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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Alison White Joins Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program as Research, Learning and Evaluation Program Officer

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07/23/2020

... within the field of conservation, and ensuring that the voices and representation of marginalized groups in ape range ... Uganda, and the UK. She helped to set up the Uganda Community Tourism Association (...

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Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

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09/24/2019

... later, Edgar Villanueva picks up on Fanon’s call to action in his book, Decolonizing Wealth . He places a ... that comprise The Village at Market Creek, a 60-acre community development plan in the Diamond...

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Mark Gilbert Named Planning Director, JCNC at the UJA-Federation of New York

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10/01/2012

... at the UJA-Federation of New York . He has been a student , participant and passionate advocate of civil society ... organizations since high school, when he was trained as a community organizer by Cesar Chavez...

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Jennifer Correa Joins The Pinkerton Foundation as Associate Program Officer

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01/02/2012

... the staff of The Pinkerton Foundation , which supports community -based programs for children, youth, and families in ...

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Bank of America Among Organizations Supporting Giving Tuesday

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10/16/2014

... December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come ...

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Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

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05/12/2017

... in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge ...

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New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time

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06/21/2017

The New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance today announced $750,000 in grant awards to 18 middle school out-of-school time (OST) programs serving disadvantaged youth in communities across the nation.

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Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan

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03/20/2018

... grantees will participate in the STEM 2035 peer learning community , through which they will receive training and ...

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

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04/26/2018

The South Orange Performing Arts Center received a $75,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to advance its arts education program.

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How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence

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08/14/2019

... beloved Brownsvill e. I’ve worked with the Brownsville community in Brooklyn, New York, for a decade, both on the ... for years, I had seen firsthand what violence does to a community . I brought with me one of...

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Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation

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02/22/2017

... estate and insurance teams. Arlene is a graduate of Howard University (BBA in Accounting) and has also been named to Howard University ’s Board of Visitors. She holds an MBA, summa ... laude , from Fordham...

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Don Chen, Social Justice Veteran, Selected as Surdna Foundation’s Third President

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08/20/2018

... Tracy Palandjian , chair of the Surdna Foundation’s Investment Committee. “As a fellow Chinese American, I’m ... Properties Campaign (which later became the Center for Community Progress) and Transportation...

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Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

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11/02/2022

... providers to help advance health, climate resilience, and community . This effort will feature three program elements ... initiatives like this one that include residents’ voices in the process.” Green Space...

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04 Jun 2014

Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

... You can watch the recorded discussion and view the resources . At first glance, the word “badge” may conjure ... to recognize achievement in the work place, schools, and community -based organizations How cities...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

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08/08/2014

... ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. For more ...

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