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Ford Foundation Announces New President

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08/22/2013

... the best of all worlds. He’s an excellent leader for a global organization with grassroots sensibilities, and ... that future.” Ubiñas led the foundation through the global economic crisis and the overhaul of...

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Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower

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09/20/2017

... Avenue and 57th Street shortly after noon — an act of civil disobedience against President Trump’s recent move to ...

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COVID-19: Reflections on Rebuilding a More Inclusive and Resilient Economy

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05/13/2020

... years of my career operating at the nexus of business and society and to think a but about where we go from here. The ... is clear to me. Post-outbreak, government, philanthropy, civil society...

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UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year

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07/27/2018

... for Jewish life in the next generation, and ensuring the state of Israel as a strong and vibrant homeland for all ... Jews, supported synagogues and day schools, introduced state of the art digital choice food...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

... all share in the benefits and burdens of public policy. A civil rights attorney and policy advocate, Ms. Wiley ... and poverty to the Director of U.S. Programs at the Open Society Institute , and helped...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

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06/19/2017

... 2010, Poo and DWU played an instrumental role in New York State passing the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, the first ... including a 2014 MacArthur "Genius" Award, the Open Society Institute NYC...

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PNY Welcomes Shanqua Harrison and Allyson Goldhagen

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02/12/2014

... Egypt, Syria and India researching economic development, civil society and women’s rights as a tool for democratic change. ...

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Schott and Arcus Foundations Partner to Empower Trans Students with Super Powers

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06/17/2016

... Trans youth of color are especially impacted in a society doubly stacked against them for both their race and ... released joint guidance to help public schools ensure the civil rights of trans students: when...

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... Acharya Amit Acharya is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon ... experiments to make more effective use of limited resources and to elucidate the complex...

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2/11/2016 - "National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

View materials and recording of the program "National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen."

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07 Apr 2022

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Thursday, April 7, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... and can provide lasting benefits to grantees and society that go far beyond the grant terms. Grants to ... of leaders; build expertise and capacity within civil society ; seed organizations,...

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NYSHealth Foundation Commits $2 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

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04/13/2020

... Efforts April 13, 2020, New York, NY – The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has committed $2 ... public health needs in the wake of the pandemic. “The global coronavirus pandemic, with New York now...

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Responding To Covid-19: Suggestions and Recommendations for Donors as of March 2020 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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03/24/2020

... one or more of these areas. Health For local, national and global responses to be effective, they must have quality data ... regional and national boundaries and not only sufficient resources , but also the...

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard to the impact on society . Philanthropically committed funds are ...

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UN Secretary-General Taps UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg to Lead Climate Finance Leadership Initiative

Release Date:

09/27/2018

... Action, to lead an initiative that will support a global mobilization of private capital in response to the ... and private foreign direct investment. “Mobilizing resources from the public and private sectors...

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The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Opens Application for Annual Innovation Awards and Expands Program for Broader Impact

Release Date:

05/09/2023

... currently underway include The Confess Project , Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide , Strategies for ... Awards. We are determined to bring attention and critical resources to the children’s mental...

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Member Input on Official Statement on Protecting the 2020 Census

... Institutions across the country – including local and state governments, businesses, nonprofits and foundations ... questions since the VRA was enacted in 1965. More than 170 Civil and Human Rights Groups have...

Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

05/13/2015

... understanding; and to strengthen important dimensions of civil society and democratic practice in transforming societies." A .....

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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

Release Date:

05/23/2017

... districts to address rising segregation. Now, a Penn State researcher is looking at how student assignment ... demography and co-director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Penn State...

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19 Feb 2019

True or False Solutions to Climate Change

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... report issued in October made clear that “Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society .” What initiatives are in play nationally and in...

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