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07 May 2013

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... will speak about the policies and politics that contribute to , or detract from, the creation of a healthy, sustainable ... New York Collaborative Program with the North Star Fund and Community Food Funders ...

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07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with ... until 6:00 PM on January 10th) Eligibility ESS is open to program officers with less than two...

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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

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03/18/2014

... 18, 2014) – The Wallace Foundation is awarding a grant to researchers at Teachers College, Columbia University to study whether and how community institutions in three mid-sized cities can work together...

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08 May 2014

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Thursday, May 8, 2014 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Please join us to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system! Gather with colleagues ... Lopate and Tracie McMillan. Presented by North Star Fund Community...

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The Post-Bloomberg Plunge

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04/10/2014

... 13th richest man in 2013, donated north of $263 million to city art, public health, cultural and civic groups. ... groups remains up in the air, and his priorities appear to be shifting away from the city. “...

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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

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05/12/2014

... the trade journal of the nonprofit world, were treated to a memorable op-ed. It was written by John Arnold, a 40-year-old former Enron natural-gas trader and hedge- fund founder who, with his wife, ranked...

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The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

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06/02/2014

... Philanthropy suggests that we still have a long way to go. Seventy-one percent of the nonprofit leaders surveyed ... Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and evaluate the...

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Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color

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06/05/2014

Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color [The ... philanthropies have announced a bold plan of action to maximize the potential of the private sector...

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Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program

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06/25/2014

... A group of 33 African Diaspora scholars have been selected to collaborate with higher education institutions in Africa ... and Uganda. The scholars will receive Fellowships to travel to the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

19 States May Be Violating Laws Requiring Them To Assist Consumers With Health Care Choices

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06/25/2014

19 States May Be Violating Laws Requiring Them To Assist Consumers With Health Care Choices A Commonwealth Fund analysis finds that 19 states may be in violation of laws requiring them to assist...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first ... to obtain needed care, according to a new Commonwealth ...

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City's Green Cart Initiative Judged An "Extraordinary Success"

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07/13/2014

... 2008, with support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , to make more fresh fruits and vegetables available in ... which made permits available for street vendors to sell raw fruits and...

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ASPCA Grants $1.5 Million To Boost Spay/Neuter Training

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07/28/2014

ASPCA Grants $1.5 Million To Boost Spay/Neuter Training The ASPCA is providing $1.5 million to co- fund a new PetSmart Charities® Humane Alliance ...

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Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship

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08/05/2014

Mellon Grant To New Museum Supports Contemporary Art Scholarship The ... $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand scholarship on emerging art and ideas. The ... . “The Foundation’s support...

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Kopp Joins Changing Our World As Managing Director

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08/12/2014

... Changing Our World as a managing director. He comes to his new role from the Cathedral Corporation, where he ... there, he managed a consulting team that provided counsel to a wide array of nonprofit...

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Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities

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09/04/2014

Foundations Join Together to Create New Philanthropy Feedback Opportunities The Ford ... and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation have joined together to create the Fund for Shared Insight, which will...

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All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement

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09/11/2014

All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement In many communities across the U.S., ... and health system performance, in part because access to care tends to be more...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate

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09/19/2014

Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate The Pfizer Foundation ... announced $2 million in grant funding for pilot programs to improve immunization coverage in Africa...

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Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

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10/09/2014

Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice The Alliance of ... that promote LGBT equality around the world, will fund the new “Congregational Compassion...

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans As wealthy baby boomers are getting ready to retire, many nonprofit organizations are seeking to get ... The website of the...

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