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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

Release Date:

10/06/2014

... mark the beginning of a new agenda for higher education in Africa ,” says Dr Tendai Murisa, director of the summit’s ... 2015 under the theme “Revitalising Higher Education for Africa ’s Future”. It will be...

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Education

International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya

Release Date:

02/17/2015

... The Foundation made the investment under its Digital Jobs Africa initiative, a seven-year, $100 million effort to ... by connecting high-potential but disadvantaged youth in Africa to sustainable digital...

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Workforce Development

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Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... for a deep dive into our Democratic Practice portfolio. We designed the trip to highlight the racial and economic ... where Martin Luther King became pastor at age 26. We came to the bus stop made famous by...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Teagle Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Two New Higher Education Initiatives

Release Date:

05/24/2014

The Teagle Foundation in New York City has announced grants totaling more than $2.1 million through two new programs.

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The Teagle Foundation

Brian Byrd, Program Officer at the New York State Health Foundation Joins The 2020 Justice Launch Committee

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... by the year 2020. District Attorney Gonzalez said, “ We have a historic opportunity in Brooklyn to create a ... or deflected entirely from the criminal justice system. “ We will use data to support and guide...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Social Justice

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New York Health Foundation

New York Life and Cigna Launch ‘Brave of Heart Fund’ to Raise More Than $100 Million to Provide Financial and Emotional Support for Families of Frontline Healthcare Workers and Volunteers

Release Date:

04/21/2020

... with financial and emotional support, and being there when we are needed most.” “As we ’ve seen in the past, trying times bring out the best in ... Cordani, Cigna President and Chief Executive Officer. “...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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New York Life Foundation

Philanthropy New York Members Join A Call to Action: Philanthropy's Commitment During COVID-19

Release Date:

03/25/2020

... and economic crisis that is testing every one of us. We know that the shocks of this “new normal” are severe ... sector and grantee partners. As leaders in philanthropy, we recognize the critical need to act...

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Disaster Relief

Reshaping the Business of Social Change

Release Date:

06/20/2013

... NGOs and social enterprises in need of free legal support. We have made more than 600 connections for legal projects — ... in need of legal support. And by doing so, not only have we leveraged our potential,...

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All Funders

29 Sep 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 1 of 2)

Thursday, September 29, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

In just the past few months, we ’ve seen an unprecedented assault on reproductive rights, ... and cruel efforts to harm trans people and walk back LGBTQ + protections. These headline-churning developments come .....

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new ... consider proslavery internationalism and revise the way we see southern slaveholders in the...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Schott Foundation President on How to Keep our Schools Safe

Release Date:

03/09/2018

... “I’m just upset that no one cared to show up.” We need no clearer evidence that hurt people are more likely ... did, but educators everywhere know there are too few resources and supports to address their...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Salesforce.org Join Other Techies to Help Aid Groups Tackle the Global Refugee Crisis

Release Date:

03/16/2018

... gathering. “So, it’s not just weeks and months that we have to think about their needs– we have to think about education, their health, and jobs as ... resource to help them access the employment and health...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Salesforce

17 Jan 2019

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET): Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

We have reached our max capacity for this event. Registration ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. It’s a new ... PACNET members for a...

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Network Building

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Workshop

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Executive Support Staff

HR & Operations Staff

Open Society Foundations Announce 2022 Soros Equality Fellows

Release Date:

11/09/2022

... intellectual property law, and media accountability. “ We are proud to work with the 2022 class of Soros Equality ... Fellows will be working on: multimedia educational resources on race and equity in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Open Society Foundations

JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color

Release Date:

02/27/2018

... in annual profits on top of already gargantuan earnings, we ’d expect to see additional commitments to philanthropy. ...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... Report The solutions to the nation’s problems already exist somewhere out in the country; we just do a terrible job of circulating them. For example, ...