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Ford Foundation Appoints Achmat Dangor to Lead Its South Africa Office

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... through the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory and its focus on dialogues for justice. Highly respected as a ... the case for justice and inclusion throughout the region on issues driven by visionary leadership...

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Ford Foundation

New President Selected to Lead the William T. Grant Foundation

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... will begin his tenure with the Foundation in September 2013 . He succeeds Robert C. Granger, who has served as ... circumstances. I am privileged to have the chance to carry on this legacy.” An elected member...

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William T. Grant Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... rights and good governance as well as a leading scholar on police and criminal justice reform in West Africa. Most ... Kennedy School, where he designed and taught a course on management of nonprofits in the...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Inaugural Creative Director For Its Captiva Artists Residency

Release Date:

05/01/2012

... for transforming Robert Rauschenberg’s 26-acre estate on Captiva Island, Florida into a creative center that ... the world to live, work and develop new work in residence on the property. The RRF/Captiva...

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Arts

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Milbank Memorial Fund Announces Board and Staff Appointments

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... Board of Directors and management team. At its October 15, 2013 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Fund elected Paul ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

... W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation The ... against gun violence is not, in fact, new. In Florida in 2013 , for example, members of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

Release Date:

04/20/2018

... In the absence of coordinated national governmental action on reducing fossil fuel emissions, greater responsibility falls on private and nongovernmental sectors. Some health care ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Commonwealth Fund

Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... for Black Feminist Fund The Ford Foundation announced on Thursday that it’s providing US$15 million to help ... Feminist Fund started as a kitchen-table conversation in 2013 that co-founder Tynesha McHarris...

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Ira R. Halperin Named Vice Chair to Long Island Community Foundation Board

Release Date:

02/01/2012

... Software & Technology Network (LISTnet), and is also on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Management ...

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Long Island Community Foundation

08 Feb 2012

Strengthening Primary Care: Aligning Healthcare with Our Needs

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC

... who will draw from their experiences and expertise to offer insight into the biggest challenges facing primary care ...

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Issue-Based

05 Jun 2013

Conversation with Ford Foundation’s Luis Ubinas

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... as he looks back and offers insider-outsider perspectives on what it was like to run one of the most significant and ...

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Tools & Strategies

16 Oct 2013

Executive Assistants Network - Effectively Manage Your Board

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... their goals and meet responsibilities. This discussion on board governance best practices will be moderated by ...

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Network Building

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Executive Support Staff

Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation

Release Date:

03/19/2018

... honorees were: MaryAnne Gilmartin of L&L MAG, who served on the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform ... He noted that the Center has “many identities” based...

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Social Justice

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Propel Capital

Supported by Commonwealth Fund, A New Contracting Tool Launched to Help Health Care Organizations Manage High-Need

Release Date:

07/11/2018

... Manage High-Need The Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) and the Health Care Transformation Task ... tool explore different types of contracting and offer specific, practical guidance for payers and...

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The Commonwealth Fund

New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering

Release Date:

11/13/2018

... Teaching and Learning. “Our report provides guidance on how teaching can shift toward investigations in a way that ... engineering. Science investigation and engineering design offer a promising vehicle for...

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Education

Science

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid

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11/19/2018

The largest-ever gift to an academic institution in America will enable Johns Hopkins to permanently commit to a need-blind admissions policy and ensure unparalleled educational opportunities for the next generation of global leaders.

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New York Community Trust to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City

Release Date:

02/13/2019

The one-year grants will gift each of the theatres amounts ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 to support community access programs, discounted ticket outreach, young member programs, and more. The fund aims to diversify audiences and reach potential...

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The New York Community Trust

10 Nov 2021

Engaging the Next Generation - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... in philanthropy. Successful participation depends on a number of considerations, including how to promote ... learning, empower next-generation family members, and offer leadership positions. Explore Learn how...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

Deana Haggag Joins The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Program Officer for Arts & Culture

Release Date:

03/12/2021

... across the country. Her work will primarily focus on artists and organizations working outside traditional ... Foundation. “After working in partnership with Deana on critical artist funding initiatives in...

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Mellon Foundation

17 Oct 2018

A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... much activity throughout the U.S. and in New York City on criminal justice reform in recent years, including ... Foundation and Philanthropy New York for a discussion on a new paradigm for justice that...