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Ford Foundation Appoints Ricardo Castro as General Counsel

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02/01/2013

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Ricardo Castro as Vice President and General Counsel. He will also serve as an officer of the foundation. Castro joins the foundation following an extensive national search, and succeeds Nancy...

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Children, Youth and Families

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15 Feb 2012

Give Up Tomorrow - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 -

4:30pm to 10:30pm

... looks intimately at the case of Paco Larrañaga, a student accused of murder on the provincial island of Cebu. ...

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Issue-Based

28 Apr 2014

Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña

Monday, April 28, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... urged, look at a wider range of measures to track student and school progress Co-presented with Education ...

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Public Policy

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

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07/07/2014

Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, says that a $10 million commitment from UBS to help underserved students attain a college education is an example of corporate leaders using...

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars

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08/27/2014

... America. He also served as the Director of Admissions and Student Affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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The Elmezzi Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Help End Generational Poverty in Astoria and Long Island City

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09/17/2014

The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Foundation will distribute $3 million to Zone 126 over the next five years to help children in low-income areas of Astoria and Long Island City.

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Former Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation VP to Lead LISC NYC

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09/18/2014

Sam Marks is the new executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation's New York City program.

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Eighteen Cultural Institutions Receive Support from Carnegie Corporation of New York

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05/07/2015

Carnegie Corporation announced $3.6 million in grants for education and enrichment programs in New York City.

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Community Development

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Carnegie Corporation Trustee Louise Richardson Named Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

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05/29/2015

... been characterized by its focus on educational mission, student experience, and development of the university’s ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

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11/06/2015

A new report highlights how race and gender biases held by educators and school administrators impact the educational experiences of African-American girls.

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Gender Justice

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Duke & Mellon Foundations Sponsor Provocative Dance Work on the Legacy of Confederate Symbolism

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11/19/2015

"Ruptured Silence" is a new media and dance performance that examines contemporary perspectives about the confederate flag, a bygone symbol, and its usage as an intimidation tool.

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Kress and Mellon Support First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit

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12/09/2015

The Summit will focus on the ways that new pedagogical models and technologies are transforming the work of the academy, and the potential for art museums and libraries to engage more fully with faculty, students, and each other.

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Mellon Foundation

New York Community Trust Gives $5.1 million to 42 Nonprofits in the City, Nation

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12/11/2015

The New York Community Trust funded a total of $5.1 million worth of projects to make life better for all New Yorkers. This includes programs to develop a bionic eye using flat-screen technology; improve the State’s career and technical education...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...

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