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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

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03/30/2012

... tough is it out there for nonprofits? And what can the foundation community do to inform itself about the financial ... previously forecast. That’s a better situation to be in than predicted, but it still...

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14 Jul 2015

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

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to make grants that are used for public policy or legal advocacy Your foundation grants cannot fund nonprofits that advocate or lobby A 501 (h) election allows...

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New York City

Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

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03/10/2017

... entertainment venues, news outlets, bookstores, artists , and so forth), which makes New York City the ... Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust and Surdna Foundation ... Supported by Surdna and NY...

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

... to the fund include the Catherine and Joseph Aresty Foundation , The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation , the Booth Ferris Foundation , the Robert Sterling...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier Communities

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06/10/2016

... backyards. In partnership with the New York State Health Foundation , the nonprofit In Our Backyards — also known as ... to Lourdes Rodriguez, program officer for the NYS Health Foundation , the neighborhoods...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

... post from Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation , was originally published by the Center for ... surveyed). Sixty-four percent of us think we should take more risk. Given the lack of...

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With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

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12/20/2017

... in supporting the task force, with sponsors including the Foundation for the Carolinas, the Knight Foundation , the John M. Belk Endowment, and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation . But a...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its ... percent in 2016. By comparison, the...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

The Ford Foundation has announced the election of Lourdes Lopez to ... Lopez is also the director of Morphoses, a New York-based dance company she co-founded in 2007. Prior to her role at ... and she also co-...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

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06/15/2021

... in history, we need to encourage and reward bold thinking more than ever.” 2021 New Executives Sofia Arroyo Martín ... of the planet. Arroyo previously served at Sacred Fire Foundation ,...

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Margaret Hoover Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation

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03/31/2021

Margaret Hoover Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation New York, NY – The Markle Foundation is ... formed the Rework America Alliance, a unique coalition of more than 30...

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Eighteen arts organizations founded by, with and for communities of color are selected for national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation

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05/26/2022

... for national arts initiative funded by The Wallace Foundation NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 – The Wallace ... in 2021, the 18 organizations were selected from more than 250, and represent a diverse...

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Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty

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10/04/2017

Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty Billionaire Warren Buffett says ... Purpose Built Communities conference in Omaha. Buffett supports the Atlanta-based nonprofit group that helps ... to...

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Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation

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11/2008

... change. Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation ...

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Social Justice

With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals would have on the more than 30,000 New York City residents already in the program. ... timely message with school beginning Thursday for more ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis

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09/05/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable ... Act. The four cities represent 97 Opportunity Zones with more than 362,400 residents. Each will receive $920,000 in grants...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America The ... program areas: A national grants program that annually supports creative placemaking projects in communities of all sizes across the U.S...

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Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing

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10/13/2017

Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing Ford Foundation supports an experimental rating process aimed to hold large ...

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Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series

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04/28/2016

Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series The Bozeman Film ... Dr. Jack Horner. Funded by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation...

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