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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... citizens and lawful permanent residents, the opportunity to apply for temporary work authorization and protection from ... court process; and promoting naturalization and measures to make U.S. citizenship more...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Human Services

Immigration

What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... Immigrant Rights Today by Prachi Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation Re-posted with ... from the Brooklyn Community Foundation In 2002, I moved to Brooklyn's Flatbush/Midwood...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

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05/19/2017

... with permission. In May 2015, New York City decided to create its first cultural plan to direct the City’s policies on arts and culture, from generating affordable live/work spaces for artists to...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Lambent Foundation

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact By Laura Wolff, Independent ... why and how we make decisions and behave contrary to the “rational actor” model that underlies...

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Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

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08/02/2018

... Fellow, and Jennifer Wei, Organizational Effectiveness Officer , The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Nonprofits ... in different geographies. But across the board, in order to navigate organizational...

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Releases Results of 4-Year Study of Restorative Justice Implementation in Schools

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10/08/2020

... on a small cohort of Brooklyn secondary schools—aimed to implement restorative justice as an alternative to punitive discipline; with a goal to positively transform schools, repair harm, and...

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Education

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Brooklyn Org

Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact

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06/24/2021

... Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support , several findings from the research stood out to me: Nonprofit leaders report that receiving multiyear ... operating...

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Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... and Strategic Operations, The Grove Foundation I’m going to let you in on a little secret. But if we’re being ... dead. Or at least on life support.  You don’t have to pour over years of grantee perception...

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The Grove Foundation

Fewer Rocks & a Traffic Light = Greater Effectiveness & More Success

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12/14/2010

... on the right issues. Wellspring embarked upon a project to refine and strengthen its due diligence process with the ... As an institution, Wellspring felt that it needed to communicate clearly what is expected...

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03 Nov 2010

A Time to Innovate: Achieving the Promise of Urban Catholic Schools

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 8:00am to Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:00pm

... Public charities which devote at least 50 percent of their operating budget to direct grants for external activities are also eligible to attend. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Catholic schools have...

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Chris Cardona Named Director of Philanthropy at TCC Group

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09/17/2013

TCC Group is pleased to announce that Chris Cardona , a highly respected leader ... past several years, and we’re confident he’ll continue to move our work forward successfully.” "Foundations continue...

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want?

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05/19/2014

... in 12 years with open races for all the citywide offices, to focus public attention on critical policy issues and ... several months into the new Administration, it is time to consider how we reposition...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for ... impact investing approach? What are some of the best ways to get started with impact...

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Family Foundation

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

... on the power of ideas and how TED is using media to tell stories, ignite imaginations and spark social change. ( Check out the Storify .) We were fortunate to be joined by TED’s Curator, Chris Anderson; the...

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Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

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04/27/2015

... countries provide the legal authority for civil society to flourish, nor have they traditionally supported an ... writer, editor, and consultant and former program officer in China for the Ford Foundation;...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

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06/22/2017

... Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools Improving school leadership by better ... said Elizabeth Ty Wilde, senior...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

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11/21/2017

... and operated one of the country’s most attractive places to work for five generations. He grew up alongside machinists ... created an atmosphere in which employees were happy to go the extra mile for their...

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