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09 Mar 2017

Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... is a part of our new Climate Change Series. We invite you to join co-sponsors, Media Impact Funders and the ... is impacting our planet How funders can best use media to raise awareness about important issues...

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12 Jul 2017

Service for Impact

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

As the workforce continues to change, it is shaping how volunteer opportunities are ... are evolving their corporate volunteerism strategies to meet varying needs. From the greying of the workforce, ... companies...

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Tony Haile, Former CEO of Chartbeat, Joins Media Development Investment Fund Board of Directors

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04/12/2017

... edge of digital media, in both analytics and content, to help guide MDIF’s investments in independent news ... environments. “We are thrilled that Tony has agreed to join our Board of Directors,” said Harlan...

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The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications

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04/24/2017

... Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers is pleased to welcome Jay Hutchins to the Forum team as our Associate Director of Policy & ... Jay at jay@givingforum.org or 202-888-6732. Please join ...

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Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendal Jenner Ad

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04/27/2017

Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendal Jenner Ad Two strangers with polar ... ad, which gets political in a way that Pepsi would do well to consider next time. WHY WE CARE: Earlier this month,...

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Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector

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09/08/2017

... with every day. 2016 research from Bridgespan sought to understand: what really are the true indirect costs (or ... the financials of 20 well-known, well-funded nonprofits to understand their true overhead...

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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan

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09/27/2017

... on Saturday, the U.S. National Ice Center confirmed to CBS News. The iceberg break, an event known as calving, involved a chunk measuring close to 100 square miles, the Ice Center said. However, the ... for...

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Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

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10/02/2017

Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System The food movement has a problem: ... about what’s wrong with our system, but wrong about how to fix it. But what is the “food...

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Food Systems

Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

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10/04/2017

... I’m constantly on the lookout for better ways to use software tools and information management practices to improve a city’s resilience. With new technologies ... pathways for improvement, and selecting the...

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SVdP-USA Launches Disaster Services Corporation

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10/05/2017

... has launched Disaster Services Corporation, SVdP-USA to better respond to disasters such as those seen in recent weeks in Texas, ... council, represents a necessary change in legal structure to...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

14 Nov 2017

Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Are you new to capacity building and want to learn more about what it is and how you might integrate it ... organizational and field types. We hope you’ll join us . Explore Nuts and bolts of...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Shows That Medicaid, Medicare Accounted for 59% of Health Care Revenue for Largest Insurers

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12/07/2017

... Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Humana), according to a new Health Affairs study supported by the Commonwealth ... growing from a combined total of $92.5 billion in 2010 to $213.1 billion in 2016. While the top five...

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NYCT's Patricia Swann and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment

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03/06/2018

... in cultural history for African Americans, and it’s easy to see why. It’s more than just a movie; it’s a ... communities have rallied around the #BlackPantherChallenge to make sure young people have the...

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Online Data Journalism Hub Funded by OSF Is Set To Launch

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03/12/2018

Online Data Journalism Hub Funded by OSF Is Set To Launch Data journalism is a critical part of newsroom ... Editors Network (GEN), headquartered in Paris, aims to address this disparity by launching the Data...

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05 Apr 2018

The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... clear that the NRA has an outsized impact on policy. Join us for a conversation, hosted...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Publishes Results of Largest Survey of American Mayors

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04/05/2018

... the largest and most comprehensive survey of mayors to date. The survey reveals that America's mayors ... major policy and funding issues – from infrastructure to immigration – that were once under the...

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Community Development

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Critical Path Institute a Grant to Focus on Crohn's disease

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04/16/2018

... Charitable Trust Awards Critical Path Institute a Grant to Focus on Crohn's Disease he Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ... Trust has awarded Critical Path Institute (C-Path) a grant to support a Crohn...

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New Report Supported By The New York Community Trust and United Hospital Fund Examines Threat Posed By The Federal Association Health Plan Regulation

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06/11/2018

... federal rule on Association Health Plans (AHPs), expected to be finalized soon, could further destabilize New York’s ... health insurance markets by making it easier for sponsors to create healthier groups for...

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United Hospital Fund

Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Its Top Ten Lessons Learned in Hindsight

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06/19/2018

... President and CEO writes , "As I began thinking about how to introduce this volume, one of a series of reports we’ve been producing as we prepare to close down by 2020, I remembered a quote I’d read years...

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