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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality

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02/06/2020

... social movements throughout Africa focused on democratic reform and combating economic inequality. Hanaan Marwah , a ... digital economy. Luciana Zaffalon will investigate how court and legal systems around...

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows NEW YORK—Fighting to reduce lengthy sentences for youth. Building a network of Black HIV movement lawyers. Tackling structural racism through the power of dance...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Open Society Foundations

10 Oct 2019

Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity

Thursday, October 10, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... in our culture; “…we need comprehensive immigration reform policy.” It is clear that our identity – as a ... using the present moment to move the field of immigration reform forward, and recalibrate our...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

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30 Nov 2011

How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... development trainings, UWD provides the tools and resources for DREAMers to organize their communities for ... immigration, organizing and movement-building, policy reform strategies, alliance-building, youth...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez As New Program Officer

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04/17/2019

... racism and, over the next five years, will commit the full resources of the Foundation to the goal of engendering a ... national attention to the need to end deportations and reform our nation’s broken...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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08 Dec 2020

A New Chapter in the Fight for Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of the hundreds of ...

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Immigration

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25 Apr 2012

Navigating the Storm: Developing the Capacity to Manage Change

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th Floor, NYC.

... have challenged organizations to be creative and to do more with fewer resources . Yet, in a time of great uncertainty, leaders can ...

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Tools & Strategies

30 May 2013

Knowledge Tools for Funders

Thursday, May 30, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Technology is fundamentally changing the way funders do their work. Knowledge tools help funders track trends in their areas of interest, find resources focused on their issues, build capacity for ...

William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... for Women, the National Council of La Raza, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Environmental Defense Fund and ... in fostering voter distrust of government—because voters do not know who is in charge,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... had reached extreme levels. Carnegie argued, as many still do , that inequality on this scale is an unavoidable condition ... of people around the world have access to new tools and resources with which to...

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Social Justice

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In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster

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09/07/2017

... a responsibility to preserve and protect these invaluable resources . Where collections have been damaged by hurricanes, ... and other disasters, these federal agencies can—and do —respond quickly. These funders...

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Ford Foundation Launches Effort To Diversify Art Museum Leadership

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11/29/2017

... have shown that the staff and leadership of art museums do not adequately reflect the socio-economic and racial ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

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09/04/2019

... programming. The Foundation expects that applicants will do some type of formal or informal assessment to help ...

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RFPs Etc

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Whiting Foundation Awards 2019 Creative Nonfiction Grants

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10/08/2019

... but come into being at great cost to writers in time and resources . The grant is intended to encourage original and ... projects by giving recipients the additional means to do exacting research and devote...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Schott Foundation Introduces the Loving Communities Response Fund

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04/03/2020

... and hunger are included in shaping policies and allocating resources . In response to this extraordinary moment, ... a generous anonymous donor. We must act in solidarity and do all we can: join us in giving...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Mary Grecco Named Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Foundation for Child Development

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05/04/2023

Mary will provide leadership for the Foundation’s finances, operations, compliance, and grants management as a strategic partner to its new President and CEO Dr. Vivian Tseng.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Foundation for Child Development

20 Nov 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now - November Meeting

Monday, November 20, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Census is the basis for determining financial and other resources for dozens of government programs The Census is the ... poverty rates, crime statistics, and much, much more. What is philanthropy’s role in...

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01 Dec 2021

For Us, By Us Farm - Based Education - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... their own language and wisdom, given the lack of access to resources , infrastructure and land What systemic issues prevent the education and inclusion of ... Steady Farm Who should attend? All interested...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Appointments & Transitions

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Food Systems

Surdna Appoints Shuaib Siddiqui, Director, Mission Related Investing

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06/30/2016

... leading an ongoing effort to understand how the foundation could align its investment policies and practices with its ... related investment portfolio, I am committed to sharing what we learn. I hope to...

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