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This guide is designed to help foundations think about how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of the communities they serve. By highlighting 10 ways family foundations can approach diversity, Council on Foundations seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.

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Family Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $4.5 Million for Conservation Scholars Program

Release Date:

09/20/2013

The University of Washington, Northern Arizona University and the University of Florida will each receive $1.5 million to provide undergraduates with opportunities to participate in mentored research activities in conservation biology and other...

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Member News

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Education

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Doris Duke Foundation

4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/20/2017

In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...

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Sector News

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International/Foreign Affairs

Measuring What Matters: Funder Evaluation

... funders to look internally at their foundation’ s values, practices and strategies in service of building a ... The series will conclude with guidance on implementation from peers in the field.Participants...

United Way of New York City Appoints Michael Carren as New Chief Strategy and Operating Officer

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... Relations for Chrysler Financial and managed the company’ s portfolio of philanthropic giving and employee volunteer ... positive difference.” Carren will take over the role from Elwanda Young. Young was...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Capital One Foundation

United Way of New York City

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Commits Funding for Ukrainian Emergency Relief

Release Date:

05/17/2022

... war in Ukraine has imperiled the lives of the country’ s artists and cultural workers and has rendered their ... Organizations receiving emergency relief funds from the Foundation not only address the...

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Arts

Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

23 Jan 2012

Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic Change

Monday, January 23, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:45am

Disadvantaged communities within the United States, whether urban or rural, are continually struggling to address basic human needs in the areas of housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and jobs. Yet these populations are being overlooked as many...

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Issue-Based

25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... deeply important work. A Philanthropy New York Member’ s Briefing , co-sponsored by the Johnson Family Foundation , ...

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Issue-Based

30 Jul 2013

What Small Nonprofits Need to Know About Health Insurance Under the Affordable Care Act

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 -

3:30pm to 4:30pm

Webinar

... for health insurance as of January 1, 2014, and now’ s the time for employers to prepare for those changes. Does ... Services Meredith K. Olafson, Senior Policy Advisor, U. S . Small Business Administration...

04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... Network. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This session will be of interest to funders, professional advisors, and government ... in New York City. PRESENTER Mary Terzian, Ph.D., M. S .W., Interdisciplinary Research Scientist...

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Issue-Based

26 Jun 2014

Foundations for Social Impact Bonds

Thursday, June 26, 2014 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy has played a critical role in the nascent world of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Pay-For-Success (PFS). Foundations can act as investors by providing credit enhancement, grants, and PRIs, but they can also increase demand for SIB/PFS...

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

03 Jun 2015

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Effective Workforce Strategies for Immigrants

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Presenters Nisha Agarwal , Commissioner, Mayor’ s Office of Immigrant Affairs Connie Razza , Director of ...

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

12 May 2015

Funding General Operating Support

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:00pm

Consider issues of support, strategy and accountability in the fields of community organizing, community development, advocacy, the environment, and the arts.

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Livestream

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Arts

Environment and Climate Change

Social Justice

Location

New York City

15 Jul 2015

LinkedIn Program Reprise! - Webinar

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here. Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile will be offered again this summer as a webinar! LinkedIn is an incredible tool for job searching and networking, and very few people are using it to its fullest potential. But,...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Communications Staff

08 Jun 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Integrating Financial Capability Strategies into Workforce Organizations

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The long-term changes in the labor market that were accelerated by the Great Recession have disproportionately impacted low income populations served by job training programs.

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Nonprofit Financials

Funding Area

Workforce Development

21 Jun 2017

Evolving Roles for Intermediaries Can Add Value to International Grantmaking

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Relationships between international donors, intermediary organizations (IOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) have evolved tremendously over the past decade.

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

01 Feb 2018

Flexing Your Shareholder Muscle: How Foundations Can Amplify Impact with Strategic Shareholder Engagement

Thursday, February 1, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... a careful look at how to mobilize beyond grantmaking’ s 5 percent mandatory distribution requirement and aim for ... expertise in shareholder engagement will discuss the U. S . and international context for...