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Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project”

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05/09/2022

Supporting Leaders of Color? Insights from “Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement ... Project” Leadership transitions are a complex time in the life of an organization. Increasingly,...

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How do we conspire to shift philanthropy?

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11/02/2023

How do we conspire to shift philanthropy? A Message from Kathryn ... conspire, derived from the Latin conspirare meaning, to be in harmony. Throughout the day, we explored how we can work .....

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

... created its Campaign for Black Male Achievement to address the economic, political, social and educational ... the details of the new web portal BMAfunders.org, created in partnership with the ...

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Movement Building and System Change

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05/17/2012

... (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation , The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller ... Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Governance

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Community Development

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North Star Fund

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust, and The Clark Foundation ) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Nonprofit Financials

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The Clark Foundation

Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... clear that the economic downturn was forcing many museums to concentrate on basic operations instead of new programs, the Henry Luce Foundation decided to temporarily shift the focus of their...

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Arts

The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial ... New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak talks about a new ... actions they...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Social Justice

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Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

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07/26/2012

We’re pleased to have David Morse, Senior Fellow with Encore.org (formerly ... Chief Communications Officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, provide a recap of ... how and why...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Communications Staff

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Communications

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

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11/2009

Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or ... or consultants. Integrating communications is critical to advancing programmatic goals. See how grantmakers use a "communications lens" to develop strategy, evaluate impact, take advantage of new .....

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Report

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Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes

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01/2011

... often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees ...

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Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure

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01/10/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin sits for a three-part ... for long-term recovery from Superstorm Sandy. Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin joins The Brian Lehrer Show ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

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12/12/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative led ... Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and accountability of climate ... climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

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03/05/2013

The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is ... Foundations. Bloomberg is backing — and also wants to...

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Education

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

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04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U.S. cities are competing for long-term grants, ... Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income people and ... grants from...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Help 100 Cities Cope With Crises

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05/14/2013

The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge was announced to mark the 100th year, to the day, that the Rockefeller Foundation was incorporated. The Rockefeller Foundation...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

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06/12/2013

The Open Society Foundations, in partnership with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 ... Green awarded the Black Male Achievement Fellowship to eleven social entrepreneurs dedicated to...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

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08/19/2013

This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing. In a time of ... impact alongside a financial return...

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Impact Investing

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F.B. Heron Foundation

New Ford CEO Understands What Triggers Social Change

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07/26/2013

... praises the Ford Foundation ’s selection of Darren Walker as its next President. The Ford Foundation ’s board has made an outstanding choice in selecting Darren Walker...

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