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North Star Fund Welcomes New Executive Director Jennifer Ching

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02/01/2017

... torture and illegal detention at Guantánamo; during her time in the private sector, she represented Guantánamo ... and an unjust economic system. In her own words, “In a time of great uncertainty, our call to...

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PNY Annual Meeting Headliner Radhika Jones Interviews Feminist Icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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05/08/2017

New York Times Editor of Books Radhika Jones will be the moderator for the headline panel of PNY's 38th Annual Meeting "The Power of Participation." Check her out interviewing feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission

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03/06/2018

... America's alarming disunion is evident any time you turn on the news or read the paper. But a recent ... than 12 percent over the past 27 years, yet during that time , American television news only became...

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Ford Foundation

Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

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03/09/2018

... with its members and staff on the important issues of our time ." “It is a great pleasure for me to welcome Caroline .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Simons Foundation's Quanta Magazine Celebrates Five Years of Public Service Science Journalism

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07/17/2018

... Years of Public Service Science Journalism In an uncertain time in the media business, Quanta Magazine has ... some of the finest, sharpest science writing of our time ," tweeted Maria Popova, founder of...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Receives 2018 Art for Justice Fund Grant

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12/07/2018

... the Art for Justice Fund. “We are at a unique moment in time to drive meaningful, long-term change. This is why the ... movement. And this movement is a defining movement of our time .” A full list of grantees...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Arts

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New York State Census Equity Fund Research Identifies New York's Hardest-to-Count Communities for 2020 Census

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06/04/2019

... officer for The New York Community Trust. “We have no time to lose. It’s time for foundations, nonprofits, and donors throughout New ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Block Museum of Art “Pop América, 1965 – 1975” Exhibition Made Possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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06/20/2019

... with the museum’s commitment to present art across time , cultures and media. “The exhibitions encourage an ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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First Phase of Love My Air Denver Program Measures Air Quality to Tackle Asthma Rates and Track Pollution with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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10/17/2019

... an air monitor, is part of a pilot program to display real- time air-quality data from outside nine Denver schools . ... particularly susceptible because they tend to spend more time outside and are generally...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

10 Dec 2019

Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... prevalent in our society. Yet rarely do we have sufficient time and space to reflect on how our own identities ... and positionality work as a process, not an event or one- time goal, and how to make it a part...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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25 Jun 2020

Meet-and-Greet with Grantmakers in Health's Cara V. James

Thursday, June 25, 2020 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Grantmakers in Health (GIH) in March 2020, just about the time the country began its shut-down due to COVID-19. With ... GIH’s annual conference in June due to the pandemic—a time many of GIH’s 25 members from...

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Health

05 Apr 2021

New York Environmental Funders Network Meeting

Monday, April 5, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... York City area, how they are being impacted during this time of COVID, and any other relevant information you would ...

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Environment and Climate Change

08 Apr 2021

Humanitarian Crises Around the World - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:00pm

In this webinar, learn more about some of the complex humanitarian emergencies that aid organizations are responding to right now. Speakers will address these crises, highlight stories you may have missed last year and suggest ways that funders can...

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Gish Jen Joins the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board

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01/26/2022

Groundbreaking author and cultural ambassador Gish Jen will join the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board of Directors later this year.

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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25 Apr 2022

Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don't We Know About Intermediaries?

Monday, April 25, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... foundations to collaborative or pooled funds. At a time when philanthropy is examining its practices with a ... the practices and approaches funders are adopting at this time to support the change we want to...

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Weinberg Foundation announces communications leadership transition

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05/19/2022

... news manager for a national broadcast group. He is a seven- time Emmy winner, who also led the Weinberg Foundation to ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Name Sandra Breka as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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09/30/2022

... of the foundation in its 60-year history. Prior to her time at the Robert Bosch Foundation, Breka was the director ... Relations. “I am honored to join Open Society at a time when its work and that of its...

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