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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... Christopher, and Ms. Argilagos bring enormous experience in the nonprofit, foundation, academic, and public sectors ... key global trends that will determine the future of the social sector." Earl Lewis...

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With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing

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06/25/2018

... and organizational self-determination. The MIT Press has long been a leader in digital publishing. We are very grateful for the generous ... of the numerous OS publishing platforms that are currently ...

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Communications/Media

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PNY Board Chair Phil Li Named President of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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01/13/2016

... Foundation effective February 1, 2016. "Phil ushers in a new era at the Foundation and we are delighted that he ... undertook a strategic review of the Foundation's mission over the past eighteen...

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Surviving COVID-19: 6 Recommendations for Nonprofits and Funders

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03/17/2020

... 6 Recommendations for Nonprofits and Funders We are in the midst of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ... restaurants, and technology is estimating that the drop in the industry’s economic activity could...

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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... “students of color,”– everything I had spent so long trying to disassociate myself from because of how ... was at times, came flooding back. This still happens, even over a year into my career in...

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Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.

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04/25/2016

Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at ... 2015 was approved. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of scores of companies for being over -reliant...

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

... Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, ... “Foundations talk about wanting to help catalyze systems change and scale...

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Ravi Venkatesan Joins Rockefeller Foundation Board

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07/07/2014

... Foundation. Venkatesan is the founder and chairman of Social Venture Partners India, a network of philanthropists addressing social problems and is also an independent director on the ...

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01 Oct 2020

State and Local Budgets - the Next COVID-19 Battlefront - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, October 1, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... millions to contain the disease and driving sharp declines in income and sales tax revenues. State budget shortfalls are predicted to total to a cumulative $555 billion over state fiscal years 2020-2022. This...

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Mellon Announces $125 Million "Creatives Rebuild New York" Initiative to Reactivate the State's Creative Economy and Provide Artists with the Critical Support They Need

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06/03/2021

... state has lost 50 percent of its performing arts jobs, and in New York City the figure climbs to 72 percent—the ... hardship and combat systemic inequities that have long plagued the sector," said Emil J...

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Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Announces New Executive Director

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05/09/2016

... President Miriam Caslow. “Jamie has served organizations in program, fundraising, executive, and leadership levels, ... an opportunity to direct my energy and experience toward social change...

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Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President

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08/14/2019

... will join the organization as its first-ever President. In this role, Adeyemo will work closely with current ... the organization’s overall strategic goals and vision. Over the last several years, the Obama...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Names Beatriz de la Torre as Chief Philanthropy Officer

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04/17/2023

... been named Chief Philanthropy Officer, effective May 1. In this role, Ms. de la Torre will lead Trinity’s ... & Homelessness. In that role, she was responsible for grants , Program Related...

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02 Apr 2014

Grantee Executive Transitions – When and How to Engage as Funders

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8:45am to 11:00am

... when the leadership at a grantee institution transitions? Change at the top is big and often scary for a grantee. ... us for this discussion about how foundations can engage in healthy partnerships with...

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Philanthropy New York's Policy Corner - October 2023

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10/27/2023

... for how and why we do the work we do of investing in people and communities. Making explicit commitments was ... in place if only they were not overlooked or passed over . It highlighted a...

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Philanthropy New York's Policy Corner - October 2023

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10/25/2023

... for how and why we do the work we do of investing in people and communities. Making explicit commitments was ... in place if only they were not overlooked or passed over . It highlighted a...

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Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty

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01/12/2017

... to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty Fix one city and you may change the world. After all, more people than ever are ... urban by 2050. Figure out how to help the underprivileged in just one of those zones, the...

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Philanthropy and the Interfaith Imperative

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05/24/2018

... opportunity for human flourishing. This plays out strongly in the United States, as we experience a moment of political ... of Al Smith in 1928 and even John F. Kennedy’s, just over 50 years...

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Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued

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08/08/2018

... have a stake in the census, no matter what they fund or where. It is incumbent upon us to do whatever we can ... Community Survey, which used to be called the census long form and is sent by...

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