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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... sector: she led efforts to create more and better resources for girls’ and women’s rights work by creating ... of her life’s work to create a world where everyone can live in safety and dignity, free from...

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MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

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07/13/2021

... Wisconsin, where she led strategic partnerships and resources to distribute 15 million pounds of food annually to ... Foundation’s impact on communities around the world can be found in MetLife’s 2020...

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PNY Announces New Racial Equity Working Group

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12/02/2021

... for Thought: A Conversation Series to discuss how equity can bolster philanthropic practice and serve as a lens to ... commitment to ensuring that a structure exists to curate resources and support equity work...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today

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12/02/2021

... access to diverse learning environments, equitable resources , and school cultures that affirm their identities. ... desegregation order or voluntary agreement. The inventory can be found below, along with an...

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Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

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06/2004

Most grant makers review more proposals than they can recommend for funding. Decision making about what to fund ... rationale, feel that they've been treated fairly, and can make realistic plans about their next steps? This guide .....

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Ford Foundation Funded Interactive Map Shows The Geography of Debt In America

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12/07/2017

... Map Show The Geography of Debt In America Credit can be a lifeline during emergencies and a bridge to education and homeownership. But debt—which can stem from credit or unpaid bills—often burdens families ...

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Economic Security

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Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

... Will Miller at the Wallace Foundation, whose aim is to generate knowledge that can be used to scale social programs in their focus areas. ... everything else. They ask themselves, “What is the best use...

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Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

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10/31/2016

... of a milestone, first because it confirms that districts can successfully implement meaningful changes in a complex ... " Building Principal Pipelines: A Job That Urban Districts Can Do ," which...

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Everyone Into the Pool

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07/10/2024

... total of 90-plus degree days. And while some of us can afford to just crank up the air, for millions of New ... his indomitable Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and her can -do staff, and the Aquatics Task Force...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... its effervescent diversity is not a job the private sector can or should shoulder alone. We are gratified that Congress ... abolishing the NEH would make access to our cultural resources less equitable, rather...

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2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

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11/16/2021

... cycles of harm with creativity and determination, and we can ’t wait to see how their pathbreaking ideas develop,” ... with valuable tools, training, and capacity-building resources , in addition to crucial...

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Environment and Climate Change

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13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... email register@philanthropynewyork.org ($150 fee) Can 't join us in-person? Watch live stream here: (Join .....

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10 Dec 2015

JustFilms and Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund Celebration

Thursday, December 10, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... new media projects and discuss how emerging technologies can be used to create powerful social justice narratives that ...

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NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered

Release Date:

02/17/2016

... useful demonstration of the quality of conversation that can happen when discussions are among only those in the room ...

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20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... a structured conversation about the many ways storytelling can be applied to your funder/grantee partnerships. ... the challenges in your work, and in your stories How to use stories to foster more...

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New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition

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01/18/2017

... 2 p.m. ET. WHERE : Information for prospective applicants can be found here , including the full application and ...

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

... unrestricted money for real impact, however, the dynamic can start to shift: donors give doers the dough they need to ...

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Arcus Foundation

Fake News as a Real Opportunity

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01/23/2017

... wide range of credible and newsworthy information that we can easily disseminate to audiences that are increasingly ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Communications/Media

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Fellows Tackling Inequality and Climate Change

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06/27/2017

... to focus on solutions rather than assigning blame, and we can ’t underestimate the power of stories to connect and ... Artivist Academy to cultivate artists and activists who use their voice to speak out...

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