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Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

Release Date: 
12/18/2019
... in public spaces in many different neighborhoods, such as schools and community centers, serving as many children and ... Life plans to “take to the streets” by reaching out to schools , community centers, and...
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Children, Youth and Families
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Freedom to Read: "Million Book Project" Brings Literature to 1,000 US Prisons

Release Date: 
06/30/2020
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory announcesa new initiative to distribute a curated 500-book collection to 1,000 medium and maximum security prisons, including at least one juvenile detention center, across...
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Bezos Family Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

Release Date: 
06/05/2023
... Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools , and centers to grow existing research-practice ... the University of Virginia and Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS). Working through the...
12 Jan 2012

Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -
11:00am to 1:30pm
Families and foundation boards across the country wrestle with diverging values, various religions and different political persuasions. While always a concern, divergent opinions come into sharper focus as the nation heads into the 2012 election...
12 Mar 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Hydrofracking Plus and Minus

Monday, March 12, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for a discussion about the effects natural gas drilling has on community infrastructure. Amy Panek from the Park Foundation and Marilyn Bok from the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers will also talk about their work to educate the...
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14 May 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Our Returning Veterans

Monday, May 14, 2012 -
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Teleconference
Find out how the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester, NY, is using a collaborative approach to treatment; a national model, that cares for the whole person. Veterans receive the breadth of services needed to regain their mental, physical and...
06 Feb 2013

Family Foundations Briefing

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -
11:00am to 1:00pm
Teleconference
GFNY members will start the conversation reporting on participation at the Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference, in San Jose. Hear what they learned, and contribute your views if attending. Explore What’s the buzz? What are the...
15 May 2013

Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -
10:45am to 1:00pm
The question of how philanthropic organizations should operate has been much debated within and outside of the sector, and especially so since the economic downturn. Come hear your colleagues Lance Lindblom and Jeffrey Solomon, who are leaders in...
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