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26 Jun 2024

Grantmaking Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice - A New Series for Programming Staff

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice , launching in June! Our first session in this series will dive into the ... in grantmaking or grantmaking-adjacent roles, e.g., grants...

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13 Nov 2013

Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

... of economic opportunity at the state and county level. In addition to traditional economic measures like ... to Internet access. Join Opportunity Nation at a briefing that...

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It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma

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06/09/2014

It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Dr. David Blumenthal, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund, says that the United States needs "creative...

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Health

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NY Community Trust Releases Report on Collaborative Funds

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08/16/2016

... creative solutions to complex problems. We’ve learned that when funders pool resources, much is possible. ... system better for all students; led the fight against AIDS in...

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The New York Community Trust

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Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying

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12/07/2016

Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying At the Ford ... we are committed to disrupting and dismantling inequality in...

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Social Justice

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Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

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04/06/2017

... Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic The decision by Donald Trump’s education ... to kill Opening Doors was a reminder, if any was needed, that proponents of...

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Education

Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation

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09/13/2017

... Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed said he’s in favor of a permanent solution for former Deferred Action ... (DACA) recipients. He believes there is far-reaching support for legislation to...

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Immigration

New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight Misinformation

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09/27/2017

... Funders Can Fight Misinformation “Fake news” continues to spread like wildfire across the western world, and ... Knight Foundations’ collaboration with Democracy Fund in support of CUNY’s...

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Environment and Climate Change

The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... Foundation Do Both Well? ” Not surprisingly, we agreed that it can be done, and what follows are the key themes that ... fossil fuels. For the 135 foundations (and counting) in the Divest-...

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12 Oct 2021

It’s Time to Fund Children’s Mental Health – Why Now and How?

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... mental health and emotional wellbeing, particularly in vulnerable and marginalized communities. Now more than ever, we need a collective philanthropic response to address the escalating crisis...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

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12/17/2015

Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs Laurie Dien has been appointed Vice President in charge of programs for The Pinkerton Foundation, President ... from the CUNY Graduate School. Only then...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2023-2024 African Fellows

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03/13/2023

... provides each recipient with a research grant and support on research design, writing, and publishing. In addition, leading scholars act as mentors to the ... Scholars Program, highest...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction

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09/20/2016

Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction Insha ... Vera’s work on bail reform and pretrial justice in New York City, with a focus on reducing the number of ...

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Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.

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14 Jun 2017

Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm

... wealth managers and philanthropy advisors interested in learning about innovative methods to support high-impact nonprofits in education, youth .....

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Professional Development

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Finance & Asset Management

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Impact Investing

04 Oct 2018

Elevating Impact: Key Practices for Producing Outcomes

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropic practice does not exist in a vacuum. Great funding strategies require the input and ... report confirms long-held beliefs about the key practices that produce positive outcomes: Designing for equity...

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National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York

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01/14/2010

... for National and Community Service , the largest budget in CNCS history. (For example, AmeriCorps , a well-known ... Research from youth activism in education reform shows that organizing...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Headwaters Foundation, and The Whitman Institute Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

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01/22/2020

... power dynamics get exacerbated by policies and practices that require nonprofits to jump through hoops to prove their ... share their experiences with the approach and aid others in...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Kicks Off CityLab Paris Summit

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10/24/2017

... and the Aspen Institute began “ CityLab: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges ,” a two-day gathering taking place in Paris, by discussing urgent issues faced by mayors and ... make progress,...

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