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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Spring 2022 Grantees
Release Date:
06/29/2022
... years continue unabated, institutions and organizations are finding innovative and resourceful ways to respond to the ... both inside and outside the art world to share resources , expand their communities and...
PhilTV: Women, Own and Embrace Your Power
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... New York New York City — A great many foundations are led by well-meaning white men, and in those foundations there are women and minorities among the staff who wonder how they ... leader. She dictated how...
Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
10/28/2014
... to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced the election of Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to serve as a member of ... of medicine and patient care. Ford Foundation trustees are elected by the full board and...
Mellon Foundation Grants Over $13M to the National Park Foundation to Support Thirty Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities
Release Date:
06/29/2022
... and connect the public with interpretive and educational resources that consider the complex histories of the sites with which the fellows are affiliated. The National Park Service Mellon Humanities .....
Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... intellectual property law, and media accountability. “We are proud to work with the 2022 class of Soros Equality ... Fellows will be working on: multimedia educational resources on race and equity in...
William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/12/2017
... up to three terms of three years each. Between 2015 and 2016 , four members rotated off the Board. In addition to ...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide
Release Date:
11/18/2021
... Worldwide Inspired by the courage and vision of the young people who are leading the way, a new $8.5 million grant from SNF will ... Olympics’ message of inclusion is one of acceptance of difference...
Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative
Release Date:
01/25/2018
... transformative mentoring and other programs serving young people involved in the criminal justice system. With ... is to John Jay, but we believe the real beneficiaries are the city’s most vulnerable ...
Meet EMpower's New President and CEO, Cynthia Steele
Release Date:
06/26/2019
... She believes that everyone has a superpower, and that young people in particular “have so much potential when opportunities are open to them.” Though a longtime Brooklyn resident, ... conversation with a...
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Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Embracing Change Management
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -
8:45am to 10:30am
... be equipped with proper knowledge and tools so that they are prepared and supported during this process—after all, ... discussion, led by Maureen Rayhill, Director of Human Resources at the Leona M. and Harry...
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Enlisting a Critical Constituency: Youth Civic Learning and Engagement
Thursday, March 28, 2019 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... that is often essential for constructive change. Today young people continue to inject new energy, passion, and ... economic, educational, and social equity. Such voices are critical to enriching our...
The New Philanthropic Village
Release Date:
09/01/2016
... on and on. There is a rich and varied ecosystem of what are called “philanthropic support organizations,” or PSOs, a myriad of groups that are issue-, type-, strategy-, or identity-focused, all .....
At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities
Release Date:
10/15/2014
... a small portion of the population owns a lion's share the resources . Around the world, countries have been .....
Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service
Release Date:
12/03/2014
... stories about how local librarians made a meaningful difference in their lives. One librarian provides literacy resources for underserved populations, including youths ...
Verizon Foundation-Funded Research Cited as Basis for Beyond the Bruises Campaign
Release Date:
05/27/2015
A 2013 study conducted by MORE Magazine and the Verizon Foundation found that 81 percent of domestic violence victims experience with chronic health problems, proving that domestic abuse is not only a criminal issue, but a public health issue as...
Milbank Memorial Fund Partners with Yale to Study Why It's So Hard to Connect Health to Social Factors
Release Date:
09/29/2016
... the assumption is that governments could devote more resources to efforts that target broader social determinants ...
Philanthropy 101: Re-Thinking Power Beyond the Grantmaking Role
Release Date:
02/14/2017
... friends automatically think you have power, even if you are not in a grantmaking role (e.g., communications, finance, ... your foundation, you also have various levels of power (or are perceived to have power...
Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration
Release Date:
06/09/2016
... and policy interest related to school integration are growing. At the federal level , U.S. Secretary of ... Socioeconomic Integration Pilot Program grants. Supply resources for school-level practices...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces More Than $8 Million in Grants to Strengthen the Clinical Research Pipeline
Release Date:
08/19/2014
... providing opportunities that help advance the careers of young scientists. “The Clinical Research Mentorships ... bolstering the field of clinical research by encouraging young people to enter research, and...