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Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years

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08/09/2017

... of ex-offenders have passed through Gregory Carpenter’ s small bakery, where he teaches them how to make buttery ... hopes these small tasks will be a foundation for a future career . Carpenter is one in an...

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American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking

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08/11/2017

... people to connect with, celebrate and support America’ s national parks and community-based programs, including ... is also a partner of SCA, supporting the organization’ s Find Your Park volunteering events...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller' s Philanthropy and Legacy After David Rockefeller’ s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Supports Exhibition of Contemporary Women Abstractionists

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08/25/2017

... figurative recognition and easy comprehension. Newcomb’ s inclusion of contemporary artists—whether established, mid- career , or emerging—and a focus on creative processes that ... a half a century ago. The...

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‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector

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08/29/2017

Racism is at play when only 1% of humanitarian relief funds reach national or local organisations responding to earthquakes in Haiti or in Nepal, or fighting Ebola in west Africa, and when only 2% of humanitarian assistance overall goes to those...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... when the next Council is seated in January, if this year’ s elections continue as expected. There has been widespread ... Council gender imbalance, in part because the Council’ s Women’ s...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... Minority Workers I am a NYCHA resident who has spent my career advocating for our public housing communities – and ...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... even the most basic life skills,” write the report’ s authors, Deon Filmer and Halsey Rogers, both economists at ... the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor’ s instructions, or interpreting a...

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/28/2017

... refugees; approximately 1 in 4 persons of the country’ s 4.4 million is now a refugee. . . Applying Social ...

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Philanthropy New York Is Now Accepting Applications For Its Two-Year Public Policy Fellowship

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01/25/2018

... Public Policy Fellowship program aims to identify early- career professionals who will benefit from learning about and ... This is the fourth year of Philanthropy New York’ s Public Policy Fellowship program...

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Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... the unexpected journey to success of some of the world' s most influential artists, innovators, political leaders, .....

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Jerome Foundation Announces Inaugural Organization Grant Recipients

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06/18/2018

... comprise inaugural offering of the foundation’ s new Organization Grants Program. The two-stage ... offering important programs and services for early career artists.” The recipients include cornerstone ...

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

... class, sexual orientation, and gender identity. In their career , Williams has leveraged their legal background to ...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Painters & Sculptors Grants

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12/12/2018

... Mitchell Center in New Orleans. “Thanks to Mitchell’ s vision and our own desire to continue to be responsive to ...

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Simons Foundation Invites Applications for Autism Research

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06/06/2019

... Created in 2015, the program promotes talented early- career scientists by facilitating their transition to ... upon assumption of a tenure-track professorship at a U. S . or Canadian research institution...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

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07/16/2019

... as its new President and CEO. Throughout his distinguished career , Walton has served as a community organizer, ...

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Carolina Espinal Elected Schott Foundation Board Chair

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07/13/2020

... Espinal as chair. A member of the Schott Foundation’ s board since 2018, she brings experience as an advisor with ... and diversity, equity & inclusion. Carolina began her career as a civil rights advocate...

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14 Jun 2011

Speaker's Bio: Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., MPH

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm

... Dr. Shah oversees the administration of the state’ s public health insurance programs, which provide health care ... priorities. Dr. Shah is a member of Governor Cuomo’ s Medicaid Redesign Team, whose...

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National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)

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03/15/2016

... of the 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation' s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program ... and more. Sixteen high school seniors received the program' s highest...

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