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Kristen Woolf joins EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs

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03/20/2019

... In this role, Kristen will oversee all of EMpower’ s grantmaking work and programmatic activity in fifteen ... eighteen years of developing optimal ways to channel resources to where they matter most, with a...

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Three Essential Insights on International Impact Investing

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09/08/2014

... on impact investing in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America that offered insights for philanthropist seeking to ... Development Bank (IDB), members of the IDB’ s Multilateral Investment Fund and the Linked...

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14 Sep 2017

Dreams in Limbo: A Look at the Future of DACA, Young Immigrants, and How Funders Can Respond

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:30pm

... will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* The Trump administration announced on September 5, that the ... 800,000 immigrants into uncertainty. In its five years as policy , DACA allowed DACAmented...

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Jo Christine Miles

As a Philanthropy New York Public Policy Fellow Jo Christine Miles worked with several of our ... of the American Bar Association in support of a student’ s right to pursue both Title IX and constitutional claims...

Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

... Foundation, commented today prior to the President' s State of the Union Address: "Tonight' s State of the ... Our national debt must be included in any discussion of America...

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Building and Strengthening Partnerships Across New Jersey: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5 Million in Grants

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08/25/2022

... and individuals working to transform New Jersey’ s water infrastructure for the benefit of public health, ... and central resource for arts education information, policy , and advocacy in New Jersey. Young...

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Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition

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09/26/2017

... Declares Opposition A last-ditch attempt by President Trump and Senate Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care ... that Republicans are now all but certain to conclude Mr. Trump ’ s first...

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05 Jun 2019

Census 2020: Young Children and the Census Undercount - A Webinar Hosted by Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... of young children in the Census is critical to the child’ s and family’ s access to resources such as housing, jobs, equitable education, and ... Jersey Deborah Stein , Network Director,...

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Camilo Mendez Announced as Chief Financial Officer of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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01/28/2020

... today Camilo Mendez as the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation’ s fourth chief financial officer. He succeeds Cynthia Evans, ... and sustainability of the Foundation’ s financial resources to...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants to Six Recipients

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04/04/2022

... Program seeks to expand access to knowledge and support resources capable of sustaining an informed citizenry. This ... provided funding to initiatives in two of New York’ s public library systems that...

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Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

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04/17/2014

... importance of the post-secondary credential to one’ s ability to participate in the labor market in this ... in our not-too-distant future, over 60% of jobs in the U. S . will require one. However, a fully...

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Forum Tells Congress to Keep Johnson Amendment, Quotes PNY Official Statement

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04/05/2017

... on important matters of the day and advocate on public policy issues and legislation relevant to their mission and ... is tantamount to allowing politicians to use the public’ s goodwill towards the charitable...

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Surdna Foundation President Don Chen Named Co-Chair of Presidents' Council on Impact Investing

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11/30/2020

... is a philanthropic leadership group facilitated by the U. S . Impact Investing Alliance with members collectively ... requires foundations to come together with all of our resources —our voice, vision,...

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29 Jan 2025

Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:30pm

... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground ... behavoir via shareholder activisitm and Jobs to Move America , which has used shareholder...

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

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01/20/2022

... January 6, 2021, might have marked an inflection point in America ’ s decades-long story of democratic decline — a moment of ... to the common good. Most importantly, they can move resources...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... may be extreme, but they are not isolated. All across America , schools predominantly serving students of color are ...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

... The Secret to School Integration By most measures, America ’ s public schools are now more racially and socioeconomically ... minorities, up from 42.7 percent in 1968. In the country’ s 100...

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Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

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09/21/2017

... Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony Speaking before the U. S . Senate Special Committee on Aging today, University of ... option. Hyer is a fellow of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and serves as...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation

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05/01/2018

Peter G. Peterson Foundation' s Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for ... midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy environment, America '...

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