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Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact

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06/02/2015

... engaging in “beyond grantmaking” activities. Known as “Funding plus” by some foundations in the UK” this ... of research, pursuing policy change, leveraging new resources—in order to advance the change we seek...

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

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10/24/2013

... Health Care Coverage and Access, The Commonwealth Fund With a 24-hour news cycle that tends to highlight ... next year. How will we really know if the law is working as intended, and if and when its provisions...

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... Director of The Educational Foundation of America As private foundations, we usually focus on the 5 percent ... this with my colleagues – Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heinz,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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How to Win the Lottery

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02/27/2018

How to Win the Lottery by Susan Olivo, Executive Director , Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation ... French major would come in handy one of these days.) As philanthropists, we envision communities...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Disabilities

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A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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01/10/2011

On November 16th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing (sponsored by the Ford ... keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans. We are pleased to have James O'Sullivan,...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

On April 1st, Philanthropy New York conducted a well-received teleconference—sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York, the Mizuho USA Foundation, and the Toshiba America ... presenter at that teleconference,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Disaster Relief

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Toshiba America

For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

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12/17/2015

By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow, Philanthropy New York Unless you obsessively follow every change on ... the past two years saw an opportunity to revisit our role as a change agent to increase...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/09/2010

By Miguel Bonilla Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits United Way of New York City ... comes to taking chances, especially during the recession. As Bill Somerville...

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Better Prepared for Tomorrow

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08/01/2013

... to have Hollis Headrick, Program Consultant with The New York Community Trust’s Hive Digital Media Learning Fund , recap our recent program on the impact of digital media ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Communications

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

... Reform The Donors’ Education Collaborative, a fund at The New York Community Trust established to improve New York City ... opportunity for all students. Current members to the fund...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Education

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An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA.

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11/30/2017

... was originally published by The NonProfit Quarterly as a special edition call to action on November 29, 2017. Our ... by being America’s conscience; take three minutes as soon as you finish...

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Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change

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05/04/2016

... a role philanthropy can play in supporting that effort. As Paul Silva notes in his blog for the Ford Foundation, ... leverages pop culture to tell diverse stories and build new narratives. In recent years,...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Sheree Carter-Galvan as Chief Legal Officer

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01/11/2023

Mellon Foundation Appoints Sheree Carter-Galvan as Chief Legal Officer ( NEW YORK, NY – January 11, 2023) – The Mellon ... She will join Mellon in March after having served as Senior Vice...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... solutions for neglected vision loss condition NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is ... causing difficulty in everyday activities of living such as reading, walking and...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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Aging

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

... President, Ford Foundation Over the past half-decade, as the country has suffered through a deep, persistent ... downturn, America’s work support programs have served as an essential backstop for millions of...

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Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

... platform for youth driving social change. It began as many discussions between grantmakers and grantseekers do: ... familiar with most of the rationales for declining brand new initiatives. For her part, Nancy...

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Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving

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10/21/2014

... on Family Caregiving The State Society on Aging of New York has announced that this year’s President’s Award ... of the Families and Health Care Project at United Hospital Fund . “Carol was selected as...

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