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Environment and Climate Change

05 Jan 2017

Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar

Thursday, January 5, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be ... uses tactics of public mobilization, nonviolent direct action , and culture shift to...

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

Social Justice

Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

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01/10/2013

... During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few ... of returning veterans and their families is, in part, a community health issue. We knew...

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Ford Foundation Supports "The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin on Film" Series

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09/11/2015

... by Rich Blint and Jake Perlin, co-presented with Columbia University School of the Arts Office of Community Outreach and Education... Ford Foundation ...

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Arts

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa

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10/25/2016

... and South Africa The Atlantic Philanthropies and Columbia University today announced the Atlantic Fellows for Racial ...

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Education

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Serving Up Success: Citi Foundation Grant Funds FIU Assistance to Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs

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08/25/2017

... A grant from Citi Foundation helped Florida International University create StartUP FIU FOOD, an incubator to help new ...

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Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?

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09/14/2017

... Roundtable, and the Columbus Foundation (on behalf of community foundations)—wrote a letter (which ... Good at Boston College, and Roger Colinvaux of Catholic University in Washington, D.C. The proposal argued...

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

... Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the ...

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Economic Security

Education

Workforce Development

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Magdalena Cwintal Joins Tow Foundation As Accountant

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04/01/2019

... a teacher for the Stamford Polish Saturday School, helping community members learn Polish as a second language. ... and an M.A. in American Studies from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland... Magdalena...

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12 Oct 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now

Thursday, October 12, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Census is the basis for determining financial and other resources for dozens of government programs The Census is the ... accurate and reliable information? When funders supported community outreach efforts in...

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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

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03/23/2015

... To help provide answers, in 2013, Wallace commissioned the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research ... experiences in schools, afterschool, at home and in the community are all...

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Education

Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

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05/09/2022

... an internal pipeline of future leaders. Additional Resources : As philanthropy continues to examine its own ... Funders Group to build on our learning and create a community of practice for leadership...

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Leadership Development

JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity

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10/08/2020

... Efforts include: Investing additional capital in vital community institutions and increasing funding for the ... accounts . To do this, the firm commits to hiring 150 new community managers, opening new...

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Economic Security

Housing and Homelessness

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ASPCA Names Helene Gordon Senior Director of Licensing & Retail Development

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08/01/2012

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced the appointment of Helene Gordon to the position of Senior Director of Licensing & Retail development.

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Animal Welfare

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Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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09/20/2023

... and nonhuman-animal well-being—giving generously of her resources and time to these causes. “I am thrilled to ...

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On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund

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04/22/2020

... threat even worse, and revealed that urgent, science-based action on both issues is necessary to prevent catastrophic ... societies A pledge of $2 million to support the ongoing action to prevent a surge in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

Partnering for Change: Learning Together to Make a Bigger Impact

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02/20/2014

... relationships with their communities. Corporations and community -based organizations are collectively forging a ... commitment to developing long-term relationships with community -based organizations. In order...

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Philanthropy New York

18 Feb 2015

Individualized Career Planning

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 -

12:45pm to 5:00pm

... staff? This seems to be one of the hot topics in Human Resources right now. We will learn about a program that one ... you may want to use and you will see a great coach in action . Presenters Diana Davenport,...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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HR & Operations Staff

20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... 21st century calls for the adoption of new media. Assorted resources including blogs, webcasts, digital services, and ...

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Issue-Based

Deana Haggag Joins The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Program Officer for Arts & Culture

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03/12/2021

... the Mellon Foundation’s mission to provide critical resources to the arts and humanities sectors to promote ...

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