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Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President

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08/19/2021

... of Teach For America. Mr. Barth earned a B.A. in American History from Harvard University, and is an Aspen ... has given away more than $1.5 billion in its 25-year history . By taking a targeted yet creative...

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The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now

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08/11/2021

... a masterful presentation by scholar Gretchen Sorin on the history of African American mobility and the ways that it has ... very ideas we have about race Why? Because understanding history , policy, and...

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Workforce Funders Collaborative

... that prepare New Yorkers for employment. History In 2001, a group of more than 40 foundations with an ...

The Century Foundation Adds New Senior Fellow

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03/01/2013

... “The Century Foundation has a long and deep history of high-impact policy and is a perfect place for me ...

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Donn Weinberg Concludes Term as Weinberg Foundation Chairman, Judge Ellen Heller Assumes Board Leadership Role

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03/01/2013

... gift to a long-term care center in the Foundation’s history ; the $8.1 million Weinberg Caregiver Initiative, ...

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The Century Foundation Announces New Senior Fellow, Presence in Beirut

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02/01/2013

... and The Atlantic. “The Century Foundation has a proud history of advocating American foreign policy that will ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Neill Coleman as Vice President, Global Communications

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07/02/2012

... native of Glasgow, Scotland, Coleman has an M.A. in Modern History from the University of Oxford. The Rockefeller ...

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... tipping point,” Abramovay said. “For the first time in history , we have a generation that has grown up with ...

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Michael Berkowitz to Join The Rockefeller Foundation

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08/22/2013

... the field of urban planning, and has a remarkable history in fostering resilience thinking and action in cities ...

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16 May 2012

Love Free or Die - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... and ordinary folk to come out from the shadows and change history . Panelists Macky Alston , Filmmaker Orlando ...

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15 Jul 2013

Justice Delayed – An Examination of the Ken Burns Film The Central Park Five

Monday, July 15, 2013 -

3:45pm to 7:00pm

The story of the Central Park Five is one scarring New York history ; a case of injustice for five teenagers of color ...

14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... the 1967 rebellions, and non-linear notions of time and history , Boggs emerges with an approach that is radical in ...

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18 Mar 2014

What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... to advocates of spending down? Explore How the early history of individual foundations relate to their ...

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Philip Zelikow Joins Markle Foundation As Visiting Managing Director

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08/27/2014

... Zelikow, the White Burkett Miller Professor of History at the University of Virginia, is on leave from the ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

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11/07/2014

... a combined degree in computer science, economics, and the history and sociology of science, and had the distinction of ...

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The Wallace Foundation Names New Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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12/16/2014

... staff and grantees as the Foundation continues its rich history of positive impact." Martin succeeds Mary Geras, .....

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Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

... Director for Foundation and Government Relations at Facing History and Ourselves, she established a track record of ...

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Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP

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10/08/2015

... Corporation (1998-1999). “Elizabeth has a decade-long history of working productively and effectively inside the ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President

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12/08/2015

Genaro Lopez-Rendon, a 40-year-old community organizer and father from San Antonio, has been selected as president of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation.

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Supported By Many PNY Members, 2016 Creative Capital Awards Given In Literature, Performing Arts

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01/13/2016

Creative Capital awarded grants to artist-activists, who are engaging some of the most significant and hotly debated issues of our time. Projects receiving funding span a wide range of genres and forms.