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11/20/2014 - Today’s Libraries - Live Stream Recording and Presentations

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11/2014

View the materials and livestream recording of the program, "Today’s Libraries: Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Makerspaces, and After-school Programming."

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Children, Youth and Families

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Communications/Media

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Education

Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause

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09/24/2013

... Effecting social change as a corporate foundation head can be challenging — but the ability to make a difference ... is enormous when you can marshal the attention and resources of your...

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Finance & Asset Management

20 Sep 2012

Money and Politics: The Impact of Citizens United on the 2012 Presidential Election

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:45am

... much food for thought. Explore Strategies funders can use to navigate this new electoral landscape New, expanded ...

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Issue-Based

18 Mar 2014

What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... arguments for permanently dedicating substantial resources to causes they support. Advocates for time-limiting ... that have been working toward social change for a century, can foundations in-perpetuity...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

05 Mar 2015

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 5) and Part II (March 12)

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 7:45am to Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:30am

... of grant applicants and recipients. What information can be gleaned from the form? What has changed within the ...

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New Staff

06 Oct 2016

The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... cannot ask a prospective candidate Writing samples that can be successful in helping ascertain someone's ability to ... Advisors, LLC Maria Pignataro Nielsen , Chief Human Resources Officer, Atlantic...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship

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07/26/2016

... charitable nonprofits and foundations from using their resources or otherwise engaging in partisan electioneering. ... from requests by political candidates to divert nonprofit resources away from their...

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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

... and local dollars, and states, localities, and businesses use census data for community planning, including where to ... is critical to the child’s and family’s access to resources such as housing, jobs,...

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Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

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11/18/2014

... priorities. The messages that anti-poverty advocates use to raise urgency about the issue often fall flat. Typical ...

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Economic Security

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Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... Act (ACA)—would allow states to apply for waivers to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for ... pools that operated before the ACA and the fact that their use did not significantly...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... which has mainly prioritized reducing deaths from tobacco use and road accidents, is targeted at changing practices and ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

07 Jun 2016

The Importance of Cultivating Youth Leadership in Community Based Programs

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... facilitated by youth/staff teams. Explore: How we can effectively engage and develop young people in such areas ... people, especially those from disadvantaged communities, can best learn, demonstrate and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... to low-level charges like marijuana possession, which can have collateral consequences on non-citizens. He said he ... in the same length of sentence. "These low-level offenses can be very critical to...

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Justice Reform

Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

... into top colleges and universities have proven that they can handle the most challenging academic work because 92 ... their parents, enrolling in a top-tier college far from home seems as impossible as taking...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Support from The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation Helps the Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation Provide Vision Services for its Clients

Release Date:

12/04/2018

... Foundation (HIHAF), a pair of eyeglasses or a vision exam can mean a world of difference in improving their quality of ... not seem like a huge difference maker, it most certainly can be. “Because if you...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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08 Apr 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Professional and Personal Effectiveness

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Do you enjoy sharing information and wonder why others can seem so competitive? For those who find the Meyers-Briggs ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 8:...

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HR & Operations Staff

Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/08/2016

... carry the potential for clearing up the lipid debris that can lead to vision impairment in a subset of patients with ... inner walls of blood vessels in atherosclerosis. Statin use is widespread in middle-aged...

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