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U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership

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08/16/2016

... on School Leadership Until recently, little was known about how much support principals in the United States ... and other school leaders can play in student learning. A national survey has provided rare...

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New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students

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09/07/2017

... school. The new school year begins on Thursday. “This is about equity,” Ms. Fariña said. “All communities ...

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Food Systems

New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

... paper published in the journal Ambio found that research about increased carbon sequestration due to organic farming ... inconclusive, while a 2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Opinion: Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food

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09/13/2017

... to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food The national debate on health care is moving into a new, ... What drives poor health in the U.S., and what can be done about it? We know the answer. Food is...

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Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

... of these independent schools are planning their first national symposium to improve their image and plot a future ... The Independent Charter School Symposium expects to gather about 350 educators and...

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Myanmar Rohingya Abuses May Be Crimes Against Humanity, UN Rights Experts Warn

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10/04/2017

... against women and children. “We are particularly worried about the fate of Rohingya women and children subject to ...

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

As we prepare to head to the polls, voters should realize that New York is a tale of two cities when it comes to jobs as well as housing.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Workforce Development

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 2 of a Three-Part Series

... reporting to better support learning and center grantee voices in reporting for impact. This session will dive into ... Participants will hear from funders and nonprofit leaders about their experiences moving...

Tiffany & Co. Names Anisa Kamadoli Costa Chief Sustainability Officer

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04/10/2015

... With her guidance, Tiffany has increased public awareness about environmental concerns such as the proposed gold and ...

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More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

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08/2020

... communities are appropriately represented. Read more about the guide in the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family ...

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17 Jun 2025

Content, Content, Content. A Persuasive Writing Workshop for Influencers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Foundation staff have access to rich data, innovative ideas, and compelling stories. But it is easy to get comfortable with academic or technical language and philanthropic jargon. This workshop will help you build your skills to craft an engaging,...

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NY State Health Foundation Sees Need to Educate Consumers on State Obamacare Offerings

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11/02/2015

... Paniagua is a single mom living in the Bronx. She earns about $400 a week, which she says doesn’t last her very ... is typical of many who remain uninsured, according to national surveys. She values insurance...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds

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09/12/2017

... for deep cuts to one of their favorite institutions, the National Institutes of Health — part of a broad reordering ... spending on biomedical research — and have bragged about it. The Senate Appropriations...

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Philanthropy New York Is Now Accepting Applications For Its Two-Year Public Policy Fellowship

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01/25/2018

... early-career professionals who will benefit from learning about and networking within the philanthropic sector. It is ... race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, socio-economic...

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

How Ms. Foundation Sees Taking Children to Work Day as an Opportunity to Build Careers, Education and Upward Mobility

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02/09/2018

... too. Since its inception, the concept has been just about the same, but in my opinion, the way we work here in ... the highlights of taking your child to work was merely about workplace tours of the building,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition

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02/21/2019

... Fleet may still be in high school, but she knows as much about stocks, bonds and mutual funds as her friends do about emojis and apps – and now she’s offering that ... in New Hampshire for high school...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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SIFMA Foundation

01 Nov 2023

Taking the Sting out of Funder-Grantee Conversations: Practicing Trust-Based Philanthropy - Hosted by Nonprofit New York

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 -

10:15am to 11:30am

... nonprofit partners at the register link. To learn more about the funders working group, please contact Lisa Cowan , ... Wijeyeratne , Executive Director, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities Lisa Cowan (...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Transparency

07 Mar 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Workplace Flexibility

Monday, March 7, 2011 -

9:30am to 12:30pm

... for foundation administration, including human resources , finance, and operations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ... flexibility? Why should my organization be thinking about workplace flexibility? What are our options...

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Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy

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02/06/2018

... initiatives, will build the field by sparking a dialogue about philanthropy centered on race, privilege, equity and ... the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund are providing resources for family...

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