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What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... my doctorate, asked me a question. “Fred,” he said, “ what world do you want to live in?” It’s a question ... the world that is not the way I think it should be, my education gives me an opportunity – and a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

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03/27/2014

... allowed us to make a difference. We are often credited by education leaders with having helped put leadership on the ... to lead an effort to consider our options for engaging in public policy more explicitly...

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What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

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05/19/2021

What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives By: Bipasha ... Funders need to double down and add on general support resources during leadership transitions. This flexibility ... board and leadership development...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

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07/13/2017

... Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation Today, ... and possible solutions, starting with the question: “ What is your vision for Crown Heights?”...

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What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

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08/05/2019

What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector ... Act), have figured out how to collaborate with the public sector and braid different flavors of capital ... The loans from the Fund provide early...

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform ... Education Collaborative, a fund at The New York Community Trust established to improve New York City...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Collaborates to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources

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09/17/2015

... to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources Bloomberg Philanthropies, King Baudouin ... these knowledge tools, Equal Footing enables users to see what types of development projects are...

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Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

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06/03/2013

by Dr. Anthony W. Marx, President and CEO, The New York Public Library Nearly two years ago, I arrived at The New ... and collections, both physical books and virtual resources , is skyrocketing, and by building...

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Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees

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06/03/2016

Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees ( June 1, ... years—include longtime employees of the NYPD, MTA, Human Resources Administration, Department of Health and Hospitals, ... honor a new set of...

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Gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech

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06/10/2020

... from The Atlantic Philanthropies Launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech Cornell Tech has announced a $1 ... at developing the tools, systems, datasets, research and education needed to address...

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What Is Effective Philanthropy?

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06/05/2019

What Is Effective Philanthropy? by Jessica Johansen, Director ... We design grants that explicitly serve these needs — either by funding programming to enhance one or ... to evolve over the coming year as we learn...

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Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'

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04/08/2016

... Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: ' Higher Education Effectiveness' "Effectiveness" and "efficiency" are ... promoted by government technocrats or by those who...

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Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

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06/01/2018

Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California Among the ... to do more with tight budgets from Gov. Jerry Brown, higher education...

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New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education

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04/20/2018

... Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education National 4-H Council recently received a three ... support is instrumental in inspiring youth to pursue higher...

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Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality

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12/12/2017

Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education Bill Will Only Increase Inequality Anti-poverty ... tank.... Century Foundation Fellow Addresses How this Higher Education...

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IDC Foundation Awards More Than $7 Million in Grants to Support Higher Education in Architectural Design, Engineering, and Building Construction

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05/16/2018

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Closing America's Education Funding Gaps - First-of-Its-Kind Report from The Century Foundation

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07/22/2020

... reckoning. Against the backdrop of an unprecedented public health crisis and steadily rising death toll, a ... falling behind. In other words, in this report we estimate what it would cost to provide each...

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Is There Really a Conflict between the Public Good and Professionalism in the Foundation Sector?

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08/26/2014

... This article will appear in an upcoming issue of the Public Administration Review. In their article ... Amanda J. Stewart and Lewis Faulk conclude that higher operating and administrative expenses (which they...

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