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Ford Foundation

New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation

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03/01/2013

... Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. ... begin his tenure with the Foundation in September 2013. He succeeds Robert C. Granger, who...

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William T. Grant Foundation

An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Limited Life

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10/23/2018

... for nonprofits, to assisting grantees with evaluation and evidence building. Look for more announcements in the months ... to provide colleagues who will not be moving over with the resources and flexibility...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

New York Life Foundation Invests in Expanding Access to Summer and Afterschool Learning

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04/23/2019

... that will help the organization to expand access to evidence -based summer and afterschool learning for 12,000 ... months of math skills and two months of reading skills through five to six-week programs,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

Centro de Economía Creativa and Mellon Foundation Announce "Maniobra" in Puerto Rico

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05/02/2022

... work, with 46% generating less than $12,000 annually. Through Maniobra, CEC and the Mellon Foundation underscore ... Acosta, Founder of the Center and Dean of the School of Arts , Design and Creative Industries...

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Mellon Foundation

The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's

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09/14/2021

... for a historic investment that will bring unprecedented resources to HBCUs, giving them the stability and financial ... formerly enslaved Americans faced from Reconstruction through the Jim Crow era, HBCUs...

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The Century Foundation

14 May 2024

Food Waste Reduction: Philanthropy for People and the Planet - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... food in the United States is wasted along with all of the resources used to produce, distribute, and prepare it. ... disposal generate significant greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of the food supply...

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Food Systems

The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

... a recent event produced by PNY’s Education Funders Research Initiative had me feeling emotions I wasn’t ... because they are living the reality of education reform every day. I, on the other hand, have been on...

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Carnegie Funded Commission Releases Report on Financial Aid & The Future of Undergraduate Education

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05/11/2017

... of Undergraduate Education at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences released a new publication: Undergraduate ... President Lyndon Johnson signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 into law, college-going...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

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08/31/2009

... of the initiatives mentioned could only have succeeded through the independence and private focus of foundations. ... articulated. Some profiles did show foundations supporting research and basing their work...

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Build Trust With A Purpose Statement

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12/05/2016

... articulate their role in society and their commitments through mission and vision statements, and increasingly, ... volunteer-managed, open source website of information and resources about the fourth sector...

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TCC Group

Lessons on Movement Building

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06/27/2018

... op-eds for newspapers, and led mobilizations of thousands through the streets of New York and Washington, DC. This was ... this field. These young people refused to accept a DREAM Act that would provide a path...

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Immigration

The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts

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06/01/2021

... according to the International Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation. “Nearly everyone agrees that we must ... proven mechanisms in place to implement global vaccination through COVAX and Gavi, the Vaccine...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists

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08/29/2019

... “Economists and economic theory impact virtually every aspect of policy making in this country. Policies that ... system are deeply influenced by economists and their research . Yet, the number of African...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Pinkerton Expands Science Mentoring for High School Scholars

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07/20/2015

... to provide authentic and intensively mentored science research experiences to at least 2,000 talented New York City ... Scholars Program—builds on the success of the Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP)...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

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02/14/2014

... and vulnerable communities. For the last five years, through our Campaign for Black Male Achievement , we have ... investment in improving the life outcomes of black males through support of mentoring,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

10 Dec 2019

Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... to better promote gender, racial, and economic justice through philanthropic work?” This workshop will explore how ... more deeply into philanthropy and grantmaking work, through participants’ understanding of...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

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11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... and inclusion. Mr. Murria joined UHF as Director of Human Resources in 2013. Previously, he...

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United Hospital Fund

Opinion: The Community Health Center Fund: What’s At Risk?

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10/10/2017

... Fund: What’s At Risk? Tucked into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a special 5-year funding authorization to ... Community Health Center Fund for an additional 2 years, through September 30, 2017. Once again...

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Health

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Three Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/12/2022

... Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to grow existing ... enhance the capacity of the partner organization to use evidence from research...

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Children, Youth and Families

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