Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See

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02/21/2017

Eric Kessler of Arabella Advisor writes, "This is a time for donors to resist the temptation to treat our current trajectory as the new normal. With that in mind, here are five things donors resisting the direction our president is taking America...

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NYPost Investigates Immigrant Support Projects of NYCT and Brooklyn Community Foundation

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02/21/2017

New York’s well-heeled philanthropic groups are doling out big bucks to resist President Trump’s immigration policies and defend targeted social welfare and environmental programs.

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Pinkerton Elects Daniel Mosley as New Chair

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02/17/2017

A graduate of the University of Alabama, Mosley earned his earned his J.D. at Alabama and an LL.M. from NYU. He is the former chairman of the board of the Greenwich Hospital and a board member of the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club and several...

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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New President

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02/17/2017

Following a national search, the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) announces that Karla Fortunato will be its new president, effective May 1.

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After Cuts in Funding from DoE, Learning Leaders Shuts Down Despite Support from Funders Like NYCT, Pinkerton

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02/17/2017

Learning Leaders, a nonprofit that trains volunteers to work in hundreds of low-income schools across the city, will shut down next month because of difficulty obtaining enough money from the city Department of Education, the organization announced...

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PhilTV This Week: Feb. 17, 2017

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02/17/2017

Featuring Simons, Geraldine R. Dodge, Silicon Valley Community and Stavros Niarchos foundations, How Trump's tax plan could kill the charitable deduction, a recipe for capacity building by Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations...

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A Recipe for Capacity Building

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02/16/2017

Heather Peeler of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations writes, "It’s tempting to start conversations about capacity building by focusing on program design. However, you wouldn’t pull out your pots and pans to start cooking before you’ve planned...

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Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation

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02/15/2017

McDonough is coming to Markle as a senior principal, where he will help broaden the partnership between the foundation and other organizations, including governments and public institutions, aiming to “transform America’s outdated labor market to...

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The Limits Are Your Freedom

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02/15/2017

Did you know your foundation could speak out on Executive Orders? The Simons Foundation sure does. This private foundation “dedicated to the advancement of scientific knowledge” came out with a very public statement this week that it “stands united...

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Ford, JPB, Novo, Carnegie Corporation of NY Listed as Top Funders of Refugee and Migrant Issues

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02/15/2017

While foundation funding in support of global human rights initiatives rose to $2.7 billion in 2014, from $2.3 billion in 2013, the share of funding for migrants and refuges remained flat, a report from Foundation Center and the International Human...