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Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University & Spelman College Receive Grants from Carnegie, Mellon and Rockefeller Foundations to Support Faculty Development

Release Date:

11/19/2019

... history of success preparing scholars and leaders of African descent for lives of impact and meaning. "Our founder ... concerned about the lack of educational opportunities for African Americans. As a...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Mellon Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life

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09/03/2015

... a public-private partnership that connects the military's resources with the skills of surgical and medical specialists .....

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Community Development

Veterans

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Newman's Own Foundation

Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices

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01/04/2017

... and social services they need to stay well and avoid costly hospital visits. Specifically, they had limited access ...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

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11 May 2023

“No Justice Without Love” & Community: A Roundtable Discussion on Criminal (In)Justice in NYC and How to Disrupt the System

Thursday, May 11, 2023 -

2:00pm to 4:30pm

... leaders on key criminal legal issues including youth justice, #CloseRikers, bail reform; as well as how ... disrupts the criminal legal system. What will you learn? Why youth justice and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

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Social Justice

A Letter from Ronna Brown

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03/17/2020

... its work. We heard about racism intensifying against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. And, we had ... administration to announce flexibility in contracts, new resources , and several other...

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Disaster Relief

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Simons Foundation is Accepting Application for Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians

Release Date:

10/23/2019

... grant provides $8,400 per year for up to five years : $6,000 per year for collaboration, travel and research ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Three Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/12/2022

... nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. Equally important, grantee institutions must ... public agencies to build mental health supports for Black youth in workforce...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Doris Duke Foundation

Jeremy Tennenbaum Joins Altman Foundation as Chief Financial Officer

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06/04/2012

... for the Fribourg family of Continental Grain) for five years and, for four years prior to that, Executive Vice President for Business ... in the '90s, after having spent the early part of his ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Altman Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

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10/28/2014

... He assumed the position in 2009 and as a Mexican American was the first Hispanic to lead a major university ... in San Antonio, where he served as president for eight years prior to being named system...

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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good

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02/28/2017

... New York nonprofits have the third-highest prevalence of low wages in the private sector, behind food service and ... higher. One factor in the widespread acceptance of these low wages may be that, across the...

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NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'

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06/18/2015

... Heastie: We are writing as funders with over a hundred years of collective experience on juvenile justice issues. ... juvenile justice system and “raise the age” at which youth are charged as adults. This is...

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Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation

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Justice Reform

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Brooklyn Org

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Citi Foundation Supports Young Entrepreneur Challenge

Release Date:

11/03/2015

... young entrepreneurs into a series of competitions--two years ago, I profiled those competitions and the business ... at each level--to determine which student culminated their years of NFTE coursework and...

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New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time

Release Date:

06/21/2017

... out-of-school time (OST) programs serving disadvantaged youth in communities across the nation. The grants mark the ... to $100,000, with grant periods of either one year or two years . . . New York Life...

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Tow Foundation and Chronicle of Social Change Announce 2019 Raise the Age Reporting Fellowships Recipients

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02/26/2019

... New York to cover the implementation of the state's major youth justice reform legislation known as Raise the Age. The .....

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Justice Reform

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The Tow Foundation

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City

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01/08/2018

... inequity. Although the physical conditions of many low - income neighborhoods in New York City have improved, poverty ... Soonachan, Executive Director, College & Career Planning, NYC...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Community Development

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5/20/2015 - Should we be Afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy - Webinar Recording

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05/2015

View materials and the recording of the webinar, "Should we be Afraid? Scariest Trends in Philanthropy."

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Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings

Release Date:

09/29/2016

... that was the first capital of the Confederacy is set to become home to a privately funded museum and monument that ... said the aim is to help "change the landscape" of American racial discourse by...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: Part Two of A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud

Release Date:

12/08/2023

... into the benefits of adapting a co-leadership model and why other non-profit organizations should consider it. They ... needs to ask itself a series of questions, ‘What are the resources that we have to put...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

Release Date:

07/28/2011

... . An example of a public/private enterprise, the park has become a beacon for locals and tourists alike to enjoy ... of young leaders. Our visitors had an opportunity to see youth in action, turning compost...

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