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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... began their terms of service at a meeting of the trustees on April 16, 2015. "Mr. Lewis, Dr. Christopher, and Ms. ... W. Mellon Foundation in New York City as president in 2013 . The Mellon Foundation...

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Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

Release Date:

10/29/2015

... term of Chair included the Foundation’s Centennial in 2013 , an historic opportunity to reflect on one hundred years of impact and to launch new work for a ... a kind of homecoming for me. 85 years ago, my...

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The Wallace Foundation Announces Promotions of Five Staff Members to Senior Program Officer

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12/18/2017

... manages two of the grantee communities, and is the lead on the work with PSELI’s national thought partners and ... serving as a Cluster Leader for the National Center on Education and the Economy, as well as...

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Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

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11/08/2021

... join Brooklyn Community Foundation as President and CEO on December 6, 2021. She follows Cecilia Clarke, who departed in July after holding the position since 2013 . Dr. Rainey brings extensive experience in...

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Commonwealth Fund Names Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., as Its Next President

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12/12/2022

... will become the Commonwealth Fund’s eighth president on January 17, 2023, succeeding David Blumenthal, M.D., who has served in the role since 2013 . Betancourt currently serves as the Senior Vice ... for...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

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01/02/2012

... multi-national corporations and financial institutions on their most complex transactions, and advisory and ...

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PNY Welcomes Shanqua Harrison and Allyson Goldhagen

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02/12/2014

... for citizens worldwide and promoting peace, and serves on the non-traditional entrepreneur committee for the ... and the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, both of which offer education and programs, encourage...

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18 Jun 2014

Executive Assistants Network: Effective Communication Strategies

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... takeaway from our last network meeting in March focused on “effective communication” and how it’s central to ... is available until June 16th. Members: First time on this website? Set your password . To...

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15 Jul 2015

LinkedIn Program Reprise! - Webinar

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here. Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile will be offered again this summer as a webinar! LinkedIn is an incredible tool for job searching and networking, and very few people are using it to its fullest potential. But,...

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Wm. T. Grant Foundation Report: Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality

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11/09/2015

... Grant Foundation Report: Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality NEW YORK — A new report, released today ... Foundation, examines the funding landscape for research on inequality among young...

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Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

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12/17/2015

... And the information needs of decision makers working on behalf of youth too rarely shape research agendas. For ... the problem of research use is not enough. As we embark on the next phase of this initiative,...

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Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund

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11/16/2016

... said Harlan Mandel, MDIF CEO. “The fund builds on MDIF’s 20 years of media investment experience and will ... “Sida has cooperated for many years with MDIF on a grant-basis so we are very much aware of MDIFs...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Up to $15 Million to Fill the Budget Gap Left by Trump’s Revoking U.S. Support For U.N. Climate Treaty

Release Date:

06/02/2017

... to support the operations of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretariat, including ... implement their commitments under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change...

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J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched

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06/20/2017

... multi-faceted program to recognize the impact of science on humanity. The full breadth of the program will be ... Janssen Award in the past 13 years, including two who went on to win the Nobel Prize...

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Pinkerton Supports Internships for Young Adults in Foster Care

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07/18/2017

... Smith announced today. The goal of the initiative is to offer a “leg up” to young people who often face enormous ... The technical assistance program will include training on : creating internship placements...

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08 Mar 2019

Applied Finance Part 1 of 2: Grantee Financial Resilience for Nonprofits - A Framework

Friday, March 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... behaviors and practices that set an organization on the path to financial resilience. Intended Outcomes Upon ...

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29 Mar 2019

Applied Finance Part 2 of 2: Charting a Course Toward Financial Resilience - Building the Planning Muscle

Friday, March 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... many organizations struggle to assess and refine strategy on an ongoing and “adaptive” basis. In this session, we ...

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Philanthropy New York Promotions

Release Date:

03/13/2019

... of Science Degree in Accounting and is currently working on her CPA license. As Senior Director of Learning Services, ... with PNY’s Senior Vice President of Member Services on the overall strategy, management...

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