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Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field

Publication date:

12/2009

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the Council on Foundations explore how evaluation can help grantmakers learn and improve practices (not just "prove" results).

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Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times

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05/2009

As grantmakers look ahead to make tough decisions for 2010 and beyond, this Grantmakers ... and examples that we hope provide some useful insights for foundation leaders. Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging ...

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Lessons learned from Sandy

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01/14/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin appears on Andrea Mitchell Reports to talk about the most crucial infrastructure changes New ...

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Disaster Relief

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

We’re pleased to have Vincent Stehle, the Executive Director of Media ...

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Far Rockaway Leaders Look Ahead

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02/12/2013

New York Foundation Executive Director Maria Mottola talks about a recent funder trip to meet nonprofit leaders in Far Rockaway and what she and ...

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Breadth, lack of checks distinguish NSA surveillance

Release Date:

06/10/2013

In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman discussed his ...

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The Century Foundation

Young Wealthy Donors Bring Taste for Risk, Hands-On Involvement to Philanthropy

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05/19/2013

... Director Sharna Goldseker and Michael Moody, the Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy at the Dorothy A. ... Wealthy Donors Bring Taste for Risk, Hands-On Involvement to Philanthropy ...

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De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team

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11/20/2013

... including Alexa Avilés, Program Officer at the Scherman Foundation ; John Banks, Vice President of Government ... at Con Edison; Peter Madonia, COO of the Rockefeller Foundation ; Ana Oliveira, President and CEO...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Ford Foundation

Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

Release Date:

02/27/2014

What is Venture Philanthropy? Rockefeller Foundation explains in Nonprofit Quarterly. Venture ... These are some of the names that are being used to describe philanthropic models that go far beyond the ... local...

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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

... using top-down approaches instead of nimbly responding to emergent and changing community needs. I wrote about this issue in my recent article for the Foundation Review, “ The Best of the Humanistic and .....

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Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair

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06/17/2015

... Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce Russell Pennoyer as the new Chair of the Board of ... four consecutive terms, including that as Chair of the ...

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools Sarah Geisenheimer, of the Rockefeller Foundation , will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the ... Peter Madonia, chief...

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PhilTV This Week: Jan 27, 2017

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01/27/2017

Funded by Teagle Foundation , Comparative Assessment Project Demonstrates ... and Simons Foundations Launch "Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom Darren Walker of...

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Bank of America Awards Grant to Youth Career Development Program

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09/28/2018

Bank of America Awards Grant to Youth Career Development Program The Immokalee Foundation has received a grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Infrastructure Design as Innovation

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04/02/2019

... trailblazers in the philanthropic sector, take great care to design the most thorough organizational infrastructures. ... It seems antithetical to believe that the more a foundation embraces...

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Borealis Philanthropy Introduces Alicia Bell Announced as the new Director of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Release Date:

11/04/2021

... of birth workers and land stewards, she compared working to bring true and widespread racial equity to the landscape of media to the labor of her ancestors. Her job is to...

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UJA-Federation of New York Works with Partners to Deliver Kosher Passover Food to Ukraine

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03/29/2022

UJA-Federation of New York Works with Partners to Deliver Kosher Passover Food to Ukraine New York, NY ... countries around the world, touching the lives of 4.5 million people each year. Every...

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