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Ending New York’s Summer Jobs Depression

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02/12/2015

... a summer jobs depression. In fact, only 25 percent of youth who applied to the city’s Summer Youth Employment program in 2014 ... available for summer jobs programs, which rely largely on local...

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Education & Youth

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

By Leonard Glickman Chief Executive Officer FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds For those of you who read blogs about ... deep in the middle of the “Giving Season,” I...

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Four Frameworks for Living Liberation

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07/01/2021

... for Living Liberation By: Trish Adobea Tchume, Director of Liberatory Leadership Practice & Sterling Network Organizer, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation . This piece originally appeared in Nonprofit .....

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

... created its Campaign for Black Male Achievement to address the economic, political, social and educational exclusion of black men and boys from American society. We’re pleased ... web portal BMAfunders.org,...

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Movement Building and System Change

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05/17/2012

... (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation , The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller ... Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help...

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust, and The Clark ... in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit sector, and how...

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The New York Community Trust

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Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... clear that the economic downturn was forcing many museums to concentrate on basic operations instead of new programs, the Henry Luce Foundation decided to temporarily shift...

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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 ... actions they can take—individually and collectively— to help secure support for social justice...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

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07/26/2012

We’re pleased to have David Morse, Senior Fellow with Encore.org (formerly ... Chief Communications Officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, provide a recap of...

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Communications Staff

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Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

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11/2009

Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or ... about grantees. And it's no longer the exclusive domain of big foundations, communications staff, or consultants. Integrating communications is critical to advancing programmatic goals. See how grantmakers use a .....

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Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes

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01/2011

... often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees ...

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Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure

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01/10/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin sits for a three-part ... for long-term recovery from Superstorm Sandy. Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin joins The Brian Lehrer Show ...

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Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

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12/12/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative led by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and...

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Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

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01/24/2013

Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open ... Foundations attended a meeting organized by the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York’s campaign...

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Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

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03/05/2013

The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is funded by ... is backing — and also wants to bankroll — the...

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

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04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term ... Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and minorities. Teams...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Help 100 Cities Cope With Crises

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05/14/2013

The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge was announced to mark the 100th year, to the day, that the Rockefeller Foundation was incorporated. The Rockefeller Foundation...

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The Transformative Power of Philanthropy

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05/09/2013

The fourth in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s ... Foundation will mark our Centennial. In the lead up to the celebration, I’ve been contributing a...

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2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

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06/12/2013

... with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 class of Black Male Achievement Fellows. The Open Society ... Green awarded the Black Male Achievement Fellowship to eleven social entrepreneurs dedicated to...

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