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Foundations as First Responders?

Release Date:

04/18/2013

... like the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center, and from other foundations and individuals with ties to the borough. Over $2 ... in our partnership with government. Nonprofits may look to foundations for help, but...

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

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06/12/2019

Yes. At The Rockefeller Foundation, we believe some of the biggest challenges that limit the lives or prospects of vulnerable people are solvable — and solvable in our lifetime.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Heumann Perspective: Ford Foundation

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01/05/2018

Ford Foundation Senior Fellow and human & disability rights advocate Judy Heumann investigates how our grantmakers are including a disability lens in their areas of work.

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Disabilities

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Foundation Funding for U.S. Democracy

Publication date:

06/2014

This interactive data platform defines what "democracy funding" means for philanthropy, establishes a baseline for such funding, and allows users to quickly grasp, in terms of both major trends and detail, who is funding what and where, across the nation.

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The Source Codes of Foundation Culture

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10/2015

Over the last several years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has been working to better understand what contributes to and impedes efforts to lead productive change in philanthropy. One theme that has arisen time and again is the importance of creating and nurturing an organizational culture that enables grantmakers to be most effective.

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media

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09/21/2016

... for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media A program of the Open Society Foundations , Soros Justice Fellowships support ...

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RFPs Etc

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Value, Time, and Time-Limited Philanthropy

Publication date:

04/2017

... and Time-Limited Philanthropy Leaders of limited-life foundations often assert that spending all of their resources ... “with some roughly financial reasoning” — why other foundations might share Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney’s ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Building Bridges to Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Engaging Donors of Color

Publication date:

06/2007

Created as part of our work with the Coalition for New Philanthropy, this toolkit offers examples of effective donor-engagement strategies; challenges and lessons learned; best practices; and useful tools.

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Report

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board

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03/06/2019

NEW YORK, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn Hall will succeed Danielle S. Allenas the Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Board of Trustees, the Foundation announced today. Allen announced her retirement after eleven years of service, the...

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Mellon Foundation

NYS Health Foundation and The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Release New Reports on Strengthening Nutrition Education for New Yorkers

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01/17/2018

The reports provide a roadmap to improve the systems that help New Yorkers eat well throughout their lives.

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Health

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

7/21/2014 - Demystifying Funder Transparency: Sharing Assessments - Webcast Recording and PowerPoint

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08/2014

... the livestream and related materials presented during the program , " Demystifying Funder Transparency: Sharing .....

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Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

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03/05/2013

The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s ... which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Open Society ...

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For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

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09/25/2023

... If I invest my time and energy to complete a postsecondary program , will I be better off than if I never pursued college ... are a good investment? What guarantee is there that these program ’s graduates go on...

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Revson Foundation Releases New Report by Tony Proscio, Out of Print – The Case for Philanthropic Support for Local Journalism in a Time of Market Upheaval

Release Date:

02/02/2018

... Proscio, of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke ...

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Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Build Upon Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative

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02/06/2014

... has said he will build on Michael Bloomberg's and the Open Society Foundations ' Young Men's Initiative supporting black ... predecessor for another check. The nearly $130...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

9/21/15 - What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - PPT and Resources

Publication date:

09/2015

... , with Sarah Najarian and Caroline Page of Robin Hood. The program covered: The essential responsibilities of and skills ...

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Sample Job Descriptions: Receptionist

Publication date:

10/2013

The following jobs descriptions for receptionist professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... to establishing the need for a coordinated and long-term program of work aimed at addressing these systemic ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

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Long Island Community Foundation

New Report From The Redlich Horwitz Foundation: New York Should Use Family First Act As “Tailwind” for Curbing Congregate Care

Release Date:

04/24/2018

The grant maker laid out a slate of recommendations for the state, including limiting the allowable use of group settings and helping private providers change their business models.