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Latest Installation of OSF’s Annual Moving Walls Series Depicts Migrants ‘As They’d Rather Be Seen’

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10/09/2018

The series is dedicated to social justice, and this year, the topic is migration. The show opened on September 26 at the group’s office in New York City and runs until July 2019.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

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10/10/2018

... challenging issues of our time, including climate change, U .S.-Iran relations, the European integration of the Balkans, ...

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Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

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10/15/2018

The event, titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Following welcoming remarks from Provost Forrest Maltzman, Gamoran spoke about the importance of reshaping incentives...

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ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards

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10/19/2018

ascena Foundation is proud to honor the 2018 winners of the Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards at a luncheon which took place yesterday at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, emceed by acclaimed journalist and philanthropist Soledad O'Brien.

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Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians

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10/25/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced a $3.5 million grant to seven Chicago area music organizations to establish the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI). CMPI will support promising young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds and...

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Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO

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10/30/2018

The Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), which was founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to help bridge the nation’s racial divide, has hired Diahann Billings-Burford as its new CEO.

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Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil

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11/02/2018

Water.org received a $3 million grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and sanitation, accelerating positive change in their homes and communities.

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Kaberi Banerjee Murthy joins Meyer as new Director of Program Strategy

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11/19/2018

Kaberi, who most recently served as vice president of programs at the Brooklyn Community Foundation in New York, brings to Meyer more than 20 years of philanthropic experience in youth, immigration, social justice, education, arts, civic affairs,...

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14 Mar 2019

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 14, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

What does it mean to have “pride of place”? How do giving families retain their commitment to the founding region or community where their philanthropic resources were first created?

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$4 Million From Ford, Mellon, and Alice Walton Fund Goes to Promote Diversity on Museum Boards

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01/15/2019

A board-member matching service to identify and train candidates of color — and assess groups’ readiness to engage people of different backgrounds — will be key to change.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces National Awards to 16 Arts Organizations Leading the Arts Sector

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02/07/2019

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced 16 arts organizations receiving awards in recognition of their existing bodies of work and for their potential continued impact on their respective...

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Ford Foundation to Open Gallery for Socially Engaged Art in New York

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02/13/2019

Next month, the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice will open an art gallery in its iconic Midtown headquarters, which just underwent a two-year renovation

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Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.

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02/19/2019

New data tool allows educators, parents, and the public to track progress of high schools in their region.

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Community-Based Organizations Across The U.S. Receive $10 Million Through The Citi Foundation And LISC

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02/20/2019

Community-Based Organizations Across The U .S. Receive $10 Million Through The Citi Foundation And LISC ... (Bridges) to expand their work in communities across the U .S. Focused on helping American workers secure...

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04 Mar 2019

The Interplay of Money in Politics, Democracy Reform, and Movement Building - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 4, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Following the 2018 midterm elections, pro democracy organizing established gains that demonstrated how citizen driven initiatives can realign power and mitigate the influence of corporate and special interest money in areas spanning from local...

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20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, the NY Funders Alliance, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* This webinar will provide an overview of the...

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19 Mar 2019

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* The Funders...

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Karen B. Peetz Elected to Guardian Board of Directors

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04/25/2019

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), one of the nation’s largest mutual life insurers and a leading provider of whole life, individual disability insurance, and employee benefits, announced today that Karen B. Peetz has been...

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Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit

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05/16/2019

Today, Michael R. Bloomberg announced the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy.

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