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Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration (DACA) policy , according to two administration officials. According ... to the two administration officials, here’s the policy to be announced later today:...

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Immigration

Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

As the Trump Administration plans immigration raids and continues attacks on DACA youth, immigrants, and multiple vulnerable populations, the Ms. Foundation for Women is calling for the expansion of sanctuary policies at the local level to center...

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Gender Justice

Immigration

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Ms. Foundation for Women

A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... $2. A rotisserie chicken costs $4.99 at Costco. Government policy comes into play. Farmers get low-cost water. Cows, ...

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Food Systems

Here’s How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Undermining Food Safety

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10/04/2017

... can’t find time?) After just nine months of controlling policy , he’s already gotten angry letters from almost every ... Food & Water Watch, STOP Foodborne Illness, Food Policy Action, and even the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

William T. Grant Foundation Seeking Applications for Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

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06/18/2019

The research grants programs support high-quality field-initiated studies that are relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States.

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RFPs Etc

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Economic Security

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Hearing More About c4s? You're Not Alone - Webinar Recording

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05/2020

... How can funders create the best conditions for significant policy changes? Many funders are now adding c4 funding to their toolkit in order to move policy agendas forward. Is it right for your foundation? ...

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Legal Issues

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Public Policy

To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... they focus on income inequality, educational attainment, health outcomes, social development, or the various points ... more than incomes. Research conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, which has...

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Citi Foundation

18 Feb 2025

"Sing Sing": A Special Film Screening & Conversation on Art, Incarceration, and Systemic Change

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 -

4:00pm to 7:00pm

... in grantmaking, criminal legal reform, arts, public policy , and related roles. What to expect: film screening (1 ... The Tow Foundation Justice Reform Working Group Co- Sponsored By The Tow Foundation "...

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04 Mar 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this historic period of low unemployment, job seekers with multiple barriers—including those with disabilities—are at risk of being left behind. 65 percent of working-age people with disabilities in New York City are either unemployed or not in...

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The New York Community Trust

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Disabilities

Workforce Development

Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... learning that happens both in and outside of school? At a recent Philanthropy New York briefing , a panel of funders, ...

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Education

Technology

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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

14 Jun 2022

A Moment for International Grantmaking: Applying Ethics to Practice

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Join us for an interactive and informal yet structured conversation with scholar and author Patricia L. Rosenfield as we discuss the principles, partnerships, and practices of ethical grantmaking.

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Network Building

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All Funders

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

Publication date:

06/2010

The nation's foundation community has provided critical financial and technical support to states applying for the first round of the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from the Foundation Center, created from interviews conducted in March and April 2010 with foundation staff, education consultants, and government leaders who had guided the first-round application process in nine states, the success of future collaborations will depend on government including grantmakers in the development of new policies and...

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Evaluation

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Education

Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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03/22/2010

Like many funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a decline in its charitable assets during the past two years.

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