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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education Called the NH Humanities ... it explicitly recognizes and supports the business case for humanities collaboration. Labor shortages and skill gaps...

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Economic Security

Education

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... not in major Congressional bills and hadn’t been indexed for inflation for many years) and removal of the poor from ... “conservative” foundations a few decades ago to change the public...

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

... How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership” Last Fall, we hosted a ... As moderator Keecha Harris , who leads an institutional change firm explained, “Conversations like...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Governance

Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative

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02/15/2013

The five-year Healthy Food & Community Change initiative will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods. The Laurie M. Tisch ... Fund today is launching its Healthy Food...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration

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09/30/2013

... President and CEO Lorie Slutsky were among the speakers at the opening of the Independent Sector annual conference. ... partners, often opposites who get together and then make change happen. Musician Wynton...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014

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01/13/2014

... Gates, Ford, and Kellogg—are making way for new leaders in what may be the most significant leadership change in philanthropy in decades. The changes may soon reshape what kinds of groups get priority in the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Leadership Development

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15 Oct 2015

Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue

Thursday, October 15, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:30am

An astonishing 75% of NYC’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 children – are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, only 250,000 (1 in ... in the lunchroom. This leads to a skipped lunch...

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Children, Youth and Families

16 Mar 2017

What Does the Future Hold for Immigrant Workers and their Families? – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... come, first served basis.* Immigrants fill essential roles at every level of the U.S. economy, from corporate suites to ... them entirely from their homes and communities. Join us for a discussion co-sponsored...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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04/25/2023

... that all cities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. can apply for $25,000 USD Asphalt Art Initiative grants to help improve ... application and city selection guidelines are available at AsphaltArt.bloomberg.org...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Arts

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Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

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09/22/2017

Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate? A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change . In this article, we build on research on social ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2012

... in New York City—the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center and Gay Men’s Health Crisis —and as the donor who ... confine this legacy to our giving. Our board of directors, for example, reflects the racial...

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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... on the unjust accumulation of wealth serve as a vehicle for justice? We believe that the first step is recognizing ... the leadership and voice of communities of color at the center of our...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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From Land Acknowledgement to Land Back: Philanthropy’s Role & Responsibility in Returning Stolen Land to Native Communities

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02/03/2022

... funder committed to advancing transformative and equitable climate solutions, we at NorthLight Foundation recognize that ... mission of ensuring a healthy and sustainable environment for all...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

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NorthLight Foundation

Hispanics in Philanthropy COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund- Funder Note

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03/18/2020

... migration and forced displacement grantee partners are at the front lines of supporting migrants along the Central ... due to office closures, as well as facing the need for fast-tracked applications and...

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Disaster Relief

COVID-19 PNY Member Webinars

Publication date:

05/2020

... Sterling Clark Foundation Kerry McCarthy , Vice President for Philanthropic Initiatives, T he New York Community ... Federal guidelines and relief packages and what they mean for the nonprofit sector in New York City, and nationally. ... Presenters Fran Barrett , Interagency Coordinator for Nonprofit Organizations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Office ...

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Disaster Relief

Sample Job Descriptions: Grants Management Assistant/ Grants Assistant

Publication date:

10/2013

The following jobs descriptions for grants management assistant professionals were ...

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HR & Operations Staff

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... the foundation grow and expand its work to create social change . With this in mind, we approached the prospect of ... under the condition that we continue to protect the corpus for the future — just as our...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

Creating a ‘Movement-Led Family Foundation’: A Conversation with the Kolibri Foundation

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01/14/2026

... Kolibri Foundation This piece and podcast from the Fund for Shared Insight was originally published by Listen to ... when foundations take community listening seriously at the level of governance, bringing...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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Fund for Shared Insight

New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

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05/29/2009

... or initiatives are you working on? Operating support for : International Justice Mission Bethany Christian Services ... in Southeastern Pennsylvania Angel Tree Summer Camp for children of incarcerated parents...

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