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A New International Exchange Opportunity for Greek Students Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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08/20/2019

Education is one of the four primary pillars of SNF’s grant-making activity, of which a particular focus is promoting international collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and exchange of ideas.

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Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

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02/10/2022

... the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning (NEW YORK, NY – February 10, 2022) The Mellon ... her 23-year tenure as Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and English at New York...

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Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/27/2020

Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation NEW YORK, NY, ... appointed in the departments of Social and Cultural Analysis and English within the Faculty...

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Overdeck and Simons Foundations Launch "Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom

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01/25/2017

... Launch "Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - ... Everywhere , an initiative to catalyze math and science learning beyond school...

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The Simons Foundation

22 Sep 2022

How Funders Can Best Support "Non-Traditional" College Students

Thursday, September 22, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

This panel will feature leaders of three organizations dedicated to college completion for such students, sharing their recommendations for philanthropies committed to supporting educational equity and college completion. The panelists will...

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12 May 2022

TAP is Back: The Historic Restoration of Financial Aid for Students Pursuing College in Prison

Thursday, May 12, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join us to discuss the meaning and experience of college in prison, celebrate TAP restoration in New York State and what it took to get here, and how funders can sustain this work to increase access to higher education in prison.

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2019 New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award Winners Announced

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08/17/2019

2019 New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award Winners Announced The New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award and NSLA Founder’s Award recognize ... promoting healthy...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis

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06/27/2016

Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis By Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO, Edwin ... recall a time when “getting in” was the goal. But with student debt now surpassing credit card borrowing –...

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Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 2 of a Three-Part Series

... Mic? How can funders redesign reporting to better support learning and center grantee voices in reporting for impact. This session will dive into ... reporting models and toward collaborative, efficient, and...

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

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06/03/2014

... UFT contract emulate strategies that have improved student outcomes, according to mounting research published ... by video study. While the reform movement emphasizes student test scores combined with...

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Schott Foundation Announces Michael S. Wotorson as Director of the National Opportunity to Learn Network

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10/13/2021

... making and outreach activities in key areas including student educational progress, gun violence reduction and ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Towards an Equitable NYC Cultural Policy in 2017: What We Can Learn from Seattle and Nashville

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01/09/2017

... in opportunities (such as access to information, financial resources , or programming) for cultural organizations, ... needs an alternative funding model for more fairness in resources distributed to...

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The New York Community Trust

26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

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

... of a new Race to the Top initiative, called the Early Learning Challenge. Quality early childhood education can ... and engage parents and whole families as teaching and learning partners. Programs of lesser...

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10 Apr 2025

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 2 of a Three-Part Series

Thursday, April 10, 2025 -

2:30pm to 3:45pm

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14 Sep 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Encouraging and Improving Staff Learning and Development at our Foundations

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Henry Luce Foundation, 51 Madison Ave., 30th Fl., NYC

... Network meeting for a peer-to-peer discussion on staff learning and development. According to the 2020 Workplace , 70% of staff learning happens on the job while performing work and ... for foundation...

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13 May 2019

2020 Census Funder Learning Series: Effective Strategies for Business Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, May 13, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... with the business sector around the 2020 Census. Explore Resources and approaches to census engagement Insights into ... any questions. In Collaboration With 2020 Census Funder Learning Series: Effective...

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Census 2020

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 1 of a Three-Part Series

... compliance over impact, leaving little room for shared learning between funders and nonprofits. How can funders move ... participants will gain insights into the power of learning -driven reporting and leave...

New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... Alliance today announced $1.5 million in new grants to 36 youth development organizations to support disadvantaged ... prepared for high school. Afterschool, summer and expanded learning programs nationwide...

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01 Oct 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part III: Local Responses in the Protection of Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and ... In Collaboration with Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part III: Local...

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