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Kimberly Roberts

... is a National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) trained social justice educator and facilitator with over ten years ... completed her second Master’s degree in Public and Urban Policy from the Milano School...

Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Progress of Reforms to Accelerate Nonprofit Contract Payments

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06/04/2024

... ecosystem, Marlon Williams, Vice President of Public Policy and Collaboration, testified in front of the New York ... efficient and accountable, ensuring nonprofits have the resources they need to deliver...

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Public Policy

Leadership for Change: Will, Skill, and Courage

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03/23/2023

... from Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham In her recently published report , " A Change Management & Deep Equity Primer ,” ... leadership and to build the skills and courage needed to practice leadership in...

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Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements

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10/02/2015

... of oppression in order to build a broad, progressive social justice movement. BPAM advances the Noyes theory of ... and women. It has offices in Las Vegas and Reno. PLAN uses leadership development, ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Create New Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund To Increase Investment in Developing Countries

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10/12/2022

... the changes needed in incentives, operating models, and uses of banks’ financial resources to enable evolution of these institutions. ... said Kalpana Kochhar, director of development policy...

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Economic Security

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Stephanie Boarden as Chief of Staff

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09/16/2021

... for racial equity in organizational culture and practice . And, she comes to this role having already ... Health program. Boarden has a background in public health, research , and program evaluation and has...

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The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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01/21/2021

... health outcomes in the short term and provide significant social and economic returns in the long term. These new ... Willis, M.D., Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Send Grad Students Our Way

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02/18/2015

by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... or Ph.D. program in public policy , government, social work or related field of study for a two-...

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Appointments & Transitions

17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Girls for a briefing and dialogue on the recently released report , “Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength & ... by Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

... Governance Centre. Currently, she serves as the Governance Practice Leader for the Arab States Region. In this role, she provides policy and technical advice to 18 country offices, manages ... Cairo. She also...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Samantha Power to Board of Trustees

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10/19/2020

... Power is currently the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and William D. Zabel ... Ford Foundation’s profound impact on human rights and...

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Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued

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08/08/2018

... inclusive, connecting impoverished communities with the resources they need, and so much more. But none of that ... and improving our democracy. Today, our country uses census data to apportion congressional...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now

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08/11/2021

... and Marlon Williams, Vice President of Collaboration and Policy , Philanthropy New York. If you have attended a ... debates around Critical Race Theory , a body of academic research that shows how policies...

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For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

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03/11/2015

... jurisdiction. The ICC has, however, adopted a detailed policy paper prioritizing sexual and gender-based crimes. ... United Nations, countries, and donors must invest far more resources and energy into...

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Gender Justice

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The Century Foundation Welcomes New Trustees Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers

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09/25/2015

... they bring decades of rich experience in public service, social innovation, and economics to TCF. Sonal Shah is ... administration. Damon A. Silvers is the director of policy and special counsel for the AFL-...

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Community Development

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... economic theory and many of our guiding assumptions in social program development. In Thaler’s words: “In order ... and choices. Behavioral science draws on empirical research from psychology, neuroscience,...

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United Hospital Fund Establishes Learning Collaborative with Altman Foundation and NY Community Trust

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03/08/2017

... or improve on efforts to screen children ages 0-5 for social and environmental risks that interfere with healthy ... participating hospitals and community organizations with resources , training, technical...

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The New York Community Trust

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06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and closure of polling sites – the implementation of policy that better reflects a changed and changing America is ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

... focused on great ape and gibbon conservation (and LGBT social justice), supports a project that may finally alter ... group—is part of the nonprofit Center for International Policy in D.C. It was incubated by...

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