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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 the focus of their...

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Arts

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 financial ... New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak talks about a new ... actions they...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Social Justice

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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 ... how and why...

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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 ... or consultants. Integrating communications is critical to advancing programmatic goals. See how grantmakers use a "communications lens" to develop strategy, evaluate impact, take advantage of new .....

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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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The Rockefeller Foundation

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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 ... Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and accountability of climate ... Resources...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts

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02/20/2013

... (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation ) supporting immigration reform. Laughter and jokes ... We Dream are tackling everything from finding new space to long-term goals.... Grantmakers...

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Immigration

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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 ... Foundations. Bloomberg is backing — and also wants to bankroll — the creation of four charter...

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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 reflections on the ... philanthropy. Next week, Tuesday, May 14, the Rockefeller Foundation will mark our Centennial. In the lead up...

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2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

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06/12/2013

... Green awarded the Black Male Achievement Fellowship to eleven social entrepreneurs dedicated to advancing the lives of black men and boys in the United ...

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It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

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08/19/2013

This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing. In a time of ... impact alongside a financial return.... It’s Time to Cut...

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New Ford CEO Understands What Triggers Social Change

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07/26/2013

... President and CEO Katherine McFate praises the Ford Foundation ’s selection of Darren Walker as its next President. The Ford Foundation ’s board has made an outstanding choice in selecting Darren Walker ...

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21 Feb 2012

Improving Internal Practices in Philanthropy

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

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Is your foundation using best practices for internal processes? Join ... Pathways Program and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . E. Thomas Brewer, director of programs at the ... an internal...

10 Oct 2013

Creative Strategies for Family and Board Education

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

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In the introduction to "Generations of Giving," the National Center for Family ... in part by the family members’ commitment to the foundation ’s work, the satisfaction they take in...

How to Build Strong Ties With Companies

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10/08/2013

American Express Foundation President Timothy McClimon and DoSomething,org CEO ... on how nonprofits can make themselves more attractive to a corporate benefactor. Getting companies to provide...

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Change Captial Fund Launches Initiative to Support Community Development

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06/02/2014

New York City Change Capital Fund Launches New Initiative to Support Community Development Groups Tackling Poverty [Altman Foundation ; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Brooklyn Community Foundation...

Arabella Advisors Writes About Impact Investing and Where to Source Investments

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07/28/2016

Arabella Advisors Writes About Impact Investing and Where to Source Investments To successfully invest for impact, you’ll need a steady ... finding investment opportunities that are aligned with a ...

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