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Ford Foundation

A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

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09/30/2020

... new realities as young people and their families begin to make decisions about where and how to attend school in the ... of a transition, these new leaders are not afforded the resources and support needed to...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation

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02/12/2014

... responsible for its juvenile justice and criminal justice reform strategy and investments, which average more than $2 ... advocate of evidence-based, youth-centered justice system reform in Connecticut, New...

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30 Mar 2017

Is Immigration Detention the New Incarceration Boom?

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... looking for ways to decrease the prison population through reform initiatives, there remain a string of contradictory ... not required) New York City – as a leader in justice reform and a champion of the...

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Tax Plan Doubles Standard Deduction, Leaves Charitable Deduction In Place

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09/28/2017

... and repealing the estate tax, under a framework for tax reform presented by Republican leaders. Among the changes under the framework released today, the tax reform proposal would: Double the standard...

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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Program Officer for Democracy, Hannah Furstenberg-Beckman

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08/31/2022

... with private foundation and nonprofit clients on election reform , voting rights, and civic engagement initiatives. Her ... Previously, Hannah worked on issues of criminal justice reform and educational...

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Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

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06/30/2014

... Ford Foundation becomes the first U.S.-based foundation to make an international grant in support of LGBTQ issues by ...

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Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Capacity Building Across Borders: Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network

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02/07/2012

... will influence how organizations can allocate program resources . Even the availability of basic services such as ... for themselves. The biggest single mistake a donor can make is to fund capacity building...

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For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

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12/17/2015

... and in practice. To achieve this, the board dedicated new resources and appointed new co-chairs, Cynthia ...

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Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

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12/14/2016

... decided to "sunset" the Foundation and spend all of its resources (approximately $1 billion) over the next decade. ... They made clear that they wanted the Foundation to make decisions based on what...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Huge Gap Found Among States In Long-Term Services Quality and Access

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06/20/2014

... Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, and Wisconsin—provide the best care by nearly all of AARP’s measures. Kentucky, Alabama, ... dozen measures—from access to Medicaid’s home-based care programs to private long-term...

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The Commonwealth Fund

To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

... top of working full-time jobs, many also work part-time to make ends meet, and yet they still are hard-pressed to cover ... in the Bronx, a family of four needs $85,507 a year to make ends meet 2 , but from...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

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03/31/2022

... and paramilitary-aligned sheriffs; a filmmaker who will make a documentary on the ways in which the U.S.’s system ... cycles of harm; a media-maker who will focus on foster care and the juvenile justice system...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

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06/2010

... U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from .....

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Focus on What Works in NYC Schools

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01/06/2014

... proven, serious track record in her approach to education reform . She knows the importance of cutting through the ...

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Philanthropy New York

Leadership for Education Innovation

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05/24/2014

... involved in the New York City work and in high school reform more generally, and with more than forty years of ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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With Support from Citi Foundation, Report Highlights Innovative Education Development

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11/30/2016

NYU Wagner and the Center for an Urban Future selected the 15 urban policy reforms after conducting hundreds of interviews with mayors, agency chiefs, policy experts, academics, business leaders, labor unions and philanthropic foundations.

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Citi Foundation

Immigration Arms Race Begins on Capitol Hill

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09/12/2017

The Trump administration’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is sparking a legislative arms race on Capitol Hill.

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Immigration

Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

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03/09/2018

... as a distinguished diplomat, an advocate for public school reform , and a best-selling author, Caroline Kennedy is an ... a diplomat, an author, a champion of education, education reform , and civics — a citizen...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

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10/01/2018

The Century Foundation convenes higher education experts, lawmakers, faculty, and advocates to discuss and debate the next big thing in college affordability.

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