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The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot

Release Date:

06/03/2016

... Over the past 18 months or so, the fad seems to have waned a bit, but now the John D. and Catherine T. ... of an award for $100 million for the best proposal to measurably solve a problem facing people, places...

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RFPs Etc

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10 Oct 2018

Can Strategic Service Design Disrupt the Poverty-to-Prison Pipeline?

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

With a full 40% of crimes attributed to poverty and 80% of incarcerated persons identified as low ... in poverty but is inadequately trained or supported on how to best meet their needs when they or their loved...

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Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis

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01/13/2014

... including the Ford Foundation, have pledged $330 million to help save Detroit's art collection. National and local ... world, which has not been a source of money to shore up...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away tens of millions of dollars to organizations serving youngsters in New York. She was also ... Gail Sloane Meyers. "She loved to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study

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05/29/2015

... and Baptist Health have announced a pilot program to study whether mobile technology can improve the health of diabetes patients. The foundation is putting up $427,700 to help...

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Technology

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Verizon

New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... in our country’s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand the barriers they face, while opening up new pathways for partnership and shared progress. To capture this...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women

Citi Foundation and Americas Promise Alliance Announce the Launch of the 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... Fund, first launched in 2015, will award one-year grants up to $250,000 to a new group of grantees in 10 U.S. cities: Boston, ...

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Citi Foundation

City Officials Want New Program to Connect Troubled Students with Legal Support

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05/06/2016

City Officials Want New Program to Connect Troubled Students with Legal Support Reading, writing and lawyering up . Confronted with public high school students in a jam ... wants to connect these...

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Justice Reform

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change

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11/16/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems ... areas—health, education, and economic opportunity— to improve the lives of underserved...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Million It started as a relatively modest (well, relative to where it ended up ) organizing of a charitable endeavor, born partially out ... partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there ...

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Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network

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10/16/2013

... contracts. He politely wrangles guest speaker demands to the ground. He patiently listens to and absorbs the ... books. He makes sure people get paid. If the Board comes up with a left-field...

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The Wallace Foundation

A Long Overdue Guide for New Philanthropic Organizations

Release Date:

04/17/2019

... these last 10 years, we have discovered that when it comes to ramping up a new foundation or grantmaking organization, there is no ... share key insights about this work, which we believe will help...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Center for Effective Philanthropy

27 Mar 2024

2024 Financial Series: Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... on the IRS Form 990, which is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and ... potential areas that could strengthen a grantee or help to extend a program...

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COVID-19

Philanthropy New York & Funder Programming PNY has moved to virtual programming, utilizing Zoom webinars and meetings. ... community) Providing technical assistance to grantees to ...

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors The Schott Foundation announced the ... models that led to the programs’ tremendous growth . Sharon has been...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Coverage Gains Under ACA Have Stalled

Release Date:

02/13/2019

... deductibles and out-of pocket medical expenses relative to their income and are more likely to struggle paying ... insured all year, 29 percent were underinsured in 2018, up from 23 percent...

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Ruskay Reflects on 15 Years At Helm of UJA-Fed NY

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... York, cited the organization's mobilization in response to crises--from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans to Hurricane Sandy in New York, and from Israeli military ... launched in response to...

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UJA-Federation of New York

What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness

Release Date:

03/13/2018

What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of ... families on the path to stability. Philanthropy could help bring more of these programs to...

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Insights

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Housing and Homelessness

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Women In Need

COVID-19 Could Mean Extinction for Many Charities

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... by CNN on March 20, 2020. (CNN) Covid-19 is poised to become an extinction-level event for America's nonprofits. ... nonprofits delivering human services represent a $200 billion industry that touches the...

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Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs

Release Date:

02/05/2016

... Island Index, uses RPA’s regional population projections to estimate future housing demand on Long Island, and ... recent trends, only 64,000 new housing units are likely to be developed in the same time...

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Member News

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Rauch Foundation

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