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28 Feb 2017

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XI: Driving Mission Through Changing Times

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of ... email cbowers@newyork.bbb.org at BBB Education and Research Foundation with any questions. In Partnership With ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Simons Foundation Sponsors "The Eternal Sky," A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... the new Simons Observatory, located next to several other research facilities in the area. In fact, two previously ...

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The Simons Foundation

Phil TV This Week April 21

Release Date:

04/21/2017

... New York Stem Cell Foundation has officially Opened a New Research Institute and Headquarters in Manhattan Rockefeller ...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... Conrad Hilton Foundation’s burgeoning contribution to research on multiple sclerosis. Marilyn Hilton—the wife of ... is a debilitating disease of the nervous system. Current research suggests that the...

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Health

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

21 Mar 2018

Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants and Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by AFN & GCIR

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... financial stability. Explore Key findings from recent research The unique role funders can play in advancing ...

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All Funders

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Immigration

Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Receives Grant from Westchester Community Foundation to Expand Saw Mill River Restoration Efforts

Release Date:

12/16/2019

... the river five years ago. In that time, Palmer says the research found consistently high levels of fecal bacteria. ... $35,000 grant to expand those efforts in 2020. He says the research has also attracted...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

Release Date:

01/23/2020

... University Network (OSUN) . It will integrate teaching and research across higher education institutions worldwide. It ... in the classroom, sharing faculty and conducting joint research projects in which...

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Education

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Open Society Foundations

Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $4. M. to U.S. Arts Organizations Against Backdrop of Uncertainty in Cultural Sector

Release Date:

06/24/2020

... grant cycle. Funds will support exhibitions, curatorial research , and other programming. Among the first-time ... and programs. A total of $142,000 will go to curatorial research at three institutions, with...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

The New York Stem Cell Foundation Mourns the Loss of CEO Susan L. Solomon

Release Date:

09/09/2022

... cell scientists around the world and operates the NYSCF Research Institute, the largest independent stem cell ... As CEO, Ms. Solomon raised over $400M for stem cell research , helping to catalyze the field and...

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African Philanthropy Forum to Promote Transformation of the Continent 'From Within'

Release Date:

04/22/2013

... network of philanthropists — grant-makers and social investors — committed to advancing equity and ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

15 Jun 2012

What Role Can Philanthropy Play in Restoring Civility to Our Society? - 2012 Spring Colloquium

Friday, June 15, 2012 -

10:30am to 1:00pm

... exploring topics of critical interest to the future of the social sector. The 2012 Spring Colloquium will explore the ... loss of civility in our society, what does it mean for the social sector and what role...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies and the Foundation Center Partner to Share Knowledge on Foundations Spending Down

Release Date:

09/23/2013

... down its endowment by 2016. Decision makers across the social sector will benefit from the first-hand knowledge and ...

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Communications

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... communities, that’s built around the idea that social justice matters."... Surdna's Head Reflects on .....

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Surdna Foundation

Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... the foundation provided funding to many of the leading social service programs and cultural institutions in New York ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Elton John and Darren Walker on Race, Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind

Release Date:

12/01/2014

... and outsider status; and their shared commitment to social justice and the elimination of H.I.V. and AIDS.... ...

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities

Release Date:

12/02/2014

... as earthquakes and floods to long-term challenges such as social cohesion, access to healthcare, levels of violence and ...

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

Release Date:

01/29/2015

... addressing our country’s most pressing needs through social sector innovation. The Prize will provide up to ...

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Technology

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building

Release Date:

02/03/2015

... seeing. Consider the term "capacity building." In the social sector, it has been lifted up as a panacea and mocked .....

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TCC Group

William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... Cordery, an experienced grantmaker with deep roots in social justice work, has been appointed Program Officer for ... assumed a number of leadership roles in philanthropy and social justice organizations. He...