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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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SNF Receives the IIE Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation

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10/16/2018

... the Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation from the Institute of International Education (IIE) at their ... is one of the SNF’s four pillars of giving. This stems from an understanding that education...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... degree programs and regularly bring students and faculty from different countries together with in-person and online ... Already, OSUN is connecting institutions of higher learning and is holding networked...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Education

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Open Society Foundations

Lauren Hadi Joins the Schott Foundation as Senior Vice President of Advancement

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12/16/2020

... During that time, Room to Read expanded its work from nine countries in Asia and Africa to 18, including ... executives in the U.S. Lauren has a bachelor of arts from the University of Rochester and a master...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Understanding Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking

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08/10/2015

... to proceed. Staff likely experience greater regret from making a grant that fails than from letting a good opportunity go by, which may inject a ... question compared a program officer who switched away...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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13 Dec 2018

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Scale - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... – The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Scale February 11 – The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Metrics ...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

11 Feb 2019

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Metrics - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Monday, February 11, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... – The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Scale February 11 – The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Metrics ...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

09 May 2012

Citizenship: New Pathways to Economic Opportunity, Civic Participation, and Immigrant Integration

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:00am

Carnegie Corporation of New York

... eligible for citizenship represent diverse communities, from Filipino immigrants to Ethiopian refugees. Citizenship ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

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Reflections on Board Service: Something to Consider

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12/01/2017

... created strong relationships with peers. Being in these learning communities were incredibly beneficial and ... and identified new ways to communicate with our members. Learning and hearing from...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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The Will and The Way: Philanthropy's Grantmaking Defaults Must Change

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02/05/2020

... terms) while the proportion of cost-minus funding goes up. From this perspective, scaling makes it harder to cover full ... even a cost-minus restricted grant might be seen as far from “unfair.” They can say...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

New York Community Trust Names David Marcus as Director of Communications and Marketing

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07/01/2013

... anniversary next year, has funded thousands of projects, from after-school chess programs in Harlem to AIDS research. ... courts in Latin America to enforce laws protecting women from violence. After earning...

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The New York Community Trust

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Communications

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Community Development

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Arlene Rodriguez Selected for Noyes Foundation Board

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07/02/2012

... did something different by asking for recommendations from their email list of about 3,000 contacts. They set priorities: a person of color, preferably a Latina/o; from the Midwest or South; and with...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Simons Investigators Awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize, New Horizons Prize

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12/15/2017

... Hacon and McKernan were named Simons Investigators in 2012 and 2016, respectively, for their continuing ... geometry. Hirata was named a Simons Investigator in 2012 for his contributions to cosmology and...

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2017 Young Artist Residency Pilot Recipients

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06/02/2017

... of this pilot program. New York nominees were invited from JMF Art Education program alumni pool. Then, a secondary ... visual artists, arts administrators, and individuals from the academic arts community...

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation Names Erica Guyer as New General Counsel

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03/27/2023

... She is a graduate of Brown University and received a M.A. from Arizona State University and J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. From 2004 to 2005, Ms. Guyer was also a Fulbright...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Chad Shearer Promoted to Vice President for Policy at United Hospital Fund

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10/25/2016

... Medicaid work. Mr. Shearer joined UHF in 2014, coming from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International ... Network, a project coordinating technical assistance to 11 states on the implementation of...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

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

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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

06 Oct 2020

Measuring and Addressing Institutional Racism in Your Foundation - A Workshop

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Join us for a discussion on how to measure and address institutional racism as it influences how you bring people into your organization and ensure their success as employees. Our facilitator will lead us in workshopping tools and practicing with...

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Tools & Strategies

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Two New Program Directors

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03/01/2013

... (T1D) Program. James O’Sullivan comes to the Trust from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), where as a ... of New York at Albany, and has a Master's in Public Health from Columbia University and an M...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)

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01/21/2016

... concerns about receiving too little financial support from federal and state government. On the issue of policing, ... The key findings of the survey can be read in full at www .usmayors.org - http:// ...

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