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18 Apr 2012

Improving Teaching: What’s Evaluation Got to Do with It?

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... student test scores on state tests as a measure of teacher performance . But, the New York system is based on multiple ... Secondary Education and Building Knowledge for Social Justice, The Ford Foundation...

Kathryn Haslanger Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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01/15/2014

... as The Commonwealth Fund continues its work toward a high performance health system, and as we face the challenges of ... of the Assembly, as well as the National Academy of Social Insurance and the United...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Health

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Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access

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06/30/2016

... believe that education is the great equalizer and there is social mobility in our country… What we find and see in ... believe that education is the great equalizer and there is social mobility in our country...

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09 Dec 2010

Shareholder Activism: Changing Corporate Behavior

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... while foundations give away billions of dollars to address social and environmental issues like air pollution, worker ... and think more strategically about environmental and social issues. This briefing will...

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UCLA to Establish Archive on Policing and Mass Incarceration in Los Angeles with Support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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01/28/2021

... files for the next generation of research on racial and social justice. “Archiving the Age of Mass Incarceration” ... With a shared mandate to support research that advances social and racial justice, the...

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Social Justice

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Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

... and internationally. At a time when racial equity and social and environmental justice is being challenged at a ... nourish and move us. They serve as a vehicle for radical social change, and are an effective...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

... working with a multi-generational family dedicated to social justice. Her service at the Surdna Foundation was ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... he believed, would ease the pressure of rising social anxiety that followed from inequality — ameliorating ... of people around the world have access to new tools and resources with which to improve their...

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Social Justice

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Tisch Illumination Fund Supports City Limits' Coverage of NYC Food Policy Issues

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03/03/2016

... farmers' markets, salt warnings to sous chefs, food is a social -justice issue, a public-health concern and an industry .....

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Communications/Media

Food Systems

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Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy

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08/10/2016

... and its mission? In many cases, foundations wish to solve social problems like extreme poverty and hunger — but acquire their resources through forces that have arguably helped create ...

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The Tinker Foundation Announces Next President, Caroline Boyd Kronley

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10/12/2017

... and Renate have created a legacy of investing in positive social , economic and environmental change that I hope and ...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Awards $5.2 Million for Dementia, Senior Care

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12/11/2018

... elder mistreatment, or have other complex health and social needs. Recipients include the Icahn School of ... through the development of new implementation tools and resources , a national users group, and new...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists

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12/12/2018

... support the applicant’s research goals with sufficient resources during the grant period, so the nomination reflects ... the development of early-career researchers in the social , behavioral, and health...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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13 Oct 2021

Adopting Equity Practices - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... Donors are moving away from the idea of racial equity and social justice as funding areas, and instead conceptualizing ... How to discuss equity with staff and board Explore resources for continued reflection...

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Family Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Schott Foundation Announces Diana Tate Vermeire as SVP of Strategy

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05/10/2021

... lead Schott’s organization-wide strategies to generate resources , strategically invest and develop partnerships to ... Diana, who brings a rich background and experience in social justice, civil rights...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Listen to A. Nicole Campbell in Conversation with DeAnna Hoskins: "The Integral Role of Cultural Competence in Movements"

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04/07/2022

... she has been committed to the movement for racial and social justice, working alongside those most impacted by ... when those who are most harmed are provided the tools and resources to demand change. Listen...

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Simons Foundation's Quanta Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Public Service Science Journalism

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07/17/2018

... Science Journalism In an uncertain time in the media business , Quanta Magazine has flourished as a source of ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Communications/Media

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05 Apr 2021

Snack and Chat: Making the Most of Virtual Site Visits

Monday, April 5, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... article, Keeping in Touch, Building Trust - A Funders Report from the Virtual Front Lines . Explore How to plan and ... with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address, and phone...

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Evaluation

David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany

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02/17/2016

... geographical and temporal boundaries, and it is the responsibility of institutions like ours to educate and ... Nazism. ” Historical Background of the Exhibition Long before Adolf Hitler rose to power, anti-...

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