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Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... revitalization. Her lifetime concern for community development has produced many thoughtful philanthropic ... residents, environmental sustainability to workforce development — the impact of Gelber’s service...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Cassius Johnson, Education Policy Expert, Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

06/04/2012

Cassius O. Johnson, an education policy analyst, will join the Carnegie Corporation of New York as a Program Officer working on the foundation’s New Designs for K-16 Pathways program. Johnson is an experienced education reformer, whose tenure at...

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... strategy for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and was Senior Advisor to Housing Secretary Shaun ... passage of a landmark anti-predatory lending law, led the development of innovative employment...

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Human Services

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... 20 years of experience in governance and international development in the Middle East. She has held various posts with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 2006, including as ...

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Ford Foundation

19 Apr 2012

Extend Your Grantmaking Effectiveness by Funding Policy and Community Engagement

Thursday, April 19, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... in a host of program areas--from education to economic development , from juvenile justice to minority rights. ...

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Issue-Based

20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

Friday, July 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... young people will be eligible to apply. This promising development will help these young people – who until now ... Presenters Melissa Garcia Velez , Leadership Development Coordinator, New York State Youth...

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17 Jan 2013

A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16

Thursday, January 17, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

... improve the effectiveness of a CSD16 education. Foster the development of multilateral relationships between school ...

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28 Jan 2013

Unlikely Partners Leveraging Private Schools as Resources for Expanding Learning Opportunities for Public School Students

Monday, January 28, 2013 -

8:00am to 10:30am

... Horizons National; Executive Vice-President of Business Development , The Empire State Development Corporation Brother Dennis Cronin, Head of School ...

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18 Mar 2013

Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness

Monday, March 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Over the last several years, policymakers, educators, and philanthropy have increasingly highlighted the challenge of maintaining a college educated work force in the US: both the economy and American society increasingly require more than a high...

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20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... sector/public interest from the perspective of economic development , education, and housing. The State legislative ... . Pat Swann (moderator), Senior Program Officer, Community Development and the Environment...

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26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... Walter S. Gilliam , Director, Zigler Center for Child Development and Social Policy , Yale University. Sara ...

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30 Nov 2011

How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... Through national and regional gatherings and leadership development trainings, UWD provides the tools and resources ... and children of immigrants. How UWD uses leadership development , organizing, policy...

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Issue-Based

30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... engagement, social justice, community building, community development , and funders concerned with specific issue ... and meaning to catalyze and sustain the work of community development , civic engagement, and...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... works to promote economic fairness, advance sustainable development , and build just and inclusive cities in the ... an adviser at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , and a faculty member in...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

28 Jan 2014

CEO Interview Series: How the Tables Have Turned on Darren Walker

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 -

2:45pm to 6:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... leadership roles at Rockefeller Foundation and Abyssinian Development Corporation. Walker is leading the Foundation ...

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Issue-Based

No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... assessment. This particular philanthropy focuses on rural development in a developing country. The trustees appreciated ...

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Insights

Audience

All Funders

Board & Trustees

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Bessemer Trust

Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

Release Date:

11/13/2014

... problems in various issue areas from employment, workforce development and community development , health, nutrition to youth and education. In New ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Elmezzi Foundation

Eric C. Schneider to Join The Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research

Release Date:

11/26/2014

... and initiatives, advising on methods, including survey development and analysis, evaluating completed projects, and ... for Quality in Health Care, he has published widely on the development and evaluation of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Partnering for Change: Learning Together to Make a Bigger Impact

Release Date:

02/20/2014

PNY Executive Coordinator Nick Collins talks about the Service for Impact working group and the growing corporate commitment to long-term volunteer programs and partnerships with community-based nonprofits.