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Autism at Work: How the Simons Foundation is Expanding Efforts of Inclusion in the Workplace

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03/10/2020

... involved looks at inclusion in the workplace. When we have an open position that a manager seeks to fill by recruiting candidates on the autism spectrum, we reach out to one of a few organizations that work...

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Reimagining Safety and Justice for Black Life Now and Forever

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07/07/2020

... not all of them were as bad as the worst examples that we can think of, the police did not consult community members ... today. To fight systemic racism and structural inequality, we must not only increase...

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Simons Foundation Announces Historic Gift to Stony Brook University Endowment

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06/01/2023

... president David Spergel said. “For more than a decade, we have been proud to give to an institution that is at the ... lives of New Yorkers, which is why in this year’s budget we created the first-ever...

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New Multi-Foundation Matching Fund Recognizes Public Transit’s Importance to Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability

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09/17/2020

... contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. But we won’t obtain better public transportation by simply ... care or policing without pressure from constituents. We will only obtain change through civic...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors

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02/01/2012

... expanding it.” Dr. Kete spent eight years at the World Resources Institute (WRI) as Director of the EMBARQ Network, ... of the Rockefeller Foundation’s extensive information resources to ensure that collective...

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How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

... and emotional stress of being confined to our homes, we feel a fraction of what the more than two million ... in this moment, we have decided to: Dramatically increase resources and capacity...

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6/4/14 - Digital Badges Program - Livestream recording and PPTs

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06/2014

View a recording of the livestream and the PowerPoint Presentations and videos presented during the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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Philanthropy in Emerging Markets: Russia as a Case Study

Thursday, May 2, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Whether you are an experienced funder in Russia or another “BRICS” country (or in any emerging-market country or the global south), or if you’re just starting to consider such grantmaking, make plans to join this exceptional panel of experts for a...

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United Hospital Fund Announces Seven Health Care Professionals Chosen for Pediatric Fellowship Program

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05/25/2022

15-Month Program Designed to Develop Clinical Leaders Committed to Improving Early Childhood Development and Reducing Disparities

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... it comes to addressing social issues like poverty. Today, we face some of the most serious social challenges we ’ve seen since the 1960s — both in terms of holding the ... doesn’t work that way anymore. It’s...

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Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society

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02/01/2018

... Ground, a social justice advocacy organization supporting LGBTQ people in the US South. Prior to that she coordinated ...

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The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

Release Date:

10/24/2013

... insurance reforms will be over the next year. How will we really know if the law is working as intended, and if and ... of the plan, subject to federal requirements. Therefore, we should expect variation in...

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The State of Philanthropy Tech and Implications for Our Workplace

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03/2023

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. How common is it for foundation staff to be back in the office? What platforms and tools are others using for remote and grantmaking? How can I leverage peer benchmarking to advocate change within my organization? To assist in answering these questions, in July 2022, Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) conducted a...

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

... Center. Used by permission. ) Reassuring is not a word we hear often in this deeply difficult time for much of the ... operating support. In a time of seriously constrained resources , our grantees need as much...

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Numerous PNY Members Investing in New $31M Living Cities SIB Fund

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03/31/2016

... component of our work, underpinned by the knowledge that we cannot 'grant' our way out of poverty. We need to find and ... because repayable capital unlocks significantly more resources...

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Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

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07/13/2017

... Cecilia Clarke . “Through this work in Crown Heights, we are developing a new model for how foundations partner ... have a personal connection to Crown Heights. Therefore we were able to choose where funds are...

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It’s Time to Fund Children’s Mental Health

Release Date:

04/15/2021

... health crisis facing children and teens. At the time, we had no idea how prescient our focus would become. Then ... That’s why we launched the Alliance – to combine the resources of the...

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