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Rockefeller Foundation and EPIC-Africa Launch the First African Civil Society Organization (CSO) Excellence Awards

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10/16/2018

The Awards highlight the importance of organizational capacity for civil society organizations to achieve program impact. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are awarded for excellence across eight (8) major elements of organizational capacity.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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SNF Receives the IIE Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation

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10/16/2018

The IIE Humanitarian Award recognizes organizations that promote global understanding and demonstrate a commitment to causes that advance the vision that launched IIE: a peaceful, equitable world enriched by the international exchange of ideas and...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Novo Foundation Partners With Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium to Support Growing Movement for Black Girls in the Southeastern U.S.

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10/16/2018

New collective will deepen regional grantmaking and capacity-building infrastructure to advance movement for Black girls and women in the Southeast

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Gender Justice

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New York Women's Foundation Fund for the MeToo Movement and Allies Awards Grants to 8 Groups

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10/15/2018

Eight groups across the nation have been awarded funding from the New York Women's Foundation for their efforts to fight sexual violence.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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11 Dec 2018

Impact Investing in the Arts 101: Building Your Funding Tool Box

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Many philanthropic institutions and individuals are considering impact investing as a tool to complement their grantmaking activities. Despite its increasing popularity, however, institutions that support the arts have been slow to add impact...

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Adam Gamoran, President of the William T. Grant Foundation, Spoke at GW University About How Universities Can Conduct Better Research

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10/15/2018

The event, titled “Can Universities Serve the Public Good?”, was hosted by the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Following welcoming remarks from Provost Forrest Maltzman, Gamoran spoke about the importance of reshaping incentives...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Education

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Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State

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10/12/2018

A new organization aims to help Hoosier employers recognize the value of skills training when hiring employees for their facilities, rather than just simply looking for workers with a college degree.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Aetna Foundation Supports Bike Sharing Initiative

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10/12/2018

The North Wilkesboro-based Health Foundation Inc. has been awarded a $71,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation for a “North Wilkesboro on Wheels” bike-share program to improve local access to bicycles.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Community Development

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Helmsley Charitable Trust and Partners Announce Funding of Quantitative Analysis of Insulin Purchased from Pharmacies in the U.S.

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10/11/2018

JDRF International, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Helmsley) together announce the awarding of funding to the University of Florida for a one-year investigation by Dr. Timothy Garrett...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One

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10/11/2018

The New York Life Foundation, the largest corporate sponsor of childhood bereavement support, today announced the national launch of its Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative (GSSI).

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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15 Oct 2018

Hurricane Michael: How to Respond - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 155 mph. It was the strongest storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The devastation from the Hurricane...

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Altman Foundation Announces Leadership Transition, New President and Chair

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10/10/2018

VP and Executive Director of Altman Foundation Karen L. Rosa will retire at the end of 2018. Debroah T. Velazquez will become President of the Foundation and Jane B. O'Connell, currently President, will become Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation Releases New Guide and Online Clearinghouse for Counties to Prepare for the Family First Act

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10/10/2018

This new guide is designed to help New York and its counties place more children in foster care with kinship and foster families rather than in congregate care, thereby meeting both the intent and the letter of the new federal law...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

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10/10/2018

Heintz, one of the sector’s premier leaders on democratic institutions and civil society development, will deliver an address on the state of philanthropy in civil society as part of the November 28 ceremony at the National Museum of Women in the...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Macquarie Group Launches $A50 Million Philanthropic Award to Mark Its 50th Anniversary in 2019

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10/10/2018

Macquarie Group today announced the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award, a $A50 million ($US36 million 1 ) philanthropic commitment, to initiate or build on bold ideas to address social need.

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Macquarie Group Foundation

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Our Move

Release Date:

10/10/2018

Last week, we announced that Philanthropy New York would be moving to the newly renovated Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in early 2019. It was exciting news for us to share with our membership and a decision we believe will build a...

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12 Sep 2018

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 2 of 3)

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.

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06 Sep 2018

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 1 of 3)

Thursday, September 6, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.

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11 Oct 2018

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 3 of 3)

Thursday, October 11, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.

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