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NEW YORK — The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that Bob Bancroft will join the Foundation as Vice President of Finance. Bancroft comes to the Nathan Cummings Foundation from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, where he worked for the past...
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Dear Colleagues, Elie Wiesel wisely counseled, “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” His words are true today: In times like these, institutions and leaders must take a stand and...
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NEW YORK – Today, three innovators combatting issues of inequality and climate change were named Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Each fellow will have up to $150,000 and 18-months to turn an inspired idea in the field of social justice into...
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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee Accomplished leader brings decades of experience as social justice entrepreneur, working across public and private sectors to advance affordable housing, education, technology, and economic development New York, NY – The...
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Nathan Cummings Foundation Statement on Occidental Petroleum Today, a proposal led by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Wespath asking Occidental Petroleum to conduct an assessment of the long-term impacts of climate change on its business went to a vote for a second...
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Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Artealia Gilliard as its First Director of Communications Today, the Nathan Cummings Foundation announced that Artealia Gilliard will join the Foundation as its first Director of Communications. In this role, Gilliard will be a...
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Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria, Social Justice Leaders in Culture and Religious Voice, Join Nathan Cummings Foundation The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria will join the Foundation as Directors of Voice, Creativity...
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Dear Colleagues, In my first six months, I have had the great pleasure of getting to know what is at the heart of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. I have been on a listening tour with our trustees, staff, fellows, and...
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The Foundation is Seeking Applications from Innovative Problem-Solvers to Tackle Big Challenges Related to Climate Change and Inequality New York, November 3, 2016 – The Nathan Cummings Foundation is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the fourth...
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Dear Colleagues, We are thrilled to share with you the evolution of the Foundation’s focus, the result of a period of reflection and learning and, significantly, a reconnecting with the work of the last 25 years and what the world calls...
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Dear Grantees and Colleagues, Today marks the close of my first month as the President of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. I started days after the attacks in Paris and the shooting of five Black Lives Matters demonstrators in Minneapolis. As...
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Loren Harris, a Philanthropic Leader Devoted to Challenging Racial, Gender and Economic Inequality, Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation The Nathan Cummings Foundation today announced that Loren S. Harris, a philanthropic leader with more than 20 years experience challenging structural barriers to...
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Rachel Cowan, Former Director, Jewish Life & Values Program + Peter Teague, Former Director, Ecological Innovation / Contemplative Practice Program
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Stosh Cotler, the CEO of NCF Grantee Bend the Arc, has written a powerful commentary in the Washington Post about why the Jewish community should care about what's happening in Ferguson, especially as we head into the month of the...
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