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UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges

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07/10/2019

... By Patricia Swann, Sr. Program Officer at The New York Community Trust, on behalf of the New York State Census ... census, this new threat means that important philanthropic resources will now be siphoned for...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $16.8 Million for Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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02/01/2025

... across 27 states. An additional $2.1 million will fund student emergency aid programs at seven colleges in the ... in crisis while equipping partner organizations with the resources needed to deliver aid...

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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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Children, Youth and Families

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Arabella Advisors

Inside Higher Ed Profiles Teagle Foundation Gathering on Liberal Arts and Online Education

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04/12/2016

At hybrid learning conference, participants discuss how to get students who signed up for a traditional liberal arts experience excited about online education.

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College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!

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09/07/2017

... Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro! Students returning to the University of Texas at Austin this fall will have twice as ... modified? Those are among a growing list of food-related student queries that prompted...

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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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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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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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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

17 Nov 2010

If Not Superman, Who? Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 -

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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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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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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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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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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01 Mar 2012

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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3/10/2016 - Looking at the 990 (Part 2) - Live Stream Recording

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03/2016

View materials and watch the live stream recording of " Looking at the 990 (Part II) " below. Missed Part 1? View recording here.

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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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3/24/2016 - "Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking" Live Stream & PPT Presentation

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03/2016

View materials and recording of the program "Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking."

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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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