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World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees

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06/04/2019

... on the strategies that WES has long employed to foster the integration and empowerment of immigrants and refugees.” ... WES Mariam Assefa Fund. “The fund will deploy catalytic resources to address that...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Immigration

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27 Nov 2018

From Anecdotes to Facts: Let’s Talk Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... by race and recognition of a major crisis. From 2006 through 2015, the rate of deliveries involving any severe ... the facilitated roundtable discussion. Explore What the evidence tells us: “I hear a lot of...

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Health

Citi Foundation Funds Book Which Explores Americans' Financial Well-Being

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12/11/2015

... Financial well-being effects and is affected by every aspect of a person’s life—what schools they attend, ... health. Regis Mulot, executive vice president of human resources for Staples Inc., describes how...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members

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01/11/2022

... reviewing letters of inquiry and full proposals for major research grants, enhancing the Foundation’s existing research initiatives, and representing the Foundation with ... and efficient grantmaking. Melissa’...

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William T. Grant Foundation

03 Dec 2020

Fund for Public Schools Briefing

Thursday, December 3, 2020 -

11:00am to 11:30am

... and relief efforts by mobilizing additional philanthropic resources and establishing partnerships to support the academic and social-emotional needs of every student , while prioritizing the...

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Education

Weinberg Foundation Announces Grants as Part of $3M Summer Funding Collaborative

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03/30/2016

... stress and trauma; and enrichment such as sports and the arts . "The Summer Funding Collaborative has nearly tripled ... all ten funders shared the same application process and review strategy. The shared...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Beyond the 990: Effective Nonprofit Financial Data Analysis - WEBINAR

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04/2012

In this webinar, financial experts from the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) provided instruction on what to look for when reviewing nonprofit financials—imparting five steps for assessing financial health.

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Finance & Asset Management

Is There Really a Conflict between the Public Good and Professionalism in the Foundation Sector?

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08/26/2014

... appear in an upcoming issue of the Public Administration Review . In their article “Administrative Growth and ... by the example of established institutions, which provide evidence that devoting substantial...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... nonprofit organizations became increasingly strained as resources declined. When the stock market failed, foundations ... This shared definition of success increased investment and integration of different...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Andrus Family Fund Announces New Mission and Strategic Direction

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10/31/2014

... New Mission and Strategic Direction After an extensive review that included objective evaluation of their work and its impact, consulting with grantees, and through deep engagement with Board members, Andrus...

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Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

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11/30/2015

... at Berkeley, a Master of Laws in environmental and natural resources at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark ... even then, and he served as one of a small cadre of student editors who helped to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

... short period that the Climate Bill has to make its way through the U.S. Senate. For immediate impact, I cannot ... such as oil exploration and mining. According to the World Resources Institute, deforestation...

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Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

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04/02/2013

... whose grantmaking is focused on improving undergraduate student learning in the arts and sciences. Dr. Shapiro was President and Professor of ... and imaginative approaches to undergraduate liberal ...

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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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10/13/2015

... represent a wide range of nonprofit sub-sectors, including arts , culture and humanities; education; and human services. ... be announced and honored at ceremony in November. “ Through excellent management,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Health Benefits for Employees, Dependents & Retirees

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05/2011

Employers aim to provide adequate health benefits for their employees. Strategizing an economical plan that offers expansive coverage, is competitive within the marketplace, and complies with legislative regulations can be overwhelming. George Wilson from Willis-HRH joined us to discuss the different options available to employers who provide health benefits to employees, dependents and retirees. The presentation covered plan structure choices (PPO, HMO, EPO, CDHP, etc.), reimbursement accounts (FSA, HRA, HSA), self-insuring, extending coverage to domestic partners, covering children up to 26...

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What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

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05/19/2021

... learning, open communication, and relationship building. Through relationships of trust with our grantee community and ... Funders need to double down and add on general support resources during leadership...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... Leonhardt wrote a column in the New York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success public charter schools have ... successes. “A consistent pattern has emerged from this research ,” wrote University of...

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William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... in the 1960s that "led to the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, public television and radio, and federal ... for Women, the National Council of La Raza, the Natural Resources Defense...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

Release Date:

12/21/2012

By Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts , Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Doris Duke ... and beyond our annual ongoing Arts Program allocation . Through the Artist Awards, at least 100...

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