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The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs

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09/12/2017

... a New Jersey-based software company went hunting for a U. S . city with a surplus of talented employees stuck in ... Inc., struck gold in Richmond. Despite the city’ s low unemployment rate, the company had no...

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Workforce Development

Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?

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09/14/2017

... of the Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College , and Roger Colinvaux of Catholic University in ...

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

... The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it ... New Hampshire have limited overall growth and the state’ s ability to attract and retain...

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

... and Pacific Islander students in K-12 schools and on college campuses have not met since President Donald Trump ...

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Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State

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10/12/2018

... rather than just simply looking for workers with a college degree. Skillful Indiana, which launched Thursday, is ... developing a skills-based labor market through the state' s education and workforce...

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Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US

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06/05/2020

... in these communities, compared to others. The Foundation’ s Theology Program awarded $1.45 million in May. Through ... impacted by the pandemic. A grant from the Foundation’ s Asia Program to the Asian...

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Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative

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05/21/2021

... led community birth centers in providing access to new resources that ensures Black women’ s collective vitality, sustainability, and growth. BlocPower ... health and outlook of Black women in Central Ohio...

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Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting

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02/19/2020

... ways and get to know what makes them tick. That’ s one of the best things we have learned by operating an ... social issues that previously seemed disconnected. Here’ s what is important for people throughout...

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Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

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01/16/2014

... many requests to serve on nonprofit boards. Early in my career , I have to admit, I was a bit of skeptic about boards, ... really just window dressing. Wasn’t a board member’ s job simply lending his or her...

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Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

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06/11/2014

... off its annual policy forum series for summer interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the ... be held Wednesday, June 18th at 12:30 pm at the foundation' s offices at 1...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global "To Do" List Has Familiar Look

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08/23/2014

... Bloomberg fought against smoking and sugary drinks in NYC and now--as a philanthropist--he' s taking those fights, along with other efforts to save and .....

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

... invited "leading thinkers" to a meeting at its offices in NYC earlier this week to share their perspectives on .....

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

Rockefeller’ s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public ... will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the NYC Department of Education’ s private fundraising arm, who resigned...

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New York Women's Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience

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11/28/2017

New York Women' s Foundation Awards $1 Million for Resilience The New York Women' s Foundation has announced grants totaling $1 million to ... Inaugural grants awarded through the Resilience- NYC...

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New York Foundation Interns Talk About The Role of Youth in Organizing

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09/05/2018

... VOCAL-New York, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC , Rockaway Youth Task Force, and Youth Ministries for ...

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NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

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10/18/2018

... York City neighborhoods. Pat went on to manage the Trust’ s national environment grant program, and helped found the NYC Workforce Funders, which she continues to manage. NYCT ...

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28 Apr 2020

Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar

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2:30pm to 4:30pm

... are Black or Hispanic - experienced homelessness. That’ s enough children to fill the Barclays Center six times over. ... 1,800 schools shuttered to slow the spread of coronavirus, NYC ’ s...

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12 May 2021

Children’s Aid Recovery Labs: Lessons Learned and Implications for this Summer and Beyond

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... of all summer camps and summer jobs programs, Children’ s Aid launched Recovery Lab – an initiative to mitigate the ... and social-emotional needs of children and youth in NYC ’ s most...

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