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Benchmarking Foundation Governance

On a typical foundation board, what are its members’ most ... sit on a board? To what extent are board members involved in grantmaking? There are lots of questions out there ... of meetings. Findings are based on survey responses from CEOs at 64 private, U.S.-based foundations giving at ...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response

Publication date:

10/2014

A new report examines the response of foundations, ... donors to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response ...

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Disaster Relief

12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

Publication date:

12/2014

... recording of the program, " Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color ." 12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials .....

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Children, Youth and Families

With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

Release Date:

08/02/2016

With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 039 ;Green 039 ; Helps in Urban Life New research finds that airborne bacterial ... of parks in...

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Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT

Release Date:

09/27/2016

... by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 039 ;Girls Who Code 039 ; Program at NJIT Columbia High School ... women from throughout New Jersey who...

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Gender Justice

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Verizon

UH Launches First U.S. Digital Humanities Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... Research Center for Latina/ o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation The University of Houston will soon be ... first Digital Humanities Research Center specializing in U.S. Latina/...

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Mellon Foundation

Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

Release Date:

09/14/2017

Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money The Walton Family Foundation, the ... space to teachers to technology. The effort reflects a growing interest in...

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Education

Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

Release Date:

06/01/2018

Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California Among the recommendations of an April ... the progressive think-tank The Century Foundation was a call...

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With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver Environmental and Financial Returns

Release Date:

09/08/2016

With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver ... needs are met each year with very little of that coming from the private sector. However the World Resources Institute and partners have...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

Release Date:

03/06/2018

New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley Even in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of ... innovation, families with young children...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

Release Date:

10/06/2016

... Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they ... smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll. And more...

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates

Release Date:

06/02/2017

With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates A new study published in Cell Host Microbe led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson ...

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

Release Date:

09/26/2017

More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC Lying on a well-worn mattress strapped onto a bicycle overloaded with ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration

Release Date:

12/13/2016

... Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration It took a state Supreme Court ruling and an edict from New Jersey’s ... force the merger of Morristown and Morris...

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The Century Foundation

Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings from the Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

Publication date:

01/2017

The report shares aggregate results from 54 participating foundations that participated in taking the FCCAT in the spring of 2016. We believe the findings presented here ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase

Release Date:

12/18/2017

With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase Across the ages and in every culture, ... phase of the initiative...

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Civic Engagement

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Freedom Together Foundation

Watch A Behind-The-Scenes Video of the Clean Dream Act Rally From The Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

02/26/2018

Watch A Behind-The-Scenes Video of the Clean Dream Act Rally From The Brooklyn Community Foundation </iframe Watch A Behind-The-Scenes Video of the Clean Dream Act Rally From...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation

Release Date:

06/27/2016

New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced $22.9 million in grants during the second quarter of 2016. It included ... initiative...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program

Release Date:

08/12/2016

Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit providing education access to high-achieving, ... year 039 ;s...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old Tennis Courts

Release Date:

08/18/2016

With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old Tennis Courts Pickle Ball is becoming popular in Plattsburgh! A new grant has helped create 13 permanent pickle ball courts...

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