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A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times

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05/14/2009

... It was, I thought, a teachable moment. I think we have one now as well. I also would like to think that I have learned a lot since 1990. One thing I know is that neither the world we live in nor the crisis we...

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Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

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12/14/2016

... to a lot of learning over the past two decades, we are now ready and committed to do just that. Since 2000, we've ... Foundation's resources through capital aggregation —that is , pooling our dollars...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

... Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax The estate tax is a complex issue but an important one for the nonprofit ... the elimination of the estate tax. The federal estate tax is the tax on property (cash,...

How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?

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12/17/2014

... factors and attempt to apply a certain “lens.” It is an important part of our commitment to diversity of all ... our “lens.” A simple response to this challenge is just to say, “We need to recognize that every...

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Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

... early and believe that pregnancy validates manhood. It is for these reasons that international development agencies ... they prioritize inequality among women and girls (which is important), but not that they...

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Health & Human Services

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The New York Women's Foundation

Into the Public Policy Deep End

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08/18/2015

... of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. August is no vacation for our new Public Policy Fellow Stephanie ... for the next ten years. Chrispin dove in headfirst and is swimming fast in breaking waves. In...

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Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network

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11/18/2015

... CEO to advance its new strategic direction. Biemesderfer is currently president and CEO of Florida Philanthropic ... served on the Forum’s board for the past six years, and is the board’s immediate past chair...

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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

... University of Washington sociologist Alexes Harris —who is one of the nation’s leading experts on fines and fees ... the Department of Justice—shows how a prison sentence is only the beginning of our criminal...

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Hudson Valley Mourns Longtime Dyson Foundation President Diana Gurieva

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02/08/2017

Representatives of the Dyson Foundation are joined this week by government, nonprofit, and business leaders in mourning the passing of Diana Gurieva, who stewarded the Millbrook-based philanthropic foundation through a 24-year period of dynamic...

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€15 Million Emergency Grant from Stavros Niarchos Foundation Responds to Fire Crisis in Greece

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08/12/2021

... and are home to a diversity of wildlife—much of which is threatened by the fires. Once again, those on the front ... slow pace of implementation and local hurdles . It is important that we all move swiftly to...

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Adam Connaker appointed Director, Impact Investing at the Surdna Foundation

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03/07/2022

... and Administration at the Surdna Foundation. “Adam is a respected and experienced leader in innovative, ... new role, Adam Connaker said, “I am honored that Surdna is entrusting me to guide the Foundation into...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Transformative Partnership With Civica Foundation to Make Insulin More Affordable to Americans With Insulin-dependent Diabetes

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03/03/2022

... insulins on the market. Established in 2018, Civica, Inc. is a nonprofit pharmaceutical company with a mission to ... high cost of insulin, a drug they need to survive. This is especially true among minority...

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Three Easy Questions to Get Past the ‘Reflexive No’

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02/18/2016

... areas. One way to make grant making more effective is by increasing access for people who would not otherwise be ... of a program. What we can strive for, in essence, is more inclusive philanthropy. Many...

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The New York Community Trust Gives $6 Million for Legal Aid to Detained Immigrants, Climate Resilience, and More

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12/08/2017

... transit system. Some highlights: Elderly: Lifetime Arts is using $600,000 to work with two organizations to evaluate ... each year through a multi-agency farm share network, is using $195,000 to strengthen the...

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