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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Education

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Regulating Donor Advised Funds

Publication date:

10/2015

A donor-advised fund is a giving vehicle designed to manage donations on behalf of individuals, families or organizations. DAFs provide a flexible way for donors to give to charities—an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation. Donors to DAFs enjoy administrative convenience, tax advantages and cost savings compared to operating a private foundation.

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Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

... the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Simons ... Foundation envision U.S. public libraries as open community spaces fostering inclusivity and collaboration, ...

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Ending Whack-a-Mole Philanthropy

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10/08/2020

... our two New York City philanthropic programs - criminal justice and homelessness - together, and with an overarching racial justice goal for both. And we have put racial justice front and...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Disaster Relief

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Creating a ‘Movement-Led Family Foundation’: A Conversation with the Kolibri Foundation

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01/14/2026

... for Shared Insight was originally published by Listen to Community on November 10, 2025. The Kolibri Foundation ... compelling example of what happens when foundations take community listening seriously at the...

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The Colorado Floods: Philanthropy's Response

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09/23/2013

... with representatives from FEMA, VOAD and the philanthropic community . CDP will be updating information as they receive ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Disaster Relief

Into the Public Policy Deep End

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08/18/2015

... her in the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers community by taking her with us to the PolicyWorks Institute ... perspectives on philanthropy to David Wilkinson, director of the U.S. Office of Social...

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Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation

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02/18/2016

... of work. Betsy is the Advisor for Strategy and the Director of the Program on Biomedical Research Infrastructure ... a leading family philanthropy and as a supporter of social justice . I am eager to offer my...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Surdna Foundation

29 Sep 2025

Disappearing Federal Data- How are Experts Strengthening Data Systems and Expanding Accessibility

Monday, September 29, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

... that are not only critical to climate and environmental justice but to all the interconnected issues we face today. ... , Senior Data Reporter, Grist Brittany Janis , Executive Director , Open Environmental...

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Transparency

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Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies

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09/26/2018

... intended to reflect the Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice . These refined strategies are the culmination of a ... the Foundation’s deep commitment to the values of ...

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Getting Out of our Comfort Zone in Response to COVID-19

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04/07/2020

... Zone in Response to COVID-19 By: Ivan Rosales, Finance Director , North Star Fund One of my principal roles as the ... we have ever made in over 40 years of grantmaking. As a community foundation that is...

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North Star Fund

07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... is " Partially Open ." Faculty • Chris Cardona, Director of Philanthropy, TCC Group • Pamela Foster, ... Citi Foundation • Toya Williford , Program Director , Brooklyn ...

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JPMogan Chase Announces New Initiatives to Create Affordable Housing in the South Bronx

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10/07/2015

... Bronx. On September 22nd, Dave Walsh, Head of Northeast Community Development Banking at JPMorgan Chase, joined New ... homeless individuals and families. On September 28th, James Rubin, Commissioner of the...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Housing and Homelessness

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

06 Mar 2025

POSTPONED Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Thursday, March 6, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... which has used shareholder engagement to secure the first community benefits agreement in the history of the US South, ... of grantee partners Speakers Stacey Faella , Executive Director , Woodcock Foundation...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Workforce Development

17 Sep 2024

Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street

... imagining police-free schools, advancing restorative justice through solutions not suspensions, campaigning for major climate justice legislation and defending the rights of undocumented ... York State Youth...

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Civic Engagement

Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update

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04/10/2013

... Meeting, we’re pleased to have Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director of The Staten Island Foundation, update us on the ... and other organizations are doing to help with that community ’s recovery. Staten Island...

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The Staten Island Foundation

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Funding the Future of Activism

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02/04/2013

We’re pleased to have North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million ...

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Black Philanthropy Month: We All Have Something to Give

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08/21/2013

Community Investment Network Executive Director Chad Jones ...

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