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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

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12/19/2012

... “training schools” where their children were sent for minor behavior infractions, places in which the staff are ... in a cold, bare room, naked and hog-tied like an animal. It was in that meeting that I first...

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... or the natural sciences. Each fellow will receive support for one year of training in their new field under a mentor, followed by the opportunity to apply for up to three years of research funding in the new...

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... and delivering these programs. If you have an idea for a panel, workshop or discussion, or want to help in other ... sure those selected offer the best possible experiences for our members. Here are ways you...

Thomas H. Kean is Elected Board Chair of Carnegie Corporation of New York

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03/01/2013

... New York, commented, “We are indebted to Janet Robinson for the past eight years of service on our Board, especially for the time she devoted as Chair. We are grateful for her ... and...

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28 Mar 2012

Philanthropy New York Leadership Network for Increasing Diversity: Introductory Meeting

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York is creating a new network for members who want to come together to develop ideas, share ... our members are exploring projects in this area, but often do so without the opportunity to talk...

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Network Building

14 Mar 2013

Executive Assistants Network Meeting "Perfecting Your Pitch"

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... space at network meetings is very important. Please do not share specific details from the meetings with individuals outside the network. Designed for Members who serve in some capacity as an assistant to ...

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30 May 2013

Knowledge Tools for Funders

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12:00pm to 1:00pm

Technology is fundamentally changing the way funders do their work. Knowledge tools help funders track trends in ... find resources focused on their issues, build capacity for themselves and their foundation...

23 Jul 2013

Young Leaders Network: Perfecting Your Pitch

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Do you shy away from networking events because you never know ... be hard. Perfecting Your Pitch is an interactive workshop for young professionals on the art of networking. Led by ... and Career Coach Please plan...

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In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

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07/13/2014

... shift is taking place at the JPMorgan Chase Foundation as it moves away from "broad-based giving" to a focus on ... by $100 million to help revitalize Detroit and $30 million for a new "lab...

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Economic Security

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William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... projects in the 1960s that "led to the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, public television and radio, and ... in fostering voter distrust of government—because voters do not know who is in...

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New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs

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10/24/2014

New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs Philanthropy New ... grantmakers with global impact," announced on Monday that it plans to establish a new Philanthropy Center at the ... able...

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... to the official launch and announcement of the Coalition for Public Safety. As our colleagues and I survey ... system has become punitive rather than rehabilitative. It destroys individuals, families, and...

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How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art

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04/24/2015

How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art It all started with Gerald Rosen, the judge who was mediating ... Tabron—and made a jaw-dropping proposal: All they had to do was come up with more money than...

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New York Foundation Places Its Bets on Real Change

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05/29/2015

... the resources to participate. Enter Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), a New York City-based ... campaigns to make gains in a city that’s notorious for rents that are too high. CASA could not...

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... what explosive private-sector development in Cuba could do to its people and its ecology. Among them is Kate Barnes, ... with some of these changes." Others point out that for all the buzz among U.S...

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City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation

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06/16/2015

... in school and on track to graduation, announced today that it will standardize and scale its After-School middle school ... focus are clearly aligned. We see the need to do more to keep middle school students...

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Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality

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07/08/2015

... Difficult Dance With Inequality America's foundations do not easily use the word "inequality." This may seem ... the wake of the Ford Foundation's recent announcement that it will refocus...

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MetLife Foundation and The Wall Street Journal Raise Awareness about Financial Inclusion

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09/10/2015

... of the global population is still financially excluded. It is an economic and a moral imperative that we reach them ... in Asia, nearly 30% of the region’s population, still do not have access to bank accounts...

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Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

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10/08/2015

Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies To capture the magic of ... strategies for improving our nation’s schools. It wasn’t always expected that the...

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