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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

Release Date:

02/18/2016

Robert L. Hughes, President of New Visions for Public Schools, will become the new director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's K-12 education strategy.

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Education

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016

Release Date:

03/02/2016

Ned Wight, who has served as Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock for nearly a decade, will retire in July 2016.

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

04 Aug 2016

South Bronx Learning Tour

Thursday, August 4, 2016 -

9:30am to 3:30pm

Join us for a day of site visits in the South Bronx, a neighborhood that is crafting their own future in innovative and collaborative ways through food.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Tamara Lucas Copeland, President of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers, writes about a newly interwoven philanthropic sector that will be better positioned to share resources, test new models, provide data on the sector and promptly...

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

PNY Annual Meeting Headliner Radhika Jones Interviews Feminist Icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Release Date:

05/08/2017

New York Times Editor of Books Radhika Jones will be the moderator for the headline panel of PNY's 38th Annual Meeting "The Power of Participation." Check her out interviewing feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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Caught Our Attention

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Gender Justice

13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of Organizers: Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with your name, title, organizational affiliation, ... Funders : Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org ($150 fee). Please email register@...

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Workforce Development

20 Apr 2017

What is at Stake in the Global Refugee Crisis? – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, April 20, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... the webinar. Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with any questions. In collaboration with Forefront Forum ...

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

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Unbound Philanthropy Adds New Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

Unbound Philanthropy, a family foundation that funds work to protect the human rights of immigrants and refugees and to support their integration into receiving communities, has promoted two staff members to directorships while doubling its staff...

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Immigration

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Arcus Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy

Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information

Release Date:

01/06/2015

New York State Health Foundation Program Officer Brian Byrd details a two-year study to help improve the quality of Wikipedia's health information.

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Consultant & Vendor Lists: Search Firms & Recruiters

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02/2015

... Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10175 (212) 953-7400, www .ajilon.com Recommending Organizations : Open Society ... Broadway, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10018 (212) 279-7777, www .thebachrachgroup.com Recommending Organizations: Open ... New York, NY 10004 (212) 924-6744, www .supportcenteronline. org Recommending Organizations: The J.M. Kaplan Fund, Inc. ...

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Judy Belk Appointed President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation

Release Date:

03/12/2014

Judy Belk will lead The California Wellness Foundation as its next president and CEO, effective April 7, 2014.

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Surdna Foundation

07 May 2014

Philanthropy New York's 35th Annual Meeting, with Hillary Rodham Clinton

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 -

12:45pm to 6:15pm

A half-day conference exploring the connections between all types of philanthropy and the progress of women and girls locally and around the world.

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Issue-Based

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Public Policy

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Gender Justice

Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access

Release Date:

06/30/2016

... college students in New York City, visit CARA online at www .caranyc. org . And a special shout-out goes to the Urban Youth ...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours

Release Date:

03/07/2017

David Biemesderfer of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers writes about WINGSForum 2017, which brought together about 300 participants who work for philanthropy associations, networks and support organizations from more than 40...

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

Release Date:

06/05/2015

Brandee McHale discusses how Citi Foundation tackles youth unemployment with their innovative Pathways to Progress initiative.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Citi Foundation

Charles H. Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

Release Date:

02/09/2017

The Awards celebrate the essential role of New York City's 207 public libraries in communities across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.