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What Makes a Good CSR Leader?

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09/26/2013

... Express Foundation I’m often asked what makes a good Corporate Social Responsibility professional, and what ... There’s no good answer to those questions, but there are a couple of studies that might be worth...

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Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

... is to create value. My motto is global impact. I am a businesswoman working in philanthropy. To some, this ... seen as the Cain and Abel of modern times. I take quite a different approach. To me, it’s all...

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Gender and Transformative Giving

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05/23/2013

... we were recently approached by another organization with a sizable grant who wanted help identifying major U.S. funders with a strong gender focus in their funding priorities. They ... about their gender...

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

... Domestic Workers Alliance always says: “We’re in a fight for the soul of our country.” Such an epic struggle ... money in politics.” Citizens United gives corporations a bigger vote than a...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

... New York brought together five of us —an economist, a journalist, a consumer advocate, a government official and a policy leader—in mid-July for a ...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... on foundation perpetuity or spending out was, per se , a distraction from: (1) attending to mission and ... the issues foundations address, spending more now may be a temporal illusion: the philanthropic...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

On December 8th, 2009, Philanthropy New York hosted a program (presented by its Special Committee on Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy ) with the Philanthropic ... Inclusion, who shared her thoughts on...

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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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12/11/2009

... established in 1999, is administered by five trustees. As a continuation of Mr. and Mrs. Helmsley’s generous giving throughout their lifetimes, the Trust supports a diverse range of organizations with ...

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... donor John Hunting. We did it! With this act, we joined a small cadre of foundations, many in the New York region, ... already spent out, or announced their intention to do so. A trend? Hard to say. Research...

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New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective

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03/20/2015

... the business of grantmaking often gets done. Fortunately, a partnership by two philanthropic support organizations is ... of Grantmakers , or “Forum Network” for short — is a philanthropic network made up of...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

... them. We do so at our own peril. Late last month, we took a first step towards looking at the trends sharing our future ... weave together threads of conversation into the fabric of a stronger future. New York...

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Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education

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05/19/2015

... of Technology This piece was originally published as a commentary for The Chronicle of Higher Education . It's ... utter this simple phrase when asked why they are taking a particular liberal-arts course...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces $3.25 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women and Families in New York City

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06/04/2015

... City The New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) announced a total of $3,250,000 in grants awarded to 57 organizations across New York City as a part of The Foundation’s Spring 2015 grant cycle. These grants...

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Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 2

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09/21/2015

... to learning how to distinguish between key terms— diversity , equity, equality, inclusion —advocates ... effect of racial biases across institutions and society. A thorough understanding of context leads to...

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The New York Community Trust

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Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

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10/29/2015

... on one hundred years of impact and to launch new work for a second century. David Rockefeller Jr. said: “It has ... me great pleasure that my successor will be Dick Parsons, a good friend of mine. Dick has led...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

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11/11/2015

... Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, which include a total of $60,000 in prizes as well as tuition scholarships ... created and manages the nine-year-old Awards program. A selection committee of 34...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Support to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative

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12/10/2015

... support to City Halls in eight cities and will admit a total of 100 cities on a rolling basis through 2017. Cities that have yet to apply ... over 8 million Americans, with annual budgets exceeding a...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... advocacy coalitions among very diverse stakeholders. A nationally recognized leader, Sharon thrives on challenges ... Officer of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), a civil rights organization...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

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04/06/2016

... heard it time and again: New York City is morphing into a tale of two cities. The inequities we see in housing, ... are mirrored in the city’s cultural sector. Culture is a way of life, and creative expression...

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