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Understanding and Benchmarking Foundation Payout

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09/2012

This report demystifies the concept of foundation payout while addressing common misperceptions. ... detailing the payout practices of the largest U. S . foundations. Understanding and Benchmarking Foundation ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Essentials of Foundation Strategy

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12/2009

What separates more strategic foundation leaders from less strategic ones? This research explores the state of strategy at foundations today and identifies behaviors and ... report highlight strategic best practices. Essentials of Foundation Strategy ...

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Learn Foundation Law

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04/2012

... Betty Moore foundations have developed this free, first- of -its-kind online resource, which covers the basic legal ... what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation , including how lobbying laws apply to private ... projects when advocacy and lobbying are involved. Learn Foundation Law ...

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

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09/2016

Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on when thinking about which ... senior evaluation or program staff at foundations in the U. S . and Canada giving at least $10 million annually, or ...

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19 Feb 2014

Interested in Working at a Foundation?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Learn about the field of philanthropy from two foundation staff members’ personal ... Canace, program officer at The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation , will discuss the ins-and-outs ...

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Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

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03/24/2011

In our latest blog post, Philanthropy New York' s Executive Coordinator, Nur Ibrahim, shares her experiences from this year' s edition of Foundations on the Hill and talks about ways to...

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Public Policy

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Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

We’re pleased to have Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber share the lessons she’ s learned about philanthropic response to disaster — ...

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Disaster Relief

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Inside the Russell Sage Foundation

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04/15/2015

Inside the Russell Sage Foundation Russell Sage made his wealth in America' s first Gilded Age—as a financier and railroad executive. ... has bankrolled a remarkably deep dig into the inequities of...

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Community Development

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The Foundation Center's IssueLab

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11/2012

The Foundation Center has launched the next generation of IssueLab, a website that provides free and open access to resources that analyze the world' s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges .....

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11 Apr 2018

Foundation Effectiveness: What It Takes

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Foundation effectiveness is deceptively difficult. Drawing on ... Effective Philanthropy (CEP) research, as well as CEP’ s experience working with hundreds of foundation clients...

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Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite ... to people and communities most affected by this type of unexpected event. Our office was located in a ... to...

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All Funders

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

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10/22/2009

A goal of Smart Assets is to present ideas and develop ... but a successful visibility effort in the corporate foundation world translates to “media hits” and how many times the name of the...

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All Funders

Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

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06/12/2019

Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable Yes. At The Rockefeller Foundation , we believe some of the biggest challenges that limit the lives or prospects ... watch and listen to learn more about...

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The Heumann Perspective: Ford Foundation

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01/05/2018

Ford Foundation Senior Fellow and human & disability rights ... grantmakers are including a disability lens in their areas of work. The Heumann Perspective: Ford Foundation ...

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Disabilities

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Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy

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06/2014

... such funding, and allows users to quickly grasp, in terms of both major trends and detail, who is funding what and where, across the nation. Foundation Funding for U. S . Democracy ...

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The Source Codes of Foundation Culture

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10/2015

... One theme that has arisen time and again is the importance of creating and nurturing an organizational culture that ... is the personality, behaviors and underlying assumptions of an organization. While culture can be understood in ... contributor to our success. . . The Source Codes of Foundation Culture ...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

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Philanthropy New York Milestones: Our First 30 Years

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04/2009

From PNY' s 2008 Annual Report — a list of some of the most important events from the past 30 years of .....

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