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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... other nonprofits providing services for the common good. A foundation is an entity that is established as a nonprofit ... run their own programs. Examples include The Rockefeller Foundation and The Ford Foundation . Number of Family/Independent Foundations: 8,314 ...

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Ford Foundation

Essentials of Foundation Strategy

Publication date:

12/2009

What separates more strategic foundation leaders from less strategic ones? This research ... report highlight strategic best practices. Essentials of Foundation Strategy ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Learn Foundation Law

Publication date:

04/2012

... what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation , including how lobbying laws apply to private ... projects when advocacy and lobbying are involved. Learn Foundation Law ...

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date:

09/2016

Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices For foundations, there are ... their strategy, culture, and mission. How much should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure ... or members of the Evaluation Roundtable, a network of foundation leaders in evaluation convened by CEI... ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... and Leisle Lin, SVP, Finance & Operations, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Chair of the Board, Philanthropy New York ... also have many member organizations like The Rockefeller Foundation , the Russell Sage...

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Philanthropy New York

Foundation Lawyers Network

The Foundation Lawyers Network is a Philanthropy New York ... meetings a year focused on broad topics submitted by the Foundation Lawyers Network members. One round-table ... institutions. Email Listserv Current...

19 Feb 2014

Interested in Working at a Foundation?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Learn about the field of philanthropy from two foundation staff members’ personal perspectives! Bob ... Canace, program officer at The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation , will discuss the ins-and-outs of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

Release Date:

03/24/2011

In our latest blog post, Philanthropy New York's Executive Coordinator, Nur Ibrahim, shares her experiences from this year's edition of Foundations on the Hill and talks about ways to effectively promote the work of the philanthropic sector to...

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

Foundations as First Responders?

Release Date:

04/18/2013

We’re pleased to have Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber share the lessons she’s ...

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

28 Jul 2022

Funder Briefing with the Energy Foundation

Thursday, July 28, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

The Energy Foundation (EF) recently launched New York State as a ... power, transportation, and energy efficiency. The foundation is reaching out to various stakeholders in the ... plan for 2023. Join us for a...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Spending Down the Family Foundation

Release Date:

03/10/2014

... with struggled to find a successor to lead their family foundation . Their adult children had successful careers and ... same causes their parents were... Spending Down the Family Foundation ...

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Member News

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Family Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Foundation Financial Managers Group

The Foundation Financial Managers Group is a Philanthropy New ... Nafeeza Alie , Director of Finance and Administration. Foundation Financial Managers Group ...

26 Jun 2014

Foundations for Social Impact Bonds

Thursday, June 26, 2014 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Bernstein , Chief Executive Officer, The Pershing Square Foundation Jane Hughes , Director of Knowledge Management, ... Joseph (Moderator), Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation Eileen Neely ,...

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Impact Investing

Foundation Administrators Network

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New ... Network, members of this network manage aspects of their foundation ’s administration, including operations, human ... peers about...

The Foundation Center's IssueLab

Publication date:

11/2012

The Foundation Center has launched the next generation of ... areas, from agriculture to immigration to welfare. The Foundation Center's IssueLab .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

11 Apr 2018

Foundation Effectiveness: What It Takes

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Foundation effectiveness is deceptively difficult. Drawing on ... as well as CEP’s experience working with hundreds of foundation clients, Phil Buchanan will explain what it takes. ... He’ll speak to both...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Foundations as First Responders?

Release Date:

04/18/2013

By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite ... in philanthropy, starting the Independence Community Bank Foundation , when the stunning attack on the World...

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All Funders

06 Feb 2013

Family Foundations Briefing

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Teleconference

... Bell , Executive Director, Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Christine Sproule , Director, The Triangle Fund ...

Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

... but a successful visibility effort in the corporate foundation world translates to “media hits” and how many times the name of the foundation (which 9 times out of 10 includes the name of the ... Sometimes...

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All Funders

Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

Release Date:

06/12/2019

Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable Yes. At The Rockefeller Foundation , we believe some of the biggest challenges that ... today’s biggest challenges are #Solvable... Rockefeller Foundation...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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