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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

... Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing ...

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How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

In our latest blog post, Lisa Turngren, President of the Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation , offers a unique way of looking at one of our most ... suggests that a change in approach is needed...

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Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

... 29th, Philanthropy New York hosted a funders briefing to discuss the rise of political attacks against social ... justice advocacy and the roles that foundations can play in responding. That program included a...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/27/2011

... June, Philanthropy New York held the inaugural sessions in our New York Adventures Series—a new opportunity for funders to visit and learn more about the lesser-known “jewels” ... Associate for Social and...

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Community Development

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Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

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07/2005

Grantmakers tend to be cautious about funding advocacy, and for good reason - yet advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation 's mission. In this guide, contributors explain .....

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The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

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05/2013

In grantmaking, is there such a thing as the good goodbye? Yes, say contributors to this guide, who have found ways to plan for exits upfront, ... new sources of support, and even multiply the value of the foundation ’s investment. The Effective Exit: Managing the ...

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Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

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06/2004

... between sectors from the vantage point of those working in independent and corporate foundations, this guide examines efforts to partner with and influence the business world. Grantmakers ... promoting corporate philanthropy. They also explore ways to bridge cultural and philosophical differences between the ...

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As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

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01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's ... according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation . To see how New York City’s...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Arts

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President, Again, Attacks Charitable Deduction

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04/11/2013

... from Michael Peterson, President of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation . President Barack Obama’s federal budget proposal includes a reduction in the deduction for charitable gifts for the fifth year in...

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What It Means To Be A Philanthropist -- Gen Xers and Millennials Weigh In

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04/01/2013

... vision of the next generation of donors. $100 million to Newark schools. $200 million to a family foundation . Massive recent donations by young entrepreneurs, ... To Be A...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Unveils Web Site and Priorities

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04/30/2013

... a letter from Mayor Bloomberg and an annual report on the foundation ’s activities. Just a few years ago, New York ... Bloomberg kept his philanthropy under wraps—or tried to , anyway... Bloomberg Philanthropies...

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Philanthropy as Field Builder

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04/25/2013

The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith ... can crowd in with their own resources and carry the work to scale. A second point of difference and an...

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Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web

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06/16/2013

An op-ed on the need for all people to have access to a fast and open Internet by Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. ON June 6, at a middle school in Mooresville, N.C.,...

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From Health-Care Reform, Lessons for Education Policy

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07/09/2013

... Vice President of Policy and Programs at The Century Foundation . One of the most important factors that broke ...

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Underwater Mortgages, Drowning Cities, and Rogue Financiers

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08/06/2013

A blog post by Robert C. Hockett, Fellow at The Century Foundation . For six years and counting, multiple local ... and rapidly proliferating municipal bankruptcies to America's cities. So this week, the city...

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Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point

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08/01/2013

An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation . To my undiscerning palette, a blueberry muffin made with King ...

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City ... past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation , which helped fund the Summer Quest academic...

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