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To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... This post originally appeared on The Foundation Center’ s GrantCraft blog. When I became the president of Brooklyn Community Foundation just over a year ago, it ... very...

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24 Jul 2018

Advancing Racial Equity for Corporate Success

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10:30am to 12:30pm

By 2044, America will be a majority people of color nation. Yet, there are enormous inequities that ... equity How companies can move to action—by using all its assets (including philanthropy)...

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Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... Fund , put it nicely: “And while most of the sector’ s management improvement and capacity-building work focuses ... much greater untapped leverage resides in improvement of funding...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to Retire

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05/12/2019

... Donald J. Waters to Retire The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 039 ; s Senior Program Officer for Scholarly Communications, Donald ... J. Waters, will retire on August 31, 2019 after 20 years...

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The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

... Policy Edition. A lot of Philanthropy New York’ s panel discussions, workshops, funder briefings and other ... irrelevant. Still, a recent event produced by PNY’ s Education...

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Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact

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06/24/2021

... (CEP) report New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support , several findings ... foundation leaders that flexible and reliable funding...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.3 Million in Support of Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Theatre Fields

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10/09/2013

... nine national arts organizations were awarded through DDCF 039 ; s Fund for National Projects and are designed to strengthen the national infrastructure of the professional nonprofit dance,...

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

... is proud to announce the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. The festival is New York City 039 ; s annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring...

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Duke Foundation Supports Program for Vets & Active Military in Theatre Experience, Study & Creation

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03/11/2016

... for theatre, is pleased to announce the launch of the Veterans and Theatre Institute (VTI), a pilot program ... Playwright and veteran Maurice Decaul will lead VTI as TCG 039 ; s ...

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Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice Judges Panel to Be Chaired by Clark Foundation President Douglas Bauer

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10/22/2018

... Bauer Six titles have been shortlisted for this year’ s second annual Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize ... Executive Director Stephan Russo, celebrates the power of the written word to create change...

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase 039 ; s new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, ... this year asking if he would support a...

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28 May 2020

Humanizing Immigration: A Conversation in Three Parts

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... , a special three-part series, examining the U. S . immigration system. While immigration remains a ... communities that are integral to this project we call “ America ?” Join us on a digital exploration...

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The ZAC Foundation Teams Up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama to Teach Water Safety

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04/13/2016

The ZAC Foundation Teams Up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South ... up with the ZAC Foundation , a water safety advocacy and education foundation , and other...

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MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

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09/14/2016

MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 039 ;Dream, Save, Do 039 ; to ... organization behind Sesame Street, announced the launch of a new multi-media initiative in...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.725 Million for Hopkins & Community College of Baltimore County Partnership on Humanities

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05/19/2017

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.725 Million for Hopkins & Community College of Baltimore County Partnership on Humanities Johns Hopkins ... awarded a combined $1.725 million to partner on humanities...

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Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

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03/06/2014

... guess, since tomatoes are ubiquitous in most people’ s diets. But did you stop to consider who picked it for you, ... conditions in the produce supply chain.” Wal-Mart, America ’ s largest...

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Caroline Kennedy Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

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03/09/2018

... Kennedy is an exceptional addition to the Corporation’ s board of trustees,” said Thomas H. Kean, former governor ... great accomplishment: a diplomat, an author, a champion of ...

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Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... originally appeared on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 039 ; s "Shared Experiences Blog" and is reprinted with permission. ... private philanthropy to assume full responsibility...

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Do More with What You Have

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06/26/2019

... scandal made news on the same day that this year’ s high school seniors, including my son, were getting their first admissions emails (the days of skinny and fat envelopes ... is the...

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