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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair

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06/14/2023

T wo new members to its board of directors: Maja D. Hazell and Andrew Rich . The Foundation has also named current Board member Diahann Billings-Burford as Board Chair.

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01/27/2023

“We need a unicorn.” That’s what we hear nearly every week from organizations seeking their next development director.

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Four Frameworks for Living Liberation

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07/01/2021

Liberation is a practice. We have to live it everywhere we are and everywhere we go.

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Philanthropy New York Members Listed in Crain's New York Business 2021 Notable in Nonprofits and Philanthropy

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04/14/2021

This list of Notables in Nonprofits and Philanthropy is a celebration of 57 New York heroes who facilitated or led nonprofit work in the face of the pandemic.

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How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

Trust-based philanthropy is about acknowledging and ceding power, which typically resides with the funder.

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The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy

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04/22/2020

I’ve spent a lot of time these past few weeks sitting at my dining room table staring blankly at my computer and wondering “what matters” in the coronavirus era?

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Robert Sterling Clark: Supporting Our Grantee Partners in the Era of COVID-19

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03/19/2020

For the last two weeks, I have been picturing Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner right off the cliff – and in particular I am feeling the moment he looks down and notices the ground beneath him is missing.

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Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders

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03/19/2020

As social justice funders, we all focus on the root causes of social, gender, racial, economic and environmental injustices.

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Headwaters Foundation, and The Whitman Institute Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

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01/22/2020

Today, the Headwaters Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and The Whitman Institute announce the launch of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, a five-year, peer-to-peer funder initiative with the goal of bringing greater vulnerability,...

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04 Jun 2019

Stonewall 50: Lessons in Unerasing Underrepresented Histories

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

This June marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point in the LGBTQ civil rights movement. Despite the enormous advances of the movement, most people know almost nothing about LGBTQ history. Like those of other...

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Every New Yorker Deserves to Be Counted

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04/02/2019

NYS Census Equity Funders group sourced a video to advocate for every New Yorker in the upcoming 2020 Census.

26 Mar 2019

alt.gov - Governance in the Twenty-First Century - A Roundtable Discussion

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

One of the most critical factors in any non-profit’s success is its governance. Boards impact our partners’ strategic direction, leadership selection, staff time allocation, and financial security. Philanthropic organizations thus have a vested...

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28 Feb 2019

On Nonprofit Leadership Transitions - A Roundtable Discussion

Thursday, February 28, 2019 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Program executives and those who lead grantmaking strategy and practice are invited to attend a breakfast conversation about leadership transitions in nonprofit organizations. The idea for this meeting originated from our observations that a number...

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13 Dec 2018

Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond

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9:00am to 11:30am

America’s significant demographic shifts – increased racial and ethnic diversity, a larger aging population, and an altered urban racial composition – present an opportunity to close longstanding representation and electoral gaps in our democracy...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches New Blog Series on Trust-Based Philanthropy

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10/17/2018

The new blog series, to be published biweekly throughout the fall, explores the trust-based philanthropy approach Robert Sterling Clark Foundation takes in itswork.

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City

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01/08/2018

City leaders across nonprofit, government, and business sectors join forces to make systems impact

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Reflections on Board Service: Something to Consider

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12/01/2017

Phillip Li, President and CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation reflects on his time as Board Chair of Philanthropy New York

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation's CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight

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09/07/2017

Since his appointment as president a year and a half ago, Phil Li of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has taken dramatic steps toward embodying trust-based philanthropy, including getting rid of lengthy reporting requirements and shifting toward...

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Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community

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08/22/2017

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has been implementing The Whitman Institute’s Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and receiving great reviews.

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