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The Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective Increases to $15 Million Commitment to Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses

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02/02/2021

... $15 Million Commitment to Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses NEW YORK – As part of its ongoing effort to promote more inclusive ... to grow and strengthen their communities, or continue as is,...

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Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

Health and Environmental Funders Network Program Manager Ramtin Arablouei shares the many risks associated with fracking that have caused concern among policymakers, communities and foundations.

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Seven Things Foundations Can Do to Shape Public Debate in the NYC Election Season

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02/21/2012

Laura Wolff, Senior Program Officer at the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, offers her suggestions on how funders can promote important issues to political candidates during the upcoming election season.

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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits

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03/07/2013

Urban Institute Fellow Eugene Steuerle, a presenter at our recent program on the ongoing charitable deduction debate, shares some interesting ideas from his Congressional testimony on tax reform and charitable contributions.

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Breadth, lack of checks distinguish NSA surveillance

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06/10/2013

In this video Century Foundation Senior Fellow Barton Gellman discussed his reporting on PRISM, the NSA’s data collection program that sweeps up information from major Internet sources.

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Surdna Foundation Awards $9.7 Million in Grants

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09/30/2013

... announced 56 grants totaling $9.7 million across its three programs : Strong Local Economies, Sustainable Environments, ...

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Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens

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06/01/2014

... skills by providing services that build on existing programs and creating additional services to fill gaps in ...

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

... is considering major reductions in cultural exchange programs , including those for au pairs and summer workers, ... group is particularly focused on five employment-based programs that are part of the J-1 visa...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

... [Atlantic Philanthropies] A few foundations stand out as heroes in the saga of health reform. Remember when ... break the will of red states resisting Medicaid expansion, as we reported a few weeks ago. .. Who...

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RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia

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04/14/2015

... Looking forward, the Post-2015 Partnership Platform for Philanthropy , a project of the United Nations Development ... and a group of leading foundations guided by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, will assist...

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With the End Near, Atlantic Makes a Big Move on Racial Justice

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11/01/2016

... foundation, he gave a much-discussed speech on race and philanthropy in 2008, in which he said that attacking ...

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Make Room for Makerspaces

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12/08/2015

... Program Associate for the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust Makerspaces are community-oriented ... more, maker programs help participants see themselves...

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COVID-19: Reflections on Rebuilding a More Inclusive and Resilient Economy

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05/13/2020

... I have been self-isolating for nearly six weeks in New York City. I am grateful to be with my family and for the ... inclusive form of capitalism? It is clear that business as usual has fallen short. The...

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To Serve Racial Equity, What Are You Doing Less Of?

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10/28/2020

... one of you asked a question about how to create buy-in to fund these tools in the first place. It was an excellent, ... reflect our values. So here is the first opportunity: as an organization, engage in a...

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Using an Ecosystem Approach to Define Nonprofit Strategy

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10/05/2016

... to Define Nonprofit Strategy by Bonnie Mazza, Associate Director of Nonprofit Strategy & Capacity Building, TCC ... us in the planning business have traditionally referred to as “the Fit” framework (right...

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Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

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06/08/2016

... and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans New York, NY – New research on court fines and fees in A Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions As Punishment for the Poor , published...

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Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

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04/26/2021

... Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap New York – Citi and the Citi Foundation today announced ... especially among Black-owned businesses by creating new opportunities to grow our revenue and...

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

In this essay, Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and COO John E. Craig analyzes ...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2013

PhilanTopic’s Laura Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation’s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend down process and how they are helping their grantees navigate a difficult funding...

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