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Wallace Foundation Names Jody Spiro, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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02/01/2012

... to the potential of our work to yield important lessons for district leaders, as well as state and federal ... programs and practices that improved school leadership. “ It has been an honor to be involved with...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Additional $36 Million for Racial Justice

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10/14/2020

Surdna Foundation Announces Additional $36 Million for Racial Justice NEW YORK (October 14, 2020) — The Surdna ... family member. “Not only is it the right thing to do , but it...

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Racial Justice and Eviction Prevention Dominant Themes in $15 million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street

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06/17/2021

... are going to organizations that are focused on fighting for racial justice through breaking the cycles of mass ... community organizing to eviction prevention. “While it was inspiring to see thousands of New...

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Trinity Church a Parish in the City of New York

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14 Jul 2022

CANCELLED: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice - Part 2 of 3 (July Action Session)

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

** This program has been cancelled. Please register for the August Session ** **This program is Part 2 of a three-part series for the Oral and Alternate Reporting Working Group. Please ... nonprofit reporting...

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NYS Health's Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans

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11/11/2016

... the false notion that veterans as a group are broken, it contributes to the stigma many veterans feel about getting ... help and often prevents them from seeking care when they do need it ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

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11/18/2016

... Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition For six years—from 2006 to 2013 —I worked inside the intelligence community to enforce ... find the switch.” With Donald Trump’s election,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Public Policy

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Learning Exchange and Discussions (in partnership with Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group)

... learn and lead in this work? There has been some pressure for philanthropy to take more racially specific approaches to ... to demonstrate a commitment to change. However, in order for foundations to be better...

Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

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02/17/2017

... transformational leader and a stalwart advocate for justice who has done an extraordinary amount to challenge ... said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “ It is a boon to our entire organization...

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14 Jun 2022

Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

**This program is Part 1 of a three-part series for the Oral and Alternate Reporting Working Group. Please see below for more details and to register for all sessions.** Since 2020, many funders...

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A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

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03/27/2012

By James Gannon Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) One year after ... have tended to go to government agencies or cash grants-in- aid for disaster survivors,...

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Fund for 2025 Testimonials

Jane O’Connell, Altman Foundation/Co-Chair, Fund for 2025 “I was the Co-Chair of NYRAG’s fundraising ... York has made over the past ten years in support of the NYC foundation community is the reason I volunteered...

After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

... took—and continues to take—precedence. Our concern for our grantees’ current precarious economic situation was ... dollars targeted to LGTB communities of color is barely 10 percent of all LGTB funding—and the...

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AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers

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04/21/2015

... D.C., and Puerto Rico - college scholarships of $ 10 ,000. Of those 52 winners, 10 students are recognized as national winners and receive an ...

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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

... as those in charter schools, meaning they are gone for more than 10 days in a typical 180-day school year, a new research ... percent of teachers in traditional schools, compared with 10 .3...

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01 Aug 2018

On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... too few assets. In fact, the gender wealth gap is widening for this population. Single women of all ages own just $.32 for each dollar owned by single White men - with single Black ... discussions of women’s...

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01 Apr 2020

Towards Health Equity: Measuring Health Outcomes in Community-Based Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... continue to support financial and housing stability for vulnerable families. Cross-sector collaboration is more important than ever for equitable outcomes amidst the crisis and over the long term. What does...

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25 May 2021

Why the Time is Right for a Guaranteed Income with an Equity Lens - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and practitioners now believe the moment has arrived for a Guaranteed Income (GI) with an equity lens. Join us ... GI pilots in the country (Stockton and Mississippi); goals for the newly launched Mayor’s...

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Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming

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06/24/2014

... tourism into turmoil. The report and campaign behind it are being funded largely by three wealthy financiers who ... his wife, Wendy, has helped finance conservation efforts for decades; Thomas F. Steyer, a...

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

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What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

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01/05/2016

... change, the resistance of people who would benefit from it , the seduction of activities other than world-changing, ... and so would-be world-changers often set out to overcome it . Some try to raise money, but...

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