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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... as a member of the board.” A native New Yorker, she was raised by a single mother in the city’s public housing. ... terms. Trustees set broad policy relating to grant making , geographic focus, investments,...

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Ford Foundation

Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

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03/17/2015

... that in turn helped individuals and cohorts of students was an effective strategy for a foundation of our size, it was only addressing a part of the problem. We wondered if ... field of all children. To that...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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12 May 2015

Funding General Operating Support

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:00pm

... a discussion among three funders who have a practice of making general operating support grants as they consider ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

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New York City

FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?

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04/10/2015

... cost of services, especially administrative costs. But was that really what led to FEGS’ downfall? We suspect ... with low “overhead” in isolation of everything else was shortsighted and simplistic. Now...

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Human Services Council of NYC

Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

16 Jul 2015

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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Corporate Funders

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06 Oct 2015

When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

With recent policy wins such as the NYC Earned Sick Time Act, the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, women (and men) have some important new protections.

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12 Jul 2016

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about the ins-and-outs — and what's licit and what's not — about using or funding advocacy to further your foundation’s work.

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Public Policy

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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New York City

08 Oct 2015

Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking - Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work?

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Board & Trustees

News Junkies Wanted for Editorial Board

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09/16/2015

... Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally published as the feature article for the ... and issue-based working groups. The Editorial Board was included in that list of...

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27 Oct 2015

Service for Impact

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

Almost a quarter of our New York City kids do not graduate from high school. Thousands come in far behind and the system is not meeting their needs.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces New CEO

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11/06/2015

Stephanie Cuskley, a nonprofit and financial-services veteran, will be the new chief executive of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, replacing John Ettinger, the trust said.

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Wm. T. Grant Foundation Report: Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality

Release Date:

11/09/2015

... a population or in institutions. Investing in Knowledge was commissioned by the William T. Grant Foundation as it ...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Awards $1 Million Grant to The Financial Clinic to Build Financial Security for Working Poor Americans

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11/19/2015

The Financial Clinic announced it has been awarded a $1 Million grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to support a multi-faceted project that will build financial security for working poor Americans in New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth and nationwide.

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21 Jan 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts: A Conversation on Capitalization for the Arts

Thursday, January 21, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... change their planning, communication, and decision- making practices to improve capital? Speakers will address ...

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Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

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12/17/2015

... School. Only then did she realize that her true motivation was a desire to improve the lives of young people in general. ... Foundation in 1997. More than a decade ago, Laurie was instrumental in the founding...

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Education

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Eight Cities Selected to Participate in National League of Cities Project to Build Financial Inclusion for Families (MetLife Foundation)

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01/20/2016

The National League of Cities announced a diverse cohort of eight cities competitively selected to participate in the Financial Inclusion Systems and City Leadership (FISCL) project.

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Grant Foundation Receives Award for Excellence in Youth Research & Programming

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01/29/2016

The William T. Grant Foundation has been selected as the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Presidential Citation: Organizational Impact Award for Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth.

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Arabella Advisors Hires Julia Sze as Managing Director of Impact Investing

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... more clients are expressing interest in going beyond grant making , including using return-seeking investments to ... an interest in microfinance and impact investing, and was instrumental in initiating and...

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