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20 Sep 2011

School Transformations III: Practices and Programs that Are Transforming Schools & Policies that Support Them

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... schools and their partner at the DoE. Explore What are their processes for developing and implementing plans for transformation? What are the key challenges they face? What are the essential...

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Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

Release Date:

04/07/2021

... to work in lockstep with our partners by giving them the resources and the flexibility they need to carry out their ...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Our Demographic Destiny is Not Our Democratic Destiny

Release Date:

05/16/2017

... anxiety. In our conversation, Julia, Ali and I explored what this means for our country going forward, which leads me ... – is a daily reality. Because sexism is ever present. What can philanthropy do in the...

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Civic Engagement

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times

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10/16/2017

Philanthropists turn to Blue Meridian Partners, a philanthropic fund created by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, to channel their donations into fighting childhood poverty.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

15 May 2012

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Challenges and Opportunities with Organizational Structure

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... to compensation to job titles and descriptions and more. What challenges do you face that are related to ... have responsibility for administration, including human resources , finance, and operations. Please...

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Issue-Based

For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

Release Date:

03/11/2015

... Europe, rape on college campuses and throughout Western cities is commonplace. Millions of women and girls are ... United Nations, countries, and donors must invest far more resources and energy into tackling...

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Health

Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Johnson & Johnson Announces $1.75 Million Donation to Save the Children to Support Syrian Humanitarian Refugee Crisis

Release Date:

11/18/2015

... the Children's third annual Illumination Gala in New York City . "The distressing images of families caught in the ... access to food and clean water, safe shelter, hygiene resources and winter...

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Children, Youth and Families

International/Foreign Affairs

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Johnson & Johnson

Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... Duval, Collier, Palm Beach, and Broward counties: Senior Resources Alliance (SRA) ($150,000): To distribute relief ... in emergency grants following the unrest in Baltimore City in 2015. Weinberg Foundation...

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

10/22/2020

... recovery efforts. The second grant will bring together the City University of New York Urban Food Policy Institute and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... of follow through – When people are asked to say exactly what they will do when, they are more likely to take actions ... engaged behavioral science and design experts to advise City agencies on how to use...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

04 May 2011

Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... leadership and organizing landscape. Information about what Native youth are doing to reshape their communities and ...

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Issue-Based

Carnegie Corporation Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy

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09/23/2014

... (APSIA) to address ongoing concerns over the growing gap between the scholarly work of academics and the needs of ... to propose novel and creative solutions for bridging this gap . The Corporation sought new...

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Education

Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... looked specifically at the needs of individual artists and what support meant to them. “The report has a key finding ...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/19/2017

... her career in the mid-1990’s as an activist in New York City , first as a volunteer at the New York Asian Women’s ... from a number of institutions including The New School and City University of New York. She...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Altman Foundation Announces Leadership Transition, New President and Chair

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... institutions that enrich the quality of life in New York City with a focus on initiatives that help individuals, ... With over one hundred years as a major funder in New York City , the Foundation has kept its...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Altman Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Launches the Westchester COVID-19 Response Fund

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... RXR's commitment will support response efforts in the City of New Rochelle. Laura Rossi, executive director of ... for their vision in meeting the needs of New Rochelle, a city most affected by COVID-19...

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Member News

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Former NYC Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi to Join New York State Health Foundation as Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

04/06/2022

... Dave A. Chokshi, M.D., former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, will join the ... for his calm, science-based approach to managing the City ’s response to the COVID-19...

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Appointments & Transitions

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New York Health Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

Release Date:

11/09/2022

... change. The funding will help scale the development, data analysis, financing, and education around regenerative ... , a global coalition galvanized to answer the question of what it would take to produce 50...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

07 Apr 2022

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Thursday, April 7, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... social enterprises, and movements; and enable creative works of art, literature, and ideas that move public opinion. ... interested funders, regardless of role at your foundation. What to expect: presentation...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

29 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, October 29, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

What is Philanthropy 101? It is a five-part series that helps ... in a refresher. The course is available for ALL roles. What will you learn? In Fundamentals of Grantmaking , we ... Director of Music Programs ,...