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Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation

Release Date:

08/09/2017

... at the intersections of the range of disciplines that make up the field of anthropology. “Danilyn Rutherford has ... added. “Her innovative spirit will help the foundation make a powerful case for the ongoing...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Wenner-Gren Foundation

Ana Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President

Release Date:

12/15/2017

... of the philanthropic sector, and policy expertise make her an immensely effective champion for social ... skill set, experience, and passion for advancing equity make her the perfect leader to guide HIP...

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Hispanics in Philanthropy

Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... that this new leadership role—with Hilary in it—will make the foundation more effective at serving the ...

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Ford Foundation

Trinity Joins Brief Filed in Support of Dreamers

Release Date:

01/29/2018

... neighborhoods and work at our local businesses, and they make our city a richer and more vibrant place. In keeping ... brought to this country as children, before they could make choices of their own….The...

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Immigration

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

Release Date:

01/30/2018

... a campaign to encourage good deeds that could help make our world a better place. Inspired by Paul Newman, who ... just about money. It means that we can all do something to make our world a better place...

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Newman's Own Foundation

New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

Release Date:

02/08/2018

A new report released yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a cost-effective design solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars.

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Community Development

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Freedom Together Foundation

"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

02/16/2018

... We study, we learn, we listen, we get advice and we might make an investment and hope that it’s going to produce a ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

NYCT's Patricia Swann and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... have rallied around the #BlackPantherChallenge to make sure young people have the opportunity to see themselves ... and their potential on the big screen. But to truly make the most of the Black Panther moment...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

Release Date:

05/30/2018

... family planning services and information so that they can make informed decisions that are appropriate for their ...

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Gender Justice

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Pfizer

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

Release Date:

05/30/2018

... family planning services and information so that they can make informed decisions that are appropriate for their ...

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Gender Justice

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Pfizer

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

Release Date:

11/02/2018

... Foundation says foundations could provide loans to make new funds attractive for investors. A top official of ... can help the equity backers of the opportunity zone funds make an adequate market return by...

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Community Development

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

09 Apr 2019

Service for Impact - Effective Strategies in Aligning Employee Engagement and Business Priorities

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while supporting business ... your company, providing solutions that can ultimately make a big difference to the business...

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William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

Release Date:

04/05/2019

The William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant competition.

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

Release Date:

08/02/2019

New insight about a broad spectrum antibiotic agent, obafluorin, made from a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria might offer a powerful antidote to antibiotic resistance, researchers say.

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Health

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

You Can't Count if You're Not Counted: Exhibition Explores Census in NYC, Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

11/06/2019

... “we thought about what role we can play as a museum to make this important act of civic participation compelling and ...

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Arts

Civic Engagement

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Mellon Foundation

15 Jan 2020

FCCP Census Operations Series: Part 8 – Counting in the Wake of Natural Disasters & Counting on College/University Campuses - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... we get the word out to people who have been displaced to make sure they’re being counted where they live. Long-term ... after the count; how to work with the census bureau to make sure the address list is...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Census 2020

10 Mar 2021

New York City Workforce Funders’ 2021 Strategy Discussion

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Join the New York City Workforce Funders group for an informal discussion of short- and long-term strategies to help the city’s workforce ecosystem more equitably connect low-income New Yorkers to quality jobs. This funder-only session is an...