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United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

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10/01/2012

... of working with. I’m delighted that Sheena is taking over this new leadership role at the United Way to fight ... fortitude of my mother combined with the help of community programs allowed me to accomplish...

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Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?

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07/19/2012

... Collectively, CFJ helped the organizations leverage $3.6 million in grants into almost $9. 5 million in matches. Eighty-five percent of the grantees ... leader wants a check—or “seal of...

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NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues

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02/11/2015

... creating a friendlier environment for the nearly 3 million foreign-born residents of New York. Set to give ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness

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05/17/2017

... of American families. The company announced a three-year $ 5 million partnership with the Aspen Institute to advance ...

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EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off for Agency Awards, Grant Applications

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09/05/2017

... In this role, John Konkus reviews every award the agency gives out, along with every grant solicitation before it is ... has told staff that he is on the lookout for “the double C -word” — climate change — and...

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Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’

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10/01/2013

... six other major foundations — including the Rockefeller Foundation , the Open Society Foundations and the Carnegie ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

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12/02/2013

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation President Nancy Roob shares with the Stanford Social Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works. In 2005, ... to date has engaged 45 co-investors...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Mass Shooting in Orlando: Resources and Networks for Action

... fire at the Pulse nightclub leaving 49 people dead and over 50 injured according to preliminary reports. One of ... Special Resource: Lessons From Roseburg: The Ford Family Foundation The Ford Family ...

Evaluating a Culture

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05/22/2019

... a Culture By Emily Sproch, Program Officer, Howard Gilman Foundation . This article was originally published on May 14, 2019 by CEP. This past September, the Howard Gilman Foundation received its first Grantee...

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Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 1 of a Three-Part Series

... Traditional grant reporting often prioritizes compliance over impact, leaving little room for shared learning between ... Desiree Flores , Executive Director, General Service Foundation Sengsouvanh (Sukey)...

The Power of Partnerships: 25 Years of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City

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07/24/2019

... walks of life. I came to the Mayor’s Fund from the foundation world, where I’d had a bird’s-eye view of both ... perspective to the Mayor’s Fund when I joined as the programs and policy director in 2014. I...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Four New Reports that Examine Their Grantmaking Successes, Failures and Lessons

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02/26/2020

... Philanthropies, has shared a note and four reports on the foundation 's successes, failures and lessons learned as the foundation prepares to close it's doors in October. "As we ... that ran into...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

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4:30pm to 8:45pm

... interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely abused ... earn $4 trillion globally and have tremendous power over the agricultural system. ...

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Mission Investors Exchange names Nhadine Leung as Managing Director

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02/23/2017

... team to support the creation and delivery of high-quality programs and services that reflect the diverse needs and ... social and environmental issues of our time.” With over 20 years of experience in the non-...

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Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

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03/17/2015

by Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation For many years, The Edwin Gould Foundation has awarded grants to programs that promote low-income college completion. But we...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Our Journey: Celebrating the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What's to Come

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09/13/2023

... eighth year of Philanthropy 101 . Every year since 2016, over one hundred Philanthropy New York members have joined us ... of material from a historical overview of philanthropy, to foundation governance and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Evaluation

JPMorgan Chase Launches Loan Fund to Boost Minority Entrepreneurs

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02/13/2019

... Partners and $1 million from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation . The fund, which covers the Baltimore area too, is ... Washington last year, with 70 branches planned from D. C . to...

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The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... activities such as corporate giving and volunteer programs , as well as new efforts such as impact investing and ... volunteerism. Among the array of corporate citizenship programs , skills-based volunteerism is...

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

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01/30/2017

... Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation Re-posted with permission from the Brooklyn Community Foundation In 2002, I moved to Brooklyn's Flatbush/Midwood ... Bush administration,...

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