $198,000...

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