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How Should Philanthropies Respond to Emergencies?

Release Date:

05/13/2014

... engagement or is it a one-time rescue mission? Ford Foundation discussed in The Atlantic. Earlier this year, ... city’s retirees will be voting on the bankruptcy plan. As this date nears and more and more...

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Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding

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03/17/2015

... its start at a time when the basic research that serves as the foundation of scientific progress is largely ignored by ... well as applied pursuits. They include the Alfred P. Sloan ...

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The Simons Foundation

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United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover

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04/29/2014

... Way chapters worldwide appointed Vicki Lins to serve as executive vice president and chief marketing officer . She most recently held a similar post with ...

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Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency

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11/11/2016

The Commonwealth Fund expresses concern over the strides the industry has made to lower hospital patient readmissions, partly the sign of a shift to value-based care initiatives that have penalized systems for poor outcomes.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

U.S. Trust President Says 'It's Standing Room Only' In Impact Investing

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02/22/2017

Clients want socially responsible investing options, and the broker/dealers see opportunities in meeting that demand.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Bank of America Private Bank

Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... towers worth $42 million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’s open-road tolling project. Reinvent ... voting on contracts for the towers described in documents as “architectural enhancements” that...

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Community Development

As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost

Release Date:

09/18/2017

As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, ... putting money into social and environmental areas. And, as younger generations take the reins, that percentage is likely to rise significantly in the...

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Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... at Housing Works and Christy Parque, chief executive officer of The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, join ...

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Health

06 Apr 2017

Beyond the Headlines: A Conversation about Immigration and Immigrants

Thursday, April 6, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... Goes the Neighborhood , Sayu Bhojwani, President of The New American Leaders Project, and Julia Preston, former New York Times’ immigration reporter on how the ... Goes the Neighborhood will be made available...

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Making IT Decisions

Publication date:

12/2012

... infrastructure. Whether you outsource or insource your foundation ’s technology needs, it is critical to understand ... Services Operations Manager at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , guided members through key elements to making ...

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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/02/2013

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation President Nancy Roob shares with the Stanford Social Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works. In 2005, ... Nancy Roob became president of the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties

Release Date:

02/05/2015

... to a global communications phenomenon. Now, say a group of foundation leaders, it’s time to make sure it is a force ... The group, which includes several heavy hitters from the foundation world including the...

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Arcus Announces 13 Executive Directors to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship

Release Date:

05/15/2015

... to Participate in Arcus Leadership Fellowship The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and ... in the Arcus Leadership Fellowship. Formerly known as...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Founding Members of Open Research Funders Group Include Three PNY Members

Release Date:

12/16/2016

... Group Include Three PNY Members TheAlfred P. Sloan Foundation , the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , and Open Society Foundations form the Open ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

18 Apr 2023

Funder Call: Mobilizing Youth Homelessness Funders for Prevention - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together To End ... to end homelessness, in addition to sharing what your foundation is prioritizing. What will you learn? How to ... with lived experience about...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Housing and Homelessness

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Resilience Begins at Home

Release Date:

07/30/2013

Rockefeller Foundation Vice President of Global Communications Neill ...

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/15/2012

... to do with the future of philanthropy? Nathan Cummings Foundation President and CEO Simon Greer talks about how ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field

Publication date:

12/2009

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the Council on Foundations explore how evaluation can help grantmakers learn and improve practices (not just "prove" results).

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Report

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Evaluation

Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times

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05/2009

As grantmakers look ahead to make tough decisions for 2010 ... and examples that we hope provide some useful insights for foundation leaders. Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging ...