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Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

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05/20/2020

... today that Melissa Beck, its Executive Director since 2013 , has stepped down. Beck’s last day at EFA will be May ... leadership and her creativity. We wish her all the best in her new endeavor.” Beck said that...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity The Ford Foundation announced ... leads the foundation's work on equitable urban development in the U.S. and developing world. Chen...

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Arcus Foundation Supports Efforts to Protect Forest Habitats Through Local and International Strategies

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01/20/2021

... more and more products relying on resources that come out of their tropical forest homes, bonobos, chimpanzees, ... to habitat degradation and destruction. The latest grants in Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons...

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Mellon Foundation Supports More Than 360 Dance Artists and Collaborators through Bubble Residencies

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02/03/2021

... Foundation today announced it has distributed grants of more than $4 million to further its support for dance ... infrastructure for artists to financially survive. In response, the creative arts community...

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30 Sep 2024

Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum

Monday, September 30, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/27

Watch the Recording The NYC Charter serves as the city's constitution, outlining the powers and structure of its government. Charter Revision is a powerful, yet often ... on the nonprofit sector, including...

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Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) DDFIA is an extension of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation . Two weeks ago, ... York University to discuss the role of arts and culture in addressing...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Catalytic Investment to Eliminate Two Neglected Tropical Diseases in East Africa

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04/26/2022

... Investment to Eliminate Two Neglected Tropical Diseases in East Africa Abu Dhabi, 26 April 2022 – The Leona M. ... children and adults live healthy, dignified lives. https:// www .reachingthelastmile. ...

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Five New Open Society Fellows Will Address Economic Inequality

Release Date:

09/16/2021

... activists forging unlikely alliances against inequality in Mozambique, a blogger targeting the extraordinary concentration of wealth in the Middle East, a labor rights organizer ... that a...

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12 Jan 2012

Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... focus as the nation heads into the 2012 election year. In this candid, behind-the-scenes look at two family ... values, religious beliefs and political persuasions in family foundations. A program in...

01 Feb 2012

A Spike Lee Retrospective - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

... for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of a compilation of Academy Award Winner Spike Lee's ... of independent cinema and the role of black talent...

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Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/18/2017

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After ' ... Policy Fellow Shiza Pasha interviews Cheryl Dorsey, CEO of Echoing Green and Founder of Family Van , about how funders...

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12 Dec 2023

Service for Impact - Winter Meeting

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

The Service for Impact working group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service, provides a unique opportunity for ... What to expect: presentation followed by group discussion. Recording...

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Robin Hood, in collaboration with Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy and The Helmsley Charitable Trust Released its latest Poverty Tracker report, "Special Series on Health and Health Care in New York City"

Release Date:

02/09/2022

Robin Hood, in collaboration with Columbia University's Center on Poverty ... condition, and/or severe psychological distress. One third of New Yorkers – or more than two million people – have ... expenses...

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Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

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02/28/2023

... $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation NEW YORK, NY - (February 28, 2023) — ... Disability x Tech Fund builds on the Ford Foundation’s ...

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Borealis Philanthropy

Program Overview: Money and Power in Post-Election America

DAY 1 February 11, 2013 – New York University Kimmel Center 5:00-7:00pm ... passionately contribute to both philanthropy and politics? In this after-dinner conversation, journalist and civic ... philanthropists...

16 Oct 2013

Executive Assistants Network - Effectively Manage Your Board

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

This program is being offered as part of the Executive Assistants Network, but is relevant to ... have an opportunity to learn how you can be more effective in helping board members to achieve all their goals and...

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Executive Support Staff

20 Oct 2023

Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:30pm

... funding opportunities to support immigrants arriving in New York City and State. The group meets remotely on ... and will continue on a weekly or bi-weekly basis as long as members find it useful. How do you...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist

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08/24/2016

Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist In the private sector, no one thinks that great investments ... portfolio companies stage initial-public offerings,...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Open Society Pledges Support for African Cultural Heritage Restitution

Release Date:

11/12/2019

... NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today announced a $ 15 million initiative to strengthen efforts to restore ... Africa’s heritage to its rightful home. “The legacy of colonial violence has deep...

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

24 Mar 2015

THREADS NEW YORK

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

Weaving the fabric of a stronger future The world is rapidly changing around us. If the nonprofit and philanthropic sector is to thrive in the decades ahead, we must come together to assess the ... the Ford...

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New York City

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