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Spring Forward

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03/07/2018

Spring Forward A Message from the President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown Dear ... is one of those all too rare opportunities when funders from a wide array of grantmaking organizations can all come .....

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New York Community Trust President, Lorie Slutsky, Joins Community Foundation Leaders to Discuss the Role of Donor Advised Funds in Their Communities

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08/20/2018

... for concern. When this happens, it is important to learn from these missteps, reflect, and make sure we have the ... make sure that we don’t let a few bad examples distract from the fact that DAFs are also a...

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Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses - New Report by The Century Foundation

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09/12/2019

... private OPMs and public universities, drawing on contracts from every state in the country.1 We learned that these ... contracts, and our findings reflect those trends from 2017, deepening this already deeply...

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NYPL Mid-Manhattan Branch to Reopen in May as Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

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01/16/2020

... Foundation Library (SNFL)—thanks to a generous gift from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). The ... as well as an array of brand new amenities. Located across from NYPL’s iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman...

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Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board

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05/20/2021

... relationships, and high-quality early care and learning . Dr. Boynton-Jarrett joined the faculty at Boston ... is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics. She holds a BA from Princeton University, MD from...

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Hirokazu Yoshikawa Joins Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation

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10/20/2021

... Foundation Scholar and grantee, I have benefited so much from the Foundation across my career. I am thrilled and ... chaired the network on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (on learning and education) of the UN...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Weinberg Foundation announces communications leadership transition

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05/19/2022

... Chief Communications Officer Craig Demchak will retire from the Weinberg Foundation effective October 31, 2022. He ... a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism from Emory University, as well as...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

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03/08/2013

... tax return or April 15 Make it easier for people to donate from accumulated amounts, such as retirement accounts and ... but I think the interest of Committee members derived from its need to move beyond a “...

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Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers

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11/16/2021

... of governments, employers and informal workers from 187 countries will discuss the issue of inequality and ... security. Informal workers have been largely excluded from COVID-19 emergency cash and in-kind...

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12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... autonomy. Congress - with no full voting representative from DC - has the power to grant the District the fundamental ... priority, the DC Voting Rights Act (DC VRA), was pulled from the House floor on April...

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18 Feb 2020

Immigration: When Something So Personal Depends on Policymakers

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... of Americans can trace their roots to an immigrant— from Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and other ... policy impacts, and the public The history of and updates from the immigration reform movement The...

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03 Oct 2013

The Trials of Muhammad Ali - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

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5:30pm to 9:30pm

... Ali’s lifelong journey of spiritual transformation. From his Louisville roots, through his years in exile, to ... Medal of Freedom, Trials traces Ali’s path from poet to pariah to global ambassador for peace...

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Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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09/03/2012

... Ageing Programme and most recently as its Acting Director. From 1989 through 2008, he served in a number of positions at ... for the Long Term Care Campaign in Washington, DC, from 1988-89, and before that...

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Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/15/2014

... a joint degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice from St. Cloud State University and a doctorate of law from Northeastern University School of Law. She has been ... joined the Fund in 1980, and served...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Donzelina Barroso Named as Director, Global Philanthropy, for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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09/28/2016

... for new foundations. She has presented to audiences from Brazil to South Korea. Before joining RPA, Barroso ... Network. She holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University, a Master’s in Public...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

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11/18/2014

... become a hot topic in the public conversation, but public opinion polls show that it’s not an urgent issue for most ...

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Rauch Foundation Study Shows Lack of Housing Options in Long Island

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01/09/2015

... yet it needs a broader mix of housing. A recent public opinion survey shows that a majority of Long Islanders agree, ...

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Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships

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07/08/2016

... "Internships," the headline in the New York Times’s opinion section read, "Are Not a Privilege." The op-ed was .....

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Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence

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08/08/2016

The first-of-its-kind poll pays special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation.

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Justice Reform

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