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Doris Duke Foundation

13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

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9:00am to 11:00am

... a helpless and hopeless situation where little can be done to reverse the circumstances. Watch recording here: The ... leaders and organizations are working block-by-block to build upon community strengths in...

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Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

... coverage , public attention, and policy interest related to school integration are growing. At the federal level , ... and led a number of federal policies and proposals to incentivize and support voluntary,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... decade, philanthropy has become increasingly responsive to the needs of young boys and men of color. The philanthropic community has mobilized to coordinate and partner on efforts like the...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures ... foundation CEOs think it’s possible for foundations to make a significant difference in the world, only about one ... biggest advantage...

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Arcus Foundation

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing by Phillip Henderson, president of the ... family have worked toward supporting effective solutions to contemporary social challenges. Sometimes, finding the .....

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Surdna Foundation

United Hospital Fund Supports Guide on Basic Care Techniques for PICC Lines

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03/17/2017

... that explains in straightforward text and graphics how to safely maintain a peripherally inserted central catheter, ... familiarly known as a PICC line—an intravenous line used to administer fluids, blood...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

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03/20/2017

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy By Melinda Mack, ... Education and Workforce Development: WIOA Opportunities to Work Together I love a good challenge: a big, hairy, hard- to -tackle...

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... Fund joined with other foundations and individual donors to issue an open letter challenging the philanthropic community to increase funding to people of color-led grassroots ... need...

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Groundswell Fund

Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi

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04/13/2017

... effectively is a fundamental skill that takes a lifetime to perfect. According to research , 85 percent of people prepare before a difficult conversation but are still less than likely to be...

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Altman Foundation

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

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04/26/2017

... her @Philanthropy411. Funders, for the most part, want to do the right thing and operate with the best of ... and approval process too cumbersome, taking three weeks to respond to grantee...

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Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management

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05/17/2017

Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of ... (SOM) announced that $10 million has been raised to expand the Yale Program on Financial...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

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06/26/2017

Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together ... of new and expanded investments that will empower cities to generate innovation and...

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

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06/30/2017

... Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation By Jennifer March, Executive Director, ... On April 10, 2017, Governor Cuomo signed legislation to raise the age of criminal...

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The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum

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07/19/2017

... network. For those of you who weren’t able to join us for the Forum of Regional Associations of ... Annual Conference this year, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just revealed our new name — ... in full...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

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09/21/2017

At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food ... products, and the resulting confusion costs families up to $29 billion annually in the United Statesalone...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Time To Revisit Reporting

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10/04/2017

... from Jessica Bearman and Elizabeth Myrick, consultants to Project Streamline an initiative of PEAK Grantmaking, was ... — was a fledgling initiative, grant reporting seemed to be the least of our concerns...

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Lawyers Alliance for New York Announces 2017 Cornerstone Awards for Lawyers Providing Superior Pro Bono Service to Nonprofit Organizations

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11/09/2017

... Awards for Lawyers Providing Superior Pro Bono Service to Nonprofit Organizations Lawyers Alliance for New York ... in New York, recognize outstanding pro bono legal services to nonprofit organizations that...

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Talking Politics

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02/06/2018

... It seems every conversation eventually wends its way back to politics. But the candid grantee feedback we’ve seen ... foundations and grantees. There continues, even now, to be an unmet demand for more talking...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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Insights from Indonesia: Protecting Our Coral Reefs

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02/08/2018

... like all of our work at Bloomberg Philanthropies, aims to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of ... the International Year of the Reef. Coral reefs are home to one in every four fish in the...

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