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Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... in Sweden . That's because most Swedish workers who are replaced by machines fairly quickly land another job as ... and unions that retrain laid off workers in skills that are still in demand and out of...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy

Release Date:

10/31/2018

... of the largest philanthropic organizations in the United States , with an endowment of upwards of $12 billion and ... to end child marriage. (Every year, 12 million girls are married before they reach their...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

Trinity Church Wall Street to Provide Free Legal Workshops for Local Community

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07/09/2019

... Residents Without Legal Representation in Housing Court WHAT : For the third year, Trinity is partnering ... have recently been strengthened by the state, there are still several low-income New Yorkers who face...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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Casey Family Programs Announces 2020 Casey Excellence for Children Awards

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01/13/2020

... or advocate for much-needed system changes, these honorees are making communities more supportive and hopeful places for ... create hope and ensure every child and their family have what they need in their...

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Children, Youth and Families

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22 Jun 2021

Forum on the Census Funder Collaborative + Equity Initiative - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 - 1:00pm

... and community-based philanthropic institutions to share what we’ve learned this census cycle and strategize about ...

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9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities

Release Date:

04/02/2020

... be difficult for nonprofits. The groups signing the letter are BoardSource, the Center for Effective Philanthropy, ... grants and relax reporting requirements . Those actions are a huge step, said Dave...

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Disaster Relief

Elizabeth J. Fowler to Join the Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs and Melinda Abrams Promoted to Senior Vice President

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07/16/2019

... New York, NY, July 16, 2019 — Liz Fowler, a leading health policy expert in both the public and private sectors, ... overseeing the Delivery System Reform and International Health Policy programs. Fowler most...

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Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

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01/26/2022

... objectives. While humanities thought and scholarship are broadly understood to influence developments in the ... distinctive analytical projects that ensure students are skilled in diagnosing the cultural...

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Education

Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

Aging and HIV/AIDS: A New Era of Convergence

Release Date:

10/17/2019

... the 1.1 million people in the US now living with HIV, half are 50 or older. In addition to long-term survivors, people ... but many people living with HIV experience a cascade of health challenges even when...

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Aging

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David Blumenthal to Step Down as Commonwealth Fund President at End of Year

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05/11/2022

... end of 2022, after 10 years as head of the 104-year-old health care policy foundation. Under his leadership, the ... major effort to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care practice, policy, and...

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The Commonwealth Fund

12/8/15 - "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

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12/2015

View materials and recording of the program "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength."

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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North Star Fund Announces 2017 North Star and Frederick Douglass Awardees

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04/12/2017

... of the North Star Award and Frederick Douglass Award are shifting the balance of power so that even our city’s ... a person who has experienced that trauma to find allies, resources , and trust to stand up and...

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Social Justice

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Ikea Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Set up a Historic $1 Billion Initiative to Catalyze Investments in Distributed Renewable Energy

Release Date:

06/21/2021

... reduce 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and, by doing so, we hope to positively impact the lives of 1 billion ... long term, to galvanize a better future. That is why we are announcing our largest...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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21 Jun 2017

Evolving Roles for Intermediaries Can Add Value to International Grantmaking

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... have evolved tremendously over the past decade. Funders are increasingly seeking out intermediaries that are true ... the intermediary as a crucial link in using philanthropic resources to...

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

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Teagle Foundation Releases Report on Their Initiative to Encourage Liberal Arts Colleges to Create Online Courses

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01/30/2018

... to develop online or hybrid online courses and educational resources . While many faculty members who took part said they ...

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Education

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The Mosaic Network and Fund in The New York Community Trust Grants $4.5 million to Arts Nonprofits of Color in New York

Release Date:

02/04/2020

... committed $4.5 million to fund 27 arts groups that are led by, created for, and accountable to ALAANA people. ... and build meaningful relationships that could lead to more resources for the work of cultural...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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30 Sep 2020

Preparation and Self-Management in Feedback Conversations - A Workshop

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... will cover how to work with the range of dynamics that are present when humans work together. Each session will build on each other, and participants are encouraged to commit to all three workshops. Giving and...

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