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Informal But Important: Improving the Lives of Informal Workers

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08/19/2014

Some 1.8 billion people work without the protection of regulations or other social nets like health care. The Rockefeller Foundation's Michael Myers offers thoughts on developing effective and durable approaches to serve the growing numbers of...

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This is What Ford Foundation Does with its Resources

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08/13/2014

Ford Foundation gets lots of questions about what it is and how it uses its money. And now it has a set of short, entertaining videos that makes it clear.

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Are You a ‘Fatigued Fighter’? D5 Coalition Identifies Five Philanthropic Professional Types

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08/08/2014

Davis Winslow, Strategic Philanthropy Intern, Foundation Center, reviews effective communications strategies for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in philanthropy.

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Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

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08/06/2014

Tony Proscio writes that when The Atlantic Philanthropies makes its final round of grants, "they'll be bigger, in both size and the scope of their ambition, than in any comparable period before."

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

Paul Connolly, Director of Advisory Services for Bessemer Trust, writes about how donors can give "smartly" or "more strategically" and produce both stories and numbers showing how they're making a difference through their grantmaking.

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A Year of Service

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07/23/2014

Tim McClimon, vice president for corporate social responsibility at American Express and president of the American Express Foundation, writes about a new national effort that envisions a future in which young people spend a year in service to the...

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Closing the Queer Funding Gap

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07/21/2014

Naomi Sobel of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice argues for increased support for smaller LGBTQ groups, especially ones serving communities of color.

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Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

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07/08/2014

Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellow Saqib Bhatti hones in on an idea from the 'Future of Finance' program: Public banks.

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Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

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07/08/2014

Nancy Wackstein, executive director, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, on why funders should trust nonprofit leaders they already trust to make the best decisions about to spend grant money to advance their organizations' missions.

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran discusses the role high-quality social science research can play in identifying programs, policies, and practices that can combat mounting inequality in the United States.

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