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31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

Thursday, January 31, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

... increasingly bombarded with seemingly limitless streams of data. This webinar series will help foundation staff navigate the information highway by focusing ... In addition to providing tips for managing the...

15 May 2013

Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -

10:45am to 1:00pm

The question of how philanthropic organizations should operate has been much debated within and outside of the sector, and especially so since the economic downturn. ... Advisors Lance Lindblom , Former CEO, The...

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

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06/09/2014

... $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund UJA-Federation of New York has announced the establishment of its $50 million Day School Challenge Fund, which will ... Challenge Fund, along with contributions from The...

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2014 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences Announced

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06/10/2014

... Awards in the Neurosciences Announced The Simons Foundation and the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund have announced the 12 recipients of the 2014 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the ... this...

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... at human rights and social justice organizations are part of the $2 million New Executives Fund launched last June, ... resources to execute them," said Chris Stone, president of the Open Society...

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Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

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06/17/2014

... the "Green Line"-- that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic...

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Make Music New York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows

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06/18/2014

... York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows The boroughs of NYC will be filled with the sound of music Saturday, June 21, thanks to support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Stavros Niarchos ...

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Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head

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07/07/2014

... As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , not only expect her to carry on the work of her...

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Testing New Kind Of Emergency Care

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07/08/2014

Testing New Kind Of Emergency Care A New York State Health Foundation official calls the "HealthPlex," a free-standing ... Hospital in NYC, as as a test case for a new kind of care. The...

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Chen, Kidvai Named First Paul Rapoport Law Fellows

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07/17/2014

... Paul Rapoport Law Fellows, will be focusing on issues of asylum and housing discrimination against LGBTQ people of color. In announcing the selection of the fellows, the Paul Rapoport...

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Three Named Winners For Best Green Business Ideas In Western Balkans

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07/31/2014

... Rockefeller Brothers Fund has announced the 2014 winners of the Philanthropy for Green Ideas competition, a program it ... Citizenship in Montenegro, Partners Albania and the Trag Foundation (formerly the...

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Heintz Named To NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50 List

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08/01/2014

... Power & Influence Top 50 List Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, has been named as one of this year's Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50. ... as a 2014 honoree, NPT...

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NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants

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09/23/2014

... the New York Community Trust and the Robin Hood Foundation , are combining forces to provide legal ... under a new accelerated court process. The number of youth deportation cases has since swelled to 30 per...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

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10/03/2014

... United States Financier George Soros has become one of the largest supporters of drug reforms ranging from medical marijuana use to the easing of sentencing for drug charges. His ...

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MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program

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11/10/2014

... Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program The MasterCard Foundation has partnered with the United Nations Capital ... to increase access to microfinance and other forms of investment capital for small...

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Coalition to Support Grieving Students Launches GrievingStudents.org

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01/13/2015

... Grieving Students, convened in 2013 by the New York Life Foundation , is a collaboration among the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement and ten of the leading professional organizations in the K-12...

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NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

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02/02/2015

... Fund Initiative The New York State Health Foundation awards grants from the Healthy Neighborhoods Fund ... residents. Grant recipients must increase the availability of healthy, affordable food; improve...

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HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America

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05/05/2015

HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America For all the frantic, often ... the American Dream to the proverbial dustbin? Many of us might be too preoccupied with incidental, even trivial ... and...

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OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs

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06/09/2015

... will win at the court proceedings. “There is a sense of being undeterred, that we are going to continue ... volunteers -- a move that has garnered $8 million from a foundation led by billionaire George Soros...

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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

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06/26/2015

The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for ... that LGBT Americans will one day be able to enjoy all of the possibilities that are truly equal to those of...

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