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Mellon Foundation

13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... minimum-wage hikes around the country to $15 an hour, why are workers facing more wage theft than ever? An estimated ... to stem the tide of wage theft. At the same time, workers are being discouraged by the...

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Workforce Development

Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund

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11/16/2016

... International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) are providing investors with 55 percent first-loss ... and short-term cash-flow needs. Prospective borrowers are based in countries such as Myanmar, Ukraine...

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Media Development Investment Fund

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Communications/Media

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19 Apr 2017

Legal Series - Self-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... related party transaction rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in ...

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Professional Development

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Finance & Asset Management

20 Jun 2017

Charter and District Schools Sharing Innovations: How Philanthropy Can Help

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and documented successes of charters and how they are being shared across charter and district schools. Join ... professional development and training Partnerships that are sharing innovations between charters...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

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06/19/2017

... workers, caregivers and the elderly – whose rights are often challenged and under-protected in this country,” ... Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “We are thrilled that she will bring her...

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Ford Foundation

Russell Sage's New Book: More Poor Live in Suburbs than Cities

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06/21/2017

... Book: More Poor Live in Suburbs than Cities The suburbs are no longer the alcove of the middle class and affluent—they are home to millions of America’s invisible poor. ... and people in the suburbs get poorer...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

01 Nov 2017

Navigating Uncertain Terrain and International Barriers to Giving

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

International grantmakers are often working in areas where laws and conditions for grantmaking are challenging to navigate. Recent times have seen an ... Paul Warmoes , Director, King Baudouin Foundation United...

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06 Mar 2018

Legal Series - Self-Dealing (Family Foundations & Family Offices)

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... related party transaction rules for private foundations are among the most complex and important considerations in ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

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03/28/2018

... their streets for years, even decades. While some adults are focusing on the divisions between these constituencies, the young organizers themselves are finding common cause. Student leaders from Parkland have...

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27 Jun 2018

Where Are the Children? Family Separation Becomes U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... separated at least 2,400 children—including hundreds who are under four years old—from their parents as they arrive ... refuge. Attorneys and other humanitarian aid workers are reporting significant trauma and...

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Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag

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07/25/2018

... Arts has joined the growing number of organizations that are condemning the University of Kansas’s decision to ... Among those who voiced their opposition to the piece are Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer and...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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21 May 2019

The Turmoil in Four-Year Private Colleges and Why Foundations Should Care

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -

3:30pm to 5:30pm

Private four year colleges are under unprecedented pressure. Hampshire College, the ...

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NYT Opinion: Rockefeller Family Fund Director, Lee Wasserman asks "Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas?"

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07/25/2019

Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas? If an artist were to ... oil and gas at a time when emissions from these fuels are likely to expose tens of millions of people to ... leaders wouldn’t be much brighter...

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Rockefeller Family Fund

25 Jul 2019

The Power and Impact of Creative Aging Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... working in three learning cohorts across the United States . Join us for a conversation about the power and ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Aging

Cheryl C. Effron Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/16/2020

... us to progress our goals to reform the labor market. We are delighted to have Cheryl join our Board and look forward ...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 2020 Artists in Residence

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01/29/2020

... artists and twenty-nine artists from fourteen other states including California, Oregon, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, ... two hundred artists since its inception. The residents are chosen through a multi-tiered...

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