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Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

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08/24/2017

... life-changing products by having the poor pay for them. To attract customers, they usually start with mild marketing ... events and passive distribution. When these attempts fail to get the job done—as they...

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‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector

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08/29/2017

‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector “I am so tired of ... for a role because of their race, and are then expected to have the required competencies but don’t.” These are .....

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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

... painted Aztec symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women’s rights on the barrier that hides a vacant lot. ... about gentrification, which the artists worry is coming to their neighborhood. The mural...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library Last year, the New York Public Library released plans for a total renovation of its Mid-Manhattan branch, the workhorse circulating library...

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Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors

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09/21/2017

Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors Rhea Wong never felt comfortable using elevator pitches and slide decks to raise money for Breakthrough New York, the college-success ... the...

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a two-and-a-half-acre wavy rectangle 200 feet off ... of Pier 54 near West 14th Street, where the Lusitania used to dock. The trust enlisted the...

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

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10/05/2017

... state’s high school graduation rate may take a hit due to an under-the-radar provision in the new federal education ... The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, requires states to count only “standard”...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

... An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration? In addition to supporting artists in the many fields in which ... field of "artist as activist" philanthropy, launching its Artist as Activist program...

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The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Reaches 95 Participants With New Additions

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11/01/2017

... What Works Cities (WWC), a $42 million program to foster data analytics in cities, has added Athens, ... Colorado; Gainesville, Florida; and Palmdale, California to its growing list of...

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How Salesforce is Innovating Corporate Philanthropy and Workplace Giving

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03/09/2018

... and Workplace Giving Salesforce, along with its nonprofit arm Salesforce.org, is leading Silicon ... This year, Salesforce is rolling out the next stage in its compassionate capitalism game plan. Dubbed...

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Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

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02/26/2019

... Impact Investing and Racial Equity It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact investing movement ... and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and environmental...

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Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... and Strategic Operations, The Grove Foundation I’m going to let you in on a little secret. But if we’re being ... dead. Or at least on life support.  You don’t have to pour over years of grantee perception...

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has named Adam Frederick Falk to be the next president of the Foundation, effective January ... of the Foundation since 2008 and will be returning to research and teaching at the...

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9/30/2014 - To Convene or Not To Convene? - PowerPoint Presentation and Video

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09/2014

View related materials presented during the program, " To Convene or Not to Convene? " 9/30/2014 - To Convene or Not To Convene? - PowerPoint Presentation and .....

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24 Jun 2015

Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy - Webinar

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) offers first-time access to the American Dream. These individuals have had American ... realize their full potential as adults because they came to the United States without...

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07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

... of the world’s leading economic visionaries together to discuss investing in local economies. Sustainability at a ... is becoming an increasingly important issue, and helps to create more self-reliant and...

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15 Apr 2020

Responding to the Coronavirus: Employee Benefits Changes - A Webinar

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -

10:30am to 11:30am

... should be doing now, and what plans should be in place to deal with various contingency situations. Explore Key ... Act (FFCRA) including the creation of the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act,...

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