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Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law

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09/22/2017

A majority of New York’s colleges and universities are handling instances and allegations of sexual assault in accordance with the state’s “Enough is Enough” law, according to the findings of a statewide compliance review released Tuesday.

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Gender Justice

Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors

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03/27/2020

... work in different roles and diverse settings, including university hospitals and small community clinics. But they share a common commitment to ... In the longer term, grant makers should put philanthropic...

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Arabella Advisors

HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs

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05/16/2017

To bring educational support to low-income and underserved communities, HSBC will make a grant of $1.5 million to help bring Horizons multi-year learning programs to new communities and serve more low-income children across the country.

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COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

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04/07/2020

... requires us to confront power, shift how we distribute our resources , and move toward system-wide transformation. In ... the most creative responses, even with scarce financial resources . However, financial...

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Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies

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06/23/2014

... disciplines. The four participating institution are the University of Alaska, University of Arizona, Montana University System, and Purdue. The new national network, ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... with a supportive environment have been shown to elevate student performance. With all these examples of success, ... to support research that will, in the long run, lead to action – research that will help...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... curriculum choice rivals teacher quality in influencing student achievement outcomes, and that access to good content ... strong materials. Developing guides and open educational resources to help teachers...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Responding To Covid-19: Suggestions and Recommendations for Donors as of March 2020 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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03/24/2020

... and complexity. Accordingly, we are providing to the donor community preliminary guidance that we will update as the ... regional and national boundaries and not only sufficient resources , but also the right...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Sample Job Descriptions: Development VP / Director / Officer

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09/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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17 Nov 2010

If Not Superman, Who? Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education

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7:30am to 11:00am

... students different access to educational opportunity, resources , and effective teaching – differential access ... National Education Policy Center , and Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder; and lead...

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Using Time to Transform Schools: Opportunities, Challenges, and How Foundations Can Make a Difference

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1:45pm to 5:00pm

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

... schools use time is key to their effectiveness. Like other resources , time can be used well or squandered. The question that confronts districts, schools, and the community organizations that partner with them...

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Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now

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03/03/2015

... institutions in the city) and STEM-related internships at community -based organizations including the Van Cortlandt ...

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Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking

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06/29/2017

... of CIS at the time. “We had plenty of public and private resources to fuel program growth, but no strategy for ...

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy governed by the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter schools in New York City that aim to be socioeconomically diverse.

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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña walked into a classroom at Longwood Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, where students were absorbed with gleaming iMacs and recording equipment.

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... recovery and rebuilding process. That was the course of action undertaken by the Toshiba Corporation immediately ... In addition, the foundation has chosen to pool its resources with others by seeding the...

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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

... a widely recognized track record of success in closing the student achievement gap for low-income students and students ... with Advocates for Children of New York, which represents community groups and...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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The New York Women’s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking Fellowship

Release Date:

11/22/2016

... advocacy, peer group dynamics, consensus building, community engagement and financial decision making. ”The ... New York Women’s Foundation has engaged members of the community in grantmaking since its...

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Gender Justice

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Mayor de Blasio Can Make Lasting Change with Nonprofit Living Wages and Career Opportunities

Release Date:

12/16/2014

... magnitude of City social services contracting, the cost of raising wages and providing career ladder supports for ... we look to the de Blasio administration to take lasting action on this issue, the...

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