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29 Mar 2016

International Grantmakers Network: Brown Bag Lunch

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... the discussion by posing a few hot-button questions based on topics suggested by the IGN Steering Committee. This ...

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16 Mar 2016

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... in New York. The purpose of the group is to keep our hand on the pulse of salient issues and initiatives impacting ... there have been conversations and some initiatives focused on boys and men of color and...

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

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02/18/2016

... and narrowing the achievement gap. Bob currently serves on the Fund For Teachers Board of Directors and previously ... will be joining Gates to lead its K-12 strategy beginning on June 1. His commitment to...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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

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03/02/2016

... serve.” A graduate of Stanford University, Ned went on to earn an M.S. in Public Relations from Boston ... Belmont, MA, and La Mesa, CA. Ned was a district trustee on the national Unitarian Universalist...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

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National Teen 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Named (Bloomberg)

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03/15/2016

... of students, including renowned alumni who have gone on to become leaders in their fields, including Andy Warhol, ... Museum and Library Services and the President's Committee on the Arts and the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

14 Sep 2016

Advancing Racial Equity: the Opportunity for Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... interventions. In this workshop, we will focus on the opportunities for philanthropy to proactively advance ... making a commitment to achieving racial equity, focusing on the power and influence of their own...

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13 Jul 2016

Tools for Tackling Implicit Bias and Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... and our communities. If you attended the session on implicit bias featuring john a. powell in November, this ... workshop featuring Julie Nelson of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity. Explore How our...

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

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10/18/2016

... to reapply for accreditation under higher standards, based on research about effective principal preparation. In the ... State University. The videos are available for free on the Wallace website . "This...

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Andrew W. Mellon Supports Fellowship Program Diversifying the Intellectual Leadership of Scholarly Publishing

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06/29/2017

... in New York City, and academic libraries, inequities on the basis of race and ethnicity are if anything greater ... the numbers are especially problematic when one focuses on the “intellectual” leaders in our...

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Carnegie's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

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06/30/2017

... today announced the 38 individuals who will be honored on the Fourth of July when the Corporation salutes the ...

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Meet the New Jerome Staff

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07/10/2017

... Savage has been named Program Director. Savage has been on the program staff at the Jerome Foundation for over 9 ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs

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01/29/2018

... and related materials from U.S. naval vessels focusing on the period from 1861 to 1879. Project funding was awarded to the university by the Council on Library and Information Resources, which is supported by...

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New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

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03/06/2018

... age span, from birth through age 8, capturing information on how parents and teachers view technology in child care ...

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Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury

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03/19/2018

Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Suzanne Brundage Named Patricia S. Levinson Fellow at United Hospital Fund

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04/18/2018

Suzanne Brundage, director of the Children’s Health Initiative at United Hospital Fund, has been selected for the second year in a row as UHF’s Patricia S. Levinson Fellow.

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Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

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05/23/2018

Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy In a letter on philanthropy released today as part of Bloomberg ... , Mike Bloomberg says Washington's "direct assault on facts...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gifts Landmark Grant to Stimulate Greece’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector

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05/24/2018

... AUA and AFS with support from Rutgers conducted 20 studies on a range of sectors, such as alternative fruit crops, ...

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