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Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System

Release Date:

03/31/2015

... York last month. The poster in huge capital letters read, " WE 'VE PLANTED DREAMS, YOU'RE SELLING SCHEMES! GARDENS ARE ... and identified 181 vacant lots. Twenty of those potential sites contain...

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27 Oct 2022

The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... board leadership and asking questions such as: What do we want to envision for our future? And in what ways does the ... What are the skills, competencies, and practices that we want to prioritize in thinking...

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Creating Onramps Towards Economic Success – Tackling Youth Unemployment in the U.S.

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06/05/2015

... Citi Foundation A little more than a year ago we set off on a journey to provide 100,000 low-income youth ... clear implications for our economic competitiveness, and we launched Pathways to Progress last year...

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23 Sep 2014

Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

View resources from this program. Join us for a discussion that ... will focus on immigrant youth issues in New York City. We will hear from the NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs, ... organizations serving...

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A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

... and I started a cooking club with a few friends where we challenged ourselves to be adventurous — leading to some ... so the case for investment is clear. In order to ensure we ’re getting all of the right...

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Give Cash a Chance

Release Date:

02/24/2015

... confounding when you realize that the problem is not that we do not know what works—it is that we lack the political will to tackle the issue. This is why ... work hours and earnings. So What’s Next? While...

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Two New Members Join The William T. Grant Foundation Board

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11/01/2013

... teaching. She comes to the Board at a critical time, as we are charting new directions that intersect with her expertise, and I am delighted we will have her wisdom in our deliberations.” Mr. Evans ...  “...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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ASPCA Names Helene Gordon Senior Director of Licensing & Retail Development

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08/01/2012

... of Senior Director of Licensing & Retail development. " We are looking forward to tapping into Helene's expertise and ... recently Peanuts Worldwide will be a crucial resource as we continue to...

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Animal Welfare

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

... of learning. “In our search for a President and CEO, we looked for a leader who will foster a culture of ... Cummings Foundation’s Board of Directors. “In Sharon, we found all three. Her decades of experience...

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16 Oct 2018

Promoting Long-Term Financial Health through Community Wealth Building

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... fee). Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number of attendees per ...

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Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast

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04/2008

... to background materials, meeting summaries, and other resources . Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons ...

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PNY Members Are Taking Action on Justice Summit Learning

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06/20/2018

... appraisals of potential funding strategies and additional resources for funders seeking collaboration on justice ... Implement a Cultural Overhaul Take a Closer Look at Rikers We hope that our report on the...

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Century Foundation Scholar Releases Report on The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs

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03/07/2018

The report provides guiding principles for state policymakers considering new Promise programs.

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26 Jun 2024

Grantmaking Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice - A New Series for Programming Staff

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... to the processes and communications that bring them to the resources they need. During this conversation, participants ... they approach the movement of monetary and non-monetary resources to grantseekers...

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Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times

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10/21/2019

New York’s attorney general is about to square off against the oil giant in court.

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18 Feb 2020

Immigration: When Something So Personal Depends on Policymakers

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... roots to an immigrant—from Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and other continents—who took that plunge to make a ... fee) Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the...

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“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

Release Date:

01/21/2015

... end aren’t tiny at all. The poor are many, and the resources held by the top are staggeringly large and growing ... lost sight of the fact that poverty in America exists. We focus on the poor in our daily...

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Tides Announces Kriss Deiglmeier as New CEO

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01/15/2014

... Schwartz stated, “It is with great excitement that we prepare for Kriss Deiglmeier’s arrival as Tides’ new ... from her many years in the social innovation field, and we look forward to welcoming her. It has...

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Eileen Wiseman Joins The Tow Foundation as Director of Strategic Initiatives

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06/09/2015

... programs that align with a strategic vision. We are excited to have her join our team,” said President ... and Executive Director Emily Tow Jackson. “ We have known Eileen for many years through our close ...

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