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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... society, public and private sector leaders. With over 20 years in the social change sector, Aniagolu-Okoye is a respected leader on the African continent and brings many years of extensive...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $16.8 Million for Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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02/01/2025

... facing a one-time financial emergency over the next two years . Of the total funding, $14.7 million will support ... in crisis while equipping partner organizations with the resources needed to deliver aid...

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Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

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10/06/2021

... literacy programming, education, therapy scholarships and resources to help Black girls and women lead mentally healthy ... focuses on suicide prevention among Black girls and youth , with a new digital...

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Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

... Reduce Food Waste Today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), with support ... tested different waste reduction strategies, including low -waste menu planning,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Time To Revisit Reporting

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... at least the money is in hand. Over time, streamlining has become a common concept in philanthropy. Along with the ... benefit from capacity support, field connections, or other resources that the funder could...

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CollegePoint, An Initiative Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Makes A Hard Decision Less Lonely

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08/15/2018

... of their young lives. For top students who come from low - income families, the challenge is particularly difficult. ...

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Education

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Educational Foundation of America Welcomes New Staff Members

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09/04/2013

... DCA, Campbell was Director of Grantmaking Programs at The American Music Center, a membership organization supporting ... evaluation system for an after-school program for African immigrant girls. Before this...

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The Educational Foundation of America

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Education

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Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms

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06/03/2013

... more than 80 documentary films in its first three years . Mertes is an award-winning leader in the field of ... films. She also served as Executive Director of American Documentary, Inc., produced and directed...

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Arts

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Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

... deduction is an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities, because for every $1 that the ... reduce the amount of giving from those in the highest income tax bracket. PNY could support...

Everyone Into the Pool

Release Date:

07/10/2024

... were genuinely accessible to all. In the past couple of years , severe shortages in lifeguard staffing resulting ... “independent certification” process and adopt the American Red Cross standards, which are the...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

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01/06/2016

... Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care Low - income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded ... paying medical bills or affording prescriptions than low - ...

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Arcus Foundation Names Annette Lanjouw and Jason McGill Co-Executive Directors

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01/24/2017

... Foundation. Earlier in her career she served for 15 years as Director of the International Gorilla Conservation ... Netherlands. She is Scientific Advisor to the Trust for African Rock Art,...

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Learning Together to Grow the Field

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09/17/2021

... the results of a comprehensive study, Sports-Based Youth Development: Hitting a Home Run in Social and Emotional ... impact and learning strategy that began nearly five years ago with a group of like-minded...

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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA

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Get It Right, Right Now

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... New York have agreed to work on together over the coming years . By Patricia Swann , New York Community Trust; Maria ... range of impacts on communities is one of the reasons why many businesses leaders are...

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The New York Community Trust

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Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

Release Date:

02/27/2017

... annually to veterans’ causes. After incubating four years at PNY, VOWS successfully transitioned to become a project of the Bob Woodruff Foundation, a ... offers administrative services such as accounting,...

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08 Jun 2021

At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... reforms that make a real difference in the lives of African American families. The fight to end racial segregation, while ... segregation Specific policy changes that can help shift resources...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Housing and Homelessness

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NY Community Trust-Supported UHF Report Outlines Ways to Strengthen Consumer Access to Provider Networks In NY State

Release Date:

05/23/2017

... plans since the Affordable Care Act went into effect four years ago, and health plans are increasingly trying to ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

Release Date:

03/21/2022

... Member Adrienne Adams had secured enough support to become council speaker, making her the first Black woman to ... a master’s degree in social work. Tillett’s early career focused on sexual health, drawing...

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