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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... Trust. Technology has transformed traditional modes of learning—creating a vast online universe of information, and a wide array of new ways to engage with ... seeded by the John D. and...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

Technology

Workforce Development

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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

6/11/2015 - Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities - PPT Presentation & Notes

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06/2015

View the PowerPoint presentation and notes from the program, "Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities."

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New York Community Trust Honors 2015 Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards

Release Date:

12/01/2015

New York Community Trust Honors 2015 Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards The Nonprofit Coordinating ... Practices Workshop included the executive director and a board member from each of the...

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The New York Community Trust

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org

Release Date:

03/28/2013

... the economic, political, social and educational exclusion of black men and boys from American society. We’re pleased ... to have BMA Campaign Manager Shawn Dove share the details of the new web portal...

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Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/17/2012

... (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation , The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on ... have PhilanTopic's Mitch Nauffts provide us with a...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Governance

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Community Development

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North Star Fund

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Release Date:

07/30/2010

... held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust, and The Clark ... in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit sector, and how...

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The New York Community Trust

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Nonprofit Financials

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The Clark Foundation

Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

Release Date:

04/11/2012

... many museums to concentrate on basic operations instead of new programs, the Henry Luce Foundation decided to temporarily shift the focus of their American Art Program from traditional...

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Arts

The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

Release Date:

04/03/2012

On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the field of social justice ...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

Release Date:

07/26/2012

... Chief Communications Officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, provide a recap of our recent program on digital media and discuss how and why social media are essential...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Communications Staff

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Communications

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

Publication date:

11/2009

Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or ... about grantees. And it's no longer the exclusive domain of big foundations, communications staff, or consultants. ... lens" to develop strategy, evaluate impact, take advantage of new media technologies, and more. Communicating for .....

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Report

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Communications

Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes

Publication date:

01/2011

... and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to ...

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Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

Release Date:

12/12/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative led ... Institute to increase the transparency and accountability of climate finance adaptation programs. A new initiative...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts

Release Date:

02/20/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York’s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work of funders (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation ) supporting immigration...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

Release Date:

01/24/2013

Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open ... for changing New York’s campaign finance laws. Advocates of overhauling New York’s campaign fund-raising laws met...

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Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

Release Date:

03/05/2013

... has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is funded by ... is backing — and also wants to bankroll — the creation of four charter high schools, The Post...

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Education

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

Release Date:

04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term ... opportunities for low-income people and minorities. Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Help 100 Cities Cope With Crises

Release Date:

05/14/2013

... to mark the 100th year, to the day, that the Rockefeller Foundation was incorporated. The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a three-year, $100-million effort ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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The Transformative Power of Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/09/2013

The fourth in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy. Next...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

Release Date:

06/12/2013

... with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 class of Black Male Achievement Fellows. The Open Society ... social entrepreneurs dedicated to advancing the lives of black men and boys in the United States. The...

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