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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... build a better democracy, David Moore, Executive Director of the Participatory Politics Foundation , talks more about their flagship website, ...

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to ...

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Health

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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

... Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. ...

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

... efforts? Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund for ... Community Renewal and Ecological Health (a special project of...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

... In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits at the United Way of New York City, argues that it is exactly during times like these that foundations should...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2012

New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United ... Program Officer at the North Star Fund and Coordinator of Community Food Funders, talk about the Five Borough Farm ... and strategy...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

In our latest blog post, Lisa Turngren, President of the Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation , offers a unique way of looking at one of our most pervasive social issues—one ...

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Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

... New York hosted a funders briefing to discuss the rise of political attacks against social justice advocacy and the ... included a case study from Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, an...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/27/2011

... across our five boroughs. We're pleased to have one of the attendees from our visit to Red Hook—Daniel ... Associate for Social and Emotional Learning at the NoVo Foundation —share the details of...

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Community Development

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... pleased to have Susan L. Solomon, CEO and Co-Founder of The New York Stem Cell Foundation , talk about how organizations like hers are ...

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Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

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07/2005

... - yet advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation 's mission. In this guide, contributors explain that advocacy includes a lot of opportunities to improve public policy through work that is well within the limits of the law. Whether your purpose is to advance an idea, argue .....

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The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

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05/2013

... the tensions that so often arise. Learn how to use the end of a funding relationship to boost a grantee's capacity, find new sources of support, and even multiply the value of the foundation ’s investment. The Effective Exit: Managing the .....

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Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a Racial Equity Analysis

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11/2007

... equity can increase your effectiveness at every stage of the grantmaking process. Blending experience and candid ... get people talking, and nourish change inside your own foundation . Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a ...

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Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

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06/2004

... say Yes, or No, so that grant applicants understand your foundation 's rationale, feel that they've been treated .....

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Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

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06/2004

... the push and pull between sectors from the vantage point of those working in independent and corporate foundations, ...

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As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

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01/08/2013

... according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation . To see how New York City’s library systems ... stack up next to other big cities’ libraries in terms of government support, you might want...

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Arts

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As Asian-Americans’ Numbers Grow, So Does Their Philanthropy

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01/08/2013

The Korean American Community Foundation and its Executive Director Kyung Yoon are among ... in November in a ballroom in Midtown Manhattan for one of the year’s more elegant galas. They dined on beef ...

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Laura A. Robbins Consulting, LLC

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Philanthropy 50—No. 39: Jon Stryker

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02/10/2013

Mr. Stryker made the Chronicle’s list of the top 50 donors of 2012 with the $30.1 million he gave to the Arcus Foundation , which he founded 13 years ago. Mr. Stryker is an ...

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President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction

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04/11/2013

This examination of President Obama’s federal budget proposal includes comments from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation . President Barack Obama’s federal budget ...

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