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Open Soceity Foundations to Increase Commitment to Global COVID-19 Response

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10/07/2020

... announced in April , bringing the total Open Society investment to combat COVID-19 around the world to $200 ... access to accurate information about public health and community safety. “COVID-19 continues to...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, American Institutes for Research, and Spencer Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/28/2021

... competition. The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university -based research institutes, schools, and centers to ... to continue fostering institutional changes that foster community engaged research...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)

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06/24/2014

... for the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust. What are digital badges, and why should we ... seeded by the MacArthur Foundation and The New York Community Trust. We’ve helped...

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09 Mar 2017

Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary

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4:30pm to 7:00pm

... strategies for shifting awareness, sparking community action , and the importance of simplifying ...

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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect Non-Profits from Federal Tax Hike

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12/12/2018

... from this area of the federal tax code, we are taking action to protect these critical organizations from the ... a strong message that New York stands with the non-profit community ." "The federal...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Janna Oberdorf as Director of Communications

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08/03/2022

... Equity Philanthropic Fund, with the goal of expanding investment to leaders of color across the country and around ... will work to strengthen communication and engagement with community partners and with the...

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Katya Levitan-Reiner Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital

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11/14/2019

... position, Levitan-Reiner will primarily manage Propel’s investment portfolio and operations while working closely ... strategies to improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes. Levitan-Reiner previously...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... wide variety of fields—environmental advocacy, housing, community development, social justice, and ... He has also written numerous articles for Environmental Action Magazine, Transportation Research Record,...

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College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

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06/11/2013

... policymakers and nonprofits are rethinking and supporting student readiness for college and the workforce. We’re ...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/22/2012

George E. Thibault, M.D., President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, talks about the importance of interprofessional education—when students from different health care professions learn together during their training in order to build teamwork and...

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From the Macy Foundation: AAMC’s Marc Nivet On Developing LGBTI Competencies

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05/31/2012

We’re pleased to share a recent conversation between the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and Dr. Marc Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which received a President’s Grant from the Foundation to define...

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Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

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10/15/2013

The Education Funders Research Initiative’s recent Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook blog.

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State Education Chancellor Defends Teacher and School Evaluations

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11/22/2013

Our Education Funders Research Initiative event was also covered by WNYC, Capital New York, Gotham Schools and the Epoch Times.

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Target Gives $1 Billion for Education

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08/31/2015

At the end of August 2015, Target reached its goal to give $1 billion to education in the United States and around the world.

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Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems

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05/31/2016

A growing number of cities are building afterschool systems to provide low-income students with access to high-quality programs that can keep them safe and foster the skills needed to succeed in school and life.

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center

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10/28/2016

The center will focus on the application of international human rights norms that favor abolition of the death penalty in the United States and other countries.

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Justice Reform

Moody's Foundation Supports 12th Annual Mega Math Challenge

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04/19/2017

Organized by Philadelphia-based Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and sponsored by The Moody's Foundation, the M3 Challenge - now in its 12th year - spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool and motivates...

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Bloomberg Commits $375 Million to Education Initiatives

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06/01/2018

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that he will donate $375 million to a variety of education initiatives nationwide over the next five years, increasing his commitment to an area that has been a core part of his Bloomberg...

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Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year

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08/07/2018

... math specifically for K-8 students and their parents. The student is asked just 3-5 questions in each of the two ...

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