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Kristen Ruff and Beeta Jahedi Promoted at Philanthropy New York

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01/01/2013

... peer networks, membership-related initiatives and member research ; lead PNY’s leadership development programming for ... While at Wellesley, she was a National Science Foundation Research Assistant at the...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013

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09/03/2012

... and understanding how practitioners and policymakers use research . To further that agenda, he launched long-term initiatives to strengthen research by improving measurement and study design. He has ... more...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Role of Funders in Conflict

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11/2014

The Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG) released a white paper on how funders can affect conflict.

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Betsy Edasery Appointed Philanthropy Analyst at TCC Group

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08/22/2013

... young people of color with wealth to leverage their resources for progressive social change. She also conducted research and supported grantees to share learnings at Living ... At the same time, she monitored...

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Capital One to Invest $150 Million to Help Close Digital Skills Gap

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03/10/2015

... and equip individuals with financial management tools and resources designed to help them invest for the future. According to new research released by Capital One and Burning Glass ... One Fellowship will have...

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Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

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10/29/2019

... Women’s Studies Program housed at Spelman’s Women’s Research and Resource Center. Spelman will immediately ... educational inclusiveness, spearheaded by the Women's Research and Resource Center under the...

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Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

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09/27/2018

... loans. Discussions of so-called “free college” and promise programs must take such disparities into ... and higher default rates than their White counterparts, research data has shown. “Racial wealth gaps...

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Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

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06/02/2014

... of this year, the group issued a companion document " Research on Recommendations: What Works - and What Doesn't - ... the City is headed and whether or not philanthropic resources can be brought to...

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... people to give will struggle more in this area (policy research , for example, does not necessarily tug at the ... is that foundations don’t have an infinite supply of resources . Every dollar we spend on...

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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... There were so many aspects of my identity, like how I talk , what I let offend me, and what I wear I had buried or ... who isn’t here with me. Philanthropy can move capital resources quickly and with less...

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Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers

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12/04/2017

... and vastly rich individuals, declining government resources , and growing income inequality. Through ... Who can ensure that the people will have a say in how resources are allocated and how policies are...

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06 Sep 2018

Foundation Administrators Network - Understanding Hiring and Involuntary Separation

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9:00am to 10:30am

... keep changing every year. Large organizations have human resources departments and often have in-house counsel to help ... you are a small organization, you often do not have these resources available to you...

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... led to brainstorming an idea to move significant resources “unapologetically” to Black feminists. “We ... that was so meaningful to us—why is it difficult to get resources for this kind of movement work,...

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Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

... Most recently he was Chief Information Officer at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, responsible for strategic ...

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Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

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05/02/2017

... By Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Program Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Funders of biomedical research , such as our foundation, have long relied on ... Medicine 88 (2013): 1740...

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Andrus Family Fund Announces New Mission and Strategic Direction

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10/31/2014

... Andrus Family Fund: Fostering Connections. Unlocking Promise . The new approach is straightforward and laser ... to become self-sustaining and resilient. Commission research that helps identify what works and...

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

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04/19/2018

... Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, ... begin to breach a persistent barrier to delivering the promise of opportunity to all...

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20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

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8:45am to 11:00am

... 21st century calls for the adoption of new media. Assorted resources including blogs, webcasts, digital services, and ...

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

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12/17/2015

... system — and that it was even desirable, if the promise of wealth incentivized hard work. Philanthropy, he ... of people around the world have access to new tools and resources with which to improve their...

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