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Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91

Release Date:

03/20/2018

... Dies at 91 Peter G. Peterson, a billionaire and business executive who became one of the most prominent ... private-equity firms. He was already a national figure in business by the early 1960s, serving as...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Remembering Paul Newman

Release Date:

09/26/2018

... were ready to shut down. So we brought it in here.” The business of doing good all began with a salad dressing, back ... give the money away.” “We had no idea whether the business would be successful,” admits...

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Newman's Own Foundation

With Support From UJA-Federation Of New York, The Mayor’s Office For People With Disabilities Launches The First Cyber Security Training For People With Disabilities

Release Date:

10/23/2018

... classroom. Combined with soft-skills training and business engagement opportunities, it not only provides the ...

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Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awards $4.2M to Seven “Next Generation” Innovators in Cancer Research

Release Date:

05/21/2019

... with opportunities to present their work to scientific and business audiences, helping to bridge the gap between the academic and business communities. “We are so proud of the seven ...

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Health

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Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce Breakthrough Enterprise to Empower Million of Indians with Renewable Microgrid Electricity

Release Date:

11/04/2019

Tata Power announces setting up of TP Renewable Microgrid Ltd. in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation to become the world’s largest microgrid developer and operator.

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10 Nov 2020

Service for Impact - November 2020

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... to make a difference in society while supporting business objectives through volunteerism. Join CECP and ... with your name, title, organizational affiliation and business mailing address to register. (no fee...

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Corporate Funders

ViacomCBS Helps Lead Vote Early Day - A First-Of-Its-Kind Civic Holiday to Help Americans Learn About Their Options to Vote Early

Release Date:

09/28/2020

Vote Early Day is a movement of nonprofits, businesses, election administrators, and creatives working to ensure all Americans know their options to vote early.

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Paramount

Aetna Foundation President Writes on Turning the Clock Forward on Health Disparities, City Block by City Block

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... Block In America today, a person’s ability to lead a long , healthy life is so impacted by where they live that ... than in many third-world countries and is similar to how long the average American lived in...

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Black Girls Play Secures Three-Year Funding from Novo Foundation

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... "It takes a lot of dedication and a lot of focus and long nights in the studio," Moore said. "It's not as easy as it seems and it may be fun, but it takes a long time and a lot of effort...

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NoVo Foundation

Dyson Foundation Names Jennifer Killian New Program Officer

Release Date:

11/09/2015

Jennifer Killian of the City of Poughkeepsie has been hired to serve as a program officer for the Millbrook-based Dyson Foundation.

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29 Mar 2018

Emergency Briefing on Adding Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, March 29, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

On March 26, at around 9 p.m., Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 decennial census, in response to a request from the Department of Justice. The Secretary noted that he received more than...

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Issue-Based

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

Public Policy

Census 2020

Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... AOL enhanced the program curriculum by leveraging its resources as a media technology company to amplify the ...

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice 2024-2025

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity internally and externally. ... Schedule All participants must commit to the full day- long training and four subsequent...

6/4/14 - Digital Badges Program - Livestream recording and PPTs

Publication date:

06/2014

View a recording of the livestream and the PowerPoint Presentations and videos presented during the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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All Funders

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Communications/Media

Education

Workforce Development

11/14/2014 - The Science of Convening - Notes

Publication date:

11/2014

View Notes from the program, " The Science of Convening. "

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HR & Operations

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... Program Officer on January 1, 2014. Michelson’s primary responsibility will be overseeing strategy development and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Technology

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

07/09/2014

Nick Hodges has been named chief operating officer and senior vice president for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs

Release Date:

09/29/2014

The philanthropic community has been slow to support domestic violence prevention measures.

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Gender Justice

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The New York Community Trust

NoVo Foundation

How Do You Build a Field? Lessons from Public Health - Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

11/23/2015

Kevin O'Neill, associate director, Rockefeller Foundation writes about the field of public health and what we all owe to a legion of researchers, epidemiologists, community health workers, educators and others.