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5 Questions for…Sheena Wright, President and CEO, United Way of New York City

Release Date:

08/27/2013

In this PhilanTopic interview, United Way of NYC’s President and CEO speaks about her first week on the job — the week Hurricane Sandy made landfall — as well as the lessons learned at UWNYC after Sandy and the role of philanthropy in disaster...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

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United Way of New York City

What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

Release Date:

08/27/2013

TCC Group Director of Philanthropy Chris Cardona analyzes a recent discussion about the role and value of strategic philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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TCC Group

The Charitable-Industrial Complex

Release Date:

08/26/2013

An op-ed by Peter Buffett, Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Evelynn M. Hammonds Joins Arcus Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/22/2013

The Arcus Foundation has announced that Evelynn M. Hammonds, a renowned scholar on the history of scientific and sociopolitical concepts of race, has joined the Foundation's Board of Directors.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Sheila Burke and Simon Stevens to Join Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/22/2013

Sheila P. Burke, R.N., M.P.A., FAAN, a faculty member and former executive dean at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Simon Stevens, Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group, have been elected to The Commonwealth...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Council on Foundations Announces Key Appointments to Senior Leadership Team

Release Date:

08/22/2013

The Council on Foundations has announced the hiring of two senior executives to help lead the organization. Jesse Salazar will be the new Vice President of Communications, where he will lead the Council’s communications, marketing and digital...

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Ford Foundation Announces New President

Release Date:

08/22/2013

Darren Walker, who emerged from small-town Texas to an international career in law and finance before becoming a leader in the nonprofit and philanthropic worlds, will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September, succeeding Luis...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development

Release Date:

08/22/2013

The Board of the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) announced that Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D., has resigned as President of the Foundation. Dr. Phillips will be returning to her faculty position at Georgetown University.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Foundation for Child Development

Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

Release Date:

08/22/2013

The Ms. Foundation for Women has announced that Dorothy Q. Thomas will assume the role of Interim President and CEO, effective September 3, 2013, while a search for the Foundation’s permanent President and CEO is under way. Thomas will succeed Anika...