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For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector

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04/2014

... a reported 76,545 foundations in the United States. In 2010 , foundations gave away approximately $45.7 billion. The ... Staff at Community Foundations: 8.2 Representative Human Resources Data: Benefits, tenure, and promotion Close to ... offered voluntary benefits to full-time staff Gender: Women represented 75% of all foundation staff in 2010 Women ...

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Ford Foundation and Open Society Initiative for West Africa Launch New Fund to End Sexual Violence in West Africa

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12/02/2021

... the Twi language) will be a fund hosted by the African Women 's Development Fund (AWDF) to strengthen and support ... human rights violations in the world and undermines the health , dignity, security and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/16/2010

... President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation The devastating earthquake in Port au ... knocking on our door that prompted NYSHealth to act , and it wasn’t my idea as CEO. This series...

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members and Board Chair; Announces 2021 -2022 Executive Committee

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06/03/2021

... Overbrook Foundation and Program Director at the New York Women 's Foundation. She is a trustee of the Mertz Gilmore ... competitive grantmaking program which covers The Trust's health , behavioral...

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Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

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01/30/2025

... more likely than men to report harmful impacts to their health , and BIPOC women were the most likely to mention ... leaders have an abundance of ideas about the solutions, resources , and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

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05/29/2020

... initiative, grants focus on U.S. community response and health care in Europe and Africa. The Stavros Niarchos ... New Orleans, New York, and San Antonio that are pooling resources to most...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Doris Duke Foundation Announces "Racial Equity in Clinical Equations"

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06/27/2023

... the Misuse of Race in Medical Research Informing Patient Care New York – June 27, 2023 – The potentially ... treatment – can lead to profound racial disparities in health care outcomes. Today...

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Noyes Foundation Promotes Buchanan, Montañez, and Zigbi to Program Directors

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01/02/2012

... Officer. She has worked in the field of Reproductive Health and Rights since 1974. Her work has focused on women ’s health issues in culturally diverse communities across the ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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The New York Women's Foundation

Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter

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03/13/2014

... Equity Association and the League of Professional Theatre Women , and serves on the boards of the Alliance of Resident ... Theatre. She was also named one of nytheatre.com’s 2010 Persons of the Year. Scherman...

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Building Trust and Following the Field

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02/11/2020

... implementing the solutions they believe have the greatest potential for change. This intentional shift has deepened our ... line items on the funds? The Foundation’s response to realizing this contradiction...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation

United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

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06/23/2016

... and UHF’s impressive work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker.” About the United ... : United Hospital Fund works to build a more effective health care...

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Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?

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05/31/2017

... the idea in the just-released 2018 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget proposal, and as part ... demonstration agenda. The House-passed American Health Care Act...

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Aging

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The Commonwealth Fund

Into the Public Policy Deep End

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08/18/2015

... new issue guides. With a career background in medical care and a freshly minted MPA in health policy and finance from New York University’s Wagner ... aspects of our public policy work, including education,...

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Brigadier General (Ret.) William T. Bester Joins Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program

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04/02/2012

... give him an unparalleled perspective into veterans' health issues and how best to train nursing faculty and ... come from the military and those who will be trained to care for veterans." Prior to...

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Veterans

Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship

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02/12/2016

... Public Voices Fellowship The Ms. Foundation for Women announces its Public Voices Fellowship, an initiative ... a diverse cohort of 19 Ms. Foundation grantees with resources , skills, and access, in order to...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

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07/03/2017

... world’s largest public funds that supports the rights of women , girls, and transgender people around the world and was ... leader in philanthropic advocacy to ensure more and better resources for this field...

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Foundation for a Just Society

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Social Justice

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Equity-and-Justice Advocate Kavita N. Ramdas As President and CEO

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09/01/2021

... who currently leads the Open Society Foundations’ Women ’s Rights Program, will join NCF on October 4. She ... President Darren Walker on global strategy. From 1996 to 2010 , she served as the president and CEO...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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United Hospital Fund Names Two New Vice Presidents, New Controller, Other Staff Changes

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04/06/2021

... R. Murria will be promoted to vice president of human resources from director of human resources , while retaining ... the resources and stability to focus on building a better health...

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United Hospital Fund

National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York

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01/14/2010

... Program Officer, Edward W. Hazen Foundation The fiscal 2010 budget includes an appropriation of $1.49 billion for ... November 12, 2009 at Philanthropy New York focused on the potential opportunities for...

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