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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

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12/19/2012

... post reprinted from the blog of the National Opportunity to Learn Campaign, Edward W . Hazen Foundation President and Philanthropy New York Board member ...

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Education

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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

... Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing ...

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

Why should people give money to nonprofits responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill? Isn't BP paying for the clean-up ... Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

... the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than ... even the most widely recognized nonprofits needed someone to take a chance on them. Don’t...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2012

... city as there are Starbucks locations). We’re pleased to have Abby Youngblood, Food and Environment Program Officer ... and strategy session hosted by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation . Five Borough Farm:...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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North Star Fund

How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

... Lisa Turngren, President of the Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation , offers a unique way of looking at one of our most ... suggests that a change in approach is needed in order to deal more effectively with...

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Social Justice

Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

... 29th, Philanthropy New York hosted a funders briefing to discuss the rise of political attacks against social ... whose ongoing Congressional investigation has led to funding issues and substantial media and...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/27/2011

... New York Adventures Series—a new opportunity for funders to visit and learn more about the lesser-known “jewels” across our five boroughs. We're pleased to have one of the attendees from our visit...

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Community Development

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NoVo Foundation

The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

We’re pleased to have Susan L. Solomon, CEO and Co-Founder of The New York Stem Cell Foundation , talk about how organizations like hers are ...

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Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

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07/2005

Grantmakers tend to be cautious about funding advocacy, and for good reason - yet advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation 's mission. In this guide, contributors explain that advocacy includes a lot of opportunities to improve public policy through work that is well within the .....

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The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

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05/2013

... such a thing as the good goodbye? Yes, say contributors to this guide, who have found ways to plan for exits upfront, clarify expectations with grantee ... new sources of support, and even multiply the value of the foundation ’s investment. The Effective Exit: Managing the ...

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Grants Managers

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Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a Racial Equity Analysis

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11/2007

... get people talking, and nourish change inside your own foundation . Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a ...

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Grants Managers

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Leadership Development

Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

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06/2004

... they can recommend for funding. Decision making about what to fund is challenging and so is decision giving to hopeful applicants. How do you say Yes, or No, so that grant applicants understand your foundation 's rationale, feel that they've been treated .....

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Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

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06/2004

... and corporate foundations, this guide examines efforts to partner with and influence the business world. Grantmakers ... promoting corporate philanthropy. They also explore ways to bridge cultural and philosophical differences between the ...

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As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

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01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's ... their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation...

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Arts

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President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction

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04/11/2013

... from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation . President Barack Obama’s federal budget ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities

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04/30/2013

... a letter from Mayor Bloomberg and an annual report on the foundation ’s activities. Just a few years ago, New York ... Bloomberg kept his philanthropy under wraps—or tried to , anyway... Bloomberg Philanthropies...

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Philanthropy as Field Builder

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04/25/2013

The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the ... can crowd in with their own resources and carry the work to scale. A second point of difference and an equal...

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Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web

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06/16/2013

An op-ed on the need for all people to have access to a fast and open Internet by Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. ON June 6, at a middle ...

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