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18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... social impact bonds projects around the world, including philanthropy 's role in setting them up for success. ... would they have to pay off with the same rate of success as other types...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Justice Reform

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

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12/15/2020

... to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers NEW YORK — (Dec. 15, 2020) — The WES Mariam Assefa Fund today ... new products in high-growth sectors, such ...

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Workforce Development

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

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09/26/2019

Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality ... Making Pregnancy and Childbirth Safer Across the Country As part of our work, we partner...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Russell Sage Foundation - Funding Opportunities Announced

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08/15/2017

... Opportunity: The Social, Economic, and Political Effects of the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of ... quality of care and moderating the growth in costs. The new...

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RFPs Etc

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Immigration

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2021 Scholars

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07/26/2021

... The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2021 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars , celebrating five ... whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The...

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Science

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Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information

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01/06/2015

by Brian Byrd, Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation This post originally appeared ... year. And among all websites, Wikipedia has emerged as one of the leading...

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New York Health Foundation

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NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

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09/20/2017

... efforts over four years, this fund embodies trust-based philanthropy in many ways. As part of our ongoing series featuring trust-in-practice, TWI sat down with NoVo Executive Director...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy ’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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14 Jul 2015

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... Administrative lobbying is subject to all the same rules as legislative lobbying The answers to these and many other ... Delany, Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Alliance for New...

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Public Policy

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New York City

31 Jan 2017

Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Out- of -school time (OST) providers offer a number of diverse opportunities for youth across New York City. With the success of OST programs come an ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

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01/08/2021

... Mental Illness in the American Justice System Princeton, NEW JERSEY (JANUARY 8, 2021) – The Sozosei Foundation, a ... on creating a future where mental illness is not treated as a crime in the United States. “...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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25 Oct 2022

The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... with a Racial Justice Lens was released at the start of 2020, shortly before the start of the global pandemic and ... to racial justice, PRE’s 2021 report, Mismatched: Philanthropy ’s Response...

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Tools & Strategies

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

Release Date:

06/09/2014

... Walker On His First Six Months Six months into his role as the Ford Foundation’s 10th president, Darren Walker spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy ’s role in solving social problems, institution .....

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

Release Date:

07/03/2014

... in the Philippines, Chile and Brazil. In a profile of Bloomberg in the July issue of Capital magazine, Dana ... that’s now advising Mexico City and London while serving as a life raft for...

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09 Feb 2017

Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar

Thursday, February 9, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

*The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family ... specific skill sets. Join NCFP for a candid conversation as we showcase successful board chairs from our network and offer...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust and Tiffany & Co. Foundation Support Effort to Untangle a Growing Web of Ocean Conservation Funding

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04/26/2017

... Web of Ocean Conservation Funding Ocean conservation philanthropy is global, and it’s local. It’s market-based ... regulatory. It’s about blue whales and microbes. It’s as expansive and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact

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08/14/2017

... Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact As more investors seek to use their capital as a tool for ... Investing Alliance recently announced the creation of two new...

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NYT Interviews Schott Foundation VP Edgar Villanueva

Release Date:

11/28/2018

... early in the 20th century, the design resembled elements of colonial social architecture: bureaucracy, competition, ... of power and resources, Edgar Villanueva writes in his new book, “...

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