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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

Release Date:

02/29/2012

By Robert Ward, Deputy Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Change often takes time. For funders interested in public policy, an object lesson is unfolding right now in New York State. Let’s go back to July 2009...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

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01/25/2022

... commitments continue to be informed by recent progress and insights from the firm’s philanthropic work in the region ...

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

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10/22/2009

As I read “Philanthropy As ‘Invisible Aid'”, I thought to myself that while private foundations need to do a better job of communicating their good works

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

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11/01/2013

... of a new member, Tracy Palandjian , an innovator on impact investing . Professor Downie has been on the board since May ... programs and are making considerable progress toward our mission of fostering just and...

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12 Jul 2012

Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

Thursday, July 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... elect a new mayor. The change in mayoral leadership offers uncertainty and also opportunity: notably, the ...

16 May 2011

Access = Health: Exciting New Opportunities for Grantmakers with Social Innovation Fund

Monday, May 16, 2011 -

12:00pm to 3:00pm

Attend in person at Council on Foundations, Arlington, VA, or virtually.

... care. The SIF-AIDS United public-private partnership offers new opportunities for investment among the broader ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

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08/22/2018

Playworks , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health, recently announced a multiyear grant of $4,590,371 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.

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The Future of News

Release Date:

05/08/2009

By Vincent Stehle Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York Program Director for Nonprofit Sector Support, Surdna Foundation The future is bleak for daily newspapers. The combination of a severe economic downturn...

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Finance & Asset Management

09 May 2019

Newsrooms & Philanthropy: Is There a Shared Playbook for Impact and Social Change?

Thursday, May 9, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... source for funders seeking to amplify the causes they are investing in. Over the last several years, philanthropic ... editorial content has been on the rise. In 2018, a report by the Institute for Nonprofit...

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27 Mar 2025

2025 Financial Series - Introductions to Financial Statements

Thursday, March 27, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... to the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the ... Explore the components of financial statements Gain insights into...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

Release Date:

02/12/2016

... committed or newly targeted to these communities; and are aligned with the priorities of the Table. The New York ...

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29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... these efforts face critical shortfalls. Increased impact investing by the philanthropic sector in support of ...

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... Acquisition. Hakuta chaired a National Academy of Sciences report , Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, ...

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Donita Volkwijn

... Breakfast Club, and has been a frequent contributor to the Insights column. Donita attended Oberlin College for her ...

Piramal Swasthya and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce Partnership to Accelerate India’s Public Health Transformation

Release Date:

12/17/2019

... and child deaths by providing appropriate and timely insights leading to effective policymaking and implementation ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Technology

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Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

Release Date:

08/31/2009

... issue addressed and how does it fits the foundation’s mission ? How was the foundation’s particular approach and ...

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Understanding Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking

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08/10/2015

... a complete discussion of the survey results, view the full report here .) However, findings related to two particular ... my decisions? As part of introducing such questions into the DNA of an organization, a...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Grant to New Orleans based Ashé Cultural Arts Center

Release Date:

10/19/2023

... well as Ashé’s unique Community Investment Project that offers opportunities for low-income residents to partner with Ashé in building and investing in a Black-owned boutique hotel, among other innovative...

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Arts

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, A New Contracting Tool Launched to Help Health Care Organizations Manage High-Need

Release Date:

07/11/2018

... Fund and The SCAN Foundation, today released a report and contracting tool to help organizations ... effective care management programs for HNHC patients. The report and accompanying tool explore different...

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