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Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office

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01/01/2013

... the CLEEN Foundation, a civil society group that promotes public safety, security and accessible justice in West ... West Africa,” said Darren Walker, Vice President for Education , Creativity and Free...

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Why Women and Girls?

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03/27/2014

... a topic for our annual deeper dive into a propitious public policy topic, we have sought to identify issues that a good portion of our members are focusing their resources on but about which a much larger...

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Gender Justice

Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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07/31/2019

... Foundation Eugene M. Tobin, senior program officer for Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, will retire from ... a serious participant and advocate for expanding access to higher...

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27 Oct 2021

Beyond the Classroom: How Sports and Arts Support Social Emotional Learning

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... practitioners and measurement & evaluation experts on what makes these programs effective vehicles for youth to ... Promising Futures Division, The New York Community Trust Designed for All interested...

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Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds

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04/28/2016

... million Ford Foundation program that funded the advanced education of social justice leaders from marginalized groups ... the world, a report from the Institute of International Education finds. The report,...

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Ask Your Question to Duncan, King and Walcott!

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05/14/2012

At our 33rd Annual Meeting, WNYC's education correspondent Beth Fertig will moderate the panel discussion with our education leaders and we want you to join us in developing ... welcomes submissions from...

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Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

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01/12/2022

... support that gives nonprofits the flexibility and resources they need to serve their communities and grow. Each ... for survivors of gender-based violence, and provides birth education and maternal health...

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Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board

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05/26/2021

... the Foundation is making such a powerful mark, meeting the needs of this challenging moment with exceptional vision and ... decades-long fight against voter suppression, inequity in education , and racial...

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The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund’

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09/27/2022

... mental health, early intervention efforts in schools and public health approaches to reducing gun violence. ... that work alongside marginalized communities, address the needs and aspirations of those...

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Building Bridges with AI: Philanthropy’s Urgent Call to Lead

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02/28/2025

... trajectory , ensuring it aligns with our values of equity, trust , and human dignity, or we can allow external ... to become a standard safety feature in automobiles, AI needs philanthropy to step in as a...

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20 May 2015

Should we be afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... has grown in many aspects of US life, particularly education . How philanthropic dollars have become another ... more influence – is involved. The decline of the public sector relative to private funders Cuts...

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New York State Health Foundation Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

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06/11/2020

... County Health Officers (NYSACHO) will provide additional resources to local public health departments, which provide critical services ... and CEO of NYSHealth. “It’s critical that we do what...

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Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

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11/17/2020

... to have a voice in the democratic process so their needs are considered and addressed. Even as we see stories ... a process of deep engagement with grantees and seeing what worked on the ground. The criminal...

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Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals

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04/19/2018

... to build the NYC2050 coalition’s capacity. The coalition needs more resources to ensure regular communication and promotion and ... our National Parks, Central Park and 30,000 acres of NYC public...

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10 Oct 2024

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

Thursday, October 10, 2024 -

1:00pm to 5:30pm

... innovative approaches to address the growing mental health needs of youth. However, the ecosystem of service providers, ... practitioners, systems actors, and the youth themselves. What will you learn? The...

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Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

... assets are reduced, they subject themselves to higher tax rates in future years unless they also reduce the ... planning, especially for smaller foundations that may lack resources for complex financial...

08 Nov 2023

Funder Briefing with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar on Vision + Priorities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education ● Mayor’s Office of Equity ● ... ● Mayor’s Fund and City Affiliated Nonprofits What will you learn? Overview of Deputy Mayor Almanzar’s ... for...

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Julie Sandorf, President of The Charles H. Revson Foundation on Supporting New York’s Libraries

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05/30/2018

... -like Saturday, I visited my local library, the New York Public Library’s Bloomingdale branch, to do some work. From ... the place. Young, old, middle-aged, black, brown, white— what I saw was a coming...

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Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills. In a ... to actively engage with the capital markets for the public good. Heron, whose mission is...

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Economic Security