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Mellon Foundation

04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... goals and governance of the organization. In order to effectively exercise that responsibility, the individuals who make up the board must be engaged and informed, even though they usually ... competing for...

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9/21/15 - What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources

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09/2015

Materials from What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board , with Sarah Najarian and Caroline Page of Robin Hood. ... skills needed for governing and junior board service How to find the right board to join and what questions to ask of ...

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Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

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01/26/2018

Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund , and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders ... not often that a nonprofit touts how much it isn't doing to help low-income Americans, but that’s a...

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Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional Philanthropy

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05/27/2016

Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional ... officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, was planning to retire. As one of the few Native Americans working at a ... critical to...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... development, social justice, and/or advocacy as a tool to further their mission. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION True or ... public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund nonprofits that advocate or lobby...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

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06/15/2021

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients NEW YORK—Fourteen new leaders of nonprofit ... organizations have been awarded New Executives Fund grants to help implement...

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

program insights.png Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black ... ways in which candidates can help an organization achieve its...

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

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11/01/2013

... Jocelyn Downie , a prominent scholar, as the next Chair of its Board of Trustees. The foundation also announced the ... Investment Committee. Both Jocelyn and Josie are from the family ’s...

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The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition

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11/07/2019

The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition ... will retire as of March 2020. The Board is pleased to announce that Susan Olivo, now Executive Director of the ... $...

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Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair

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06/23/2014

Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng ... board of trustees and Kofi Appenteng has been elected as its 11th chair. Ms. Moreno is a social...

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12 Apr 2012

Family Philanthropy: Diverse Voices in Family Giving

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... one trend is clear: the diversity of voices active in family philanthropy will reflect the increasing diversity of ... are the emerging trends in this area, and how can existing family philanthropies network...

Donn Weinberg Concludes Term as Weinberg Foundation Chairman, Judge Ellen Heller Assumes Board Leadership Role

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03/01/2013

... has concluded his three-year term as Chairman of the Board . “It has been an honor and privilege to serve in this position,” said Weinberg. “The past ... as a whole. This organization continues to...

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Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award

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04/01/2021

Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family Foundation Wins 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award NEW ... today awarded the 2021 JJ Greenberg Memorial Award to Jonathan Horowitz of The Klarman Family...

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New Grants Over $4.5 Million Approved by The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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12/09/2021

... funding for six grants totaling $4,534,799 million to improve dementia care, advance equity in family caregiver support and in aging services, spread ... grant, the coalition will continue to...

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New Grants Totaling $4.5 Million Approved by John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/11/2020

... $4.5 Million Approved by John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of ... has approved funding for eight grants totaling $4,534,763 to address COVID-...

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The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund’

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09/27/2022

The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund ’ NEW CANAAN, CT – The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded a total of $1.5 million in ... paid job training opportunities, educational support...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 10 Grant Recipients to Support Family Engagement Programs

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03/08/2022

Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 10 Grant Recipients to Support Family Engagement Programs New York, NY — Building on its longstanding support for family engagement and ...

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Joan Colello Named Trustee Emeritus, Fatima Shama and Kenneth Halcom Join Pinkerton Foundation Board

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02/27/2019

... Fatima Shama and Kenneth Halcom Join Pinkerton Foundation Board After nearly 50 years on The Pinkerton Foundation Board ... Director and Board Secretary Joan Colello has decided to...

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Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

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11/14/2014

Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director Anita Khashu, an experienced ... Berta Colón and Michele Lord. Khashu brings to the job an extensive, multi-decade U.S. and international ... a staff attorney with the Legal...

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