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In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting

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06/14/2016

... feels like to be scapegoated and isolated in the midst of a crisis that actually requires solidarity, empathy and ... in all its shape shifting forms. Let us stand united as a diverse LGBTQ community of many...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Disaster Relief

The New York Women’s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking Fellowship

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11/22/2016

... recipients of the Girls IGNITE Grantmaking Fellowship, a partnership between The New York Women’s Foundation (The ... that philanthropy is more than an act of giving, it is a highly participatory and broadly...

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Gender Justice

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North Star Fund Announces 2017 North Star and Frederick Douglass Awardees

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04/12/2017

... annual awards for outstanding contributions to creating a more just and equitable New York. The 2017 North Star Award ... even our city’s most marginalized communities can have a seat at the table. We are...

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Social Justice

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Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

... the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a long-time leader at McKinsey & Company, as Chief Executive ... to jobs in the digital economy. Her appointment follows a nation-wide search for...

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Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings, Ford and JPB Foundation Supported Pop Culture Lab Accelerates Justice Through Entertainment

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07/25/2017

... Muslims, and refugee people. The investment comes from a core group of philanthropic foundations including the Ford ... launched the Pop Culture Collaborative and appointed a team of dynamic leaders to oversee...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Arts

Immigration

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Unbound Philanthropy

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Finding My Power and Community in Philanthropy

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08/03/2017

... grown, but also where young people like me can make a difference. As I move on to the next chapter in my career, ... younger professionals in the field. These networks serve a dual purpose of fostering...

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Sloan Foundation Among Funders of New Report Outlining Research Agenda for Microbiomes, Indoor Environments, And Human Health

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08/16/2017

... Indoor Environments, And Human Health Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in ... many of their interconnections remain unknown, says a new report by the National Academies of...

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Health

Science

Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

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04/04/2018

... the Minneapolis Foundation announced that it raised a record $100 million last year—more than double what it ... five years ago. In turn, as we often report, there's a lot of local giving action around...

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Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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05/17/2018

... health professionals. Dr. Humphrey also has been elected a member of the Foundation’s board. She will assume these ... board chairman William H. Wright said, “Dr. Humphrey is a smart and compassionate leader...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Fitting The Image To The Spirit

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06/26/2018

... advisor, Moore Philanthropy Most colleagues know I am a huge advocate for, and write often on the topic of African ... issue fully committed to Diaspora Philanthropy, I was a extremely excited and quickly...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Moore Philanthropy

05 Dec 2018

The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Finance Fund, and two of their grantee partners for a panel discussion on learnings from recent work pairing ... change, strengthen targeted geographies, and improve diversity , equity, and inclusion in...

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04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

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3:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past two decades, food has emerged as a central strategy and focus of nonprofits worldwide ... Despite gains on certain issues in some geographic areas, a coordinated and unified ‘food movement’ has yet...

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Food Systems

William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

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01/15/2019

... research evidence in policy and practice. Doucet has taken a leave of absence from her position as Associate Professor ... within our country’s urban education systems. A critical ethnographer, Doucet has...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Centering Disability Justice

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02/06/2019

... President of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, penned a blog entitled, “Ignorance is the enemy within: On the ... funding for disability-inclusive efforts. Incorporating a disability lens into our work means...

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Disabilities

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy

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04/29/2019

... ( RPA ) today published Philanthropy and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with ... 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” the SDGs are a set of 17 sustainable development...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Message from PNY Board Chair on Leadership Transition

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06/25/2020

... Read Ronna Brown's Leadership Transition Announcement A Letter From Kyung Yoon Dear Members, As Philanthropy New ... down as PNY’s president at the end of this year. What a bittersweet moment for all of...

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Joanne Berger-Sweeney Joins the Henry Luce Foundation’s Board of Directors

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09/23/2020

... has aspired for over 85 years. Dr. Berger-Sweeney adds a gracious and strong voice to those of our directors, staff, ... dedicated her strategic, visionary leadership to promoting diversity and inclusiveness,...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Tides Announces Janiece Evans-Page as New Chief Executive Officer

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10/23/2020

... to address society’s most critical issues. “As a dynamic changemaker, innovative intrapreneur, and ... to welcome Janiece as its next CEO.” Tides’ vision is a world of shared prosperity and social justice. The...

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