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Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country For over 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in the rate at which it sends women to prison. Roughly 151 of every ... the last decade. Voters, tired of...

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Justice Reform

The Tinker Foundation Announces Next President, Caroline Boyd Kronley

Release Date:

10/12/2017

... Renate is retiring after 45 years in a variety of roles at the Foundation. Caroline, who is currently Managing ... later this year. “This is an important inflection point for Tinker,” said Alan Stoga, Chairman...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Tinker Foundation Inc.

Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together

Release Date:

11/14/2017

Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With ... low-income women and their families, are joining together for a #GivingTuesday campaign. #GivingTuesday is a one-day ... begins...

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Women & Girls

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Ms. Foundation for Women

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently

Release Date:

04/13/2018

... Valley, he said he encountered a very different situation at a new foundation aiming to work across nine counties that ... solved through grantmaking. Rather, he said, “systemic change happens” through shifts...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Open Society Foundations Announce Inaugural Soros Arts Fellows

Release Date:

05/09/2018

... history of supporting arts and culture to advance social change , the Open Society Foundations today recognizes the ... to increased repression across the globe. As spaces for public engagement are shrinking,...

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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Open Society Foundations

NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund

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06/13/2018

... repression and darkness also serve as a springboard for deep collaboration and transformative change ?” said Jennifer and Peter Buffett, NoVo’s ... and justice leaders everywhere are planting the seeds ...

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Social Justice

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NoVo Foundation

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute

Release Date:

07/10/2018

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute The McNulty Foundation announced the ... world that have proven results and show great potential for further impact. Each is led by an Aspen Global...

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride

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08/14/2018

... 300 nonprofits what the sector had been saying it needed for years. It was a big, if overdue, move for a lumbering giant of a foundation that had historically ... from organizations that are planning ...

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Ford Foundation

Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies

Release Date:

09/26/2018

... The Surdna Foundation announced today refined strategies for its grantmaking programs, intended to reflect the ... president of the Surdna Foundation. These shifts come at an important moment in the Foundation...

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation to Support Ongoing Work of Generation Indigenous Response Fund

Release Date:

02/21/2019

... Response Fund (#GenIndigenous Fund), a pooled fund housed at The Minneapolis Foundation that supports Native youth ... in the private sector continued to stand in solidarity for Native youth, each creating...

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Education & Youth

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Ford Foundation

OpEd: CEO Lori Bezahler on Edward W. Hazen Foundation’s Decision to Empty Its Coffers

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... two years have seen an increase in philanthropic support for a diverse range of nonprofits advancing a progressive ... in the public discourse can generate profound social change . We see public attention...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Tanuja Dehne Named New Dodge Foundation President and Ceo

Release Date:

08/07/2019

... “We are thrilled to introduce Tanuja in this new role for Dodge,” said Preston Pinkett III, Dodge Board of ... a former Dodge trustee, will lead the Dodge Foundation at an exciting time in its history. Adopted...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Arabella Advisors Named Among the Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America

Release Date:

10/01/2019

... States. Based on the study, Arabella is being recognized for excellence across five categories: impact, innovation, ... privileged to work with clients who are creating positive change literally every day, in...

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Arabella Advisors

The Atlantic Philanthropies Introduces 2020 Fellows for Racial Equity

Release Date:

08/03/2020

Atlantic Philanthropies Introduces 2020 Fellows for Racial Equity Since 2017, AFRE has been a space where ... experimentation to build long-term solutions for impactful change . Today – in the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... organizations are frequently drawn into the public eye for their good work. With increased visibility comes added ... involved in funding advocacy in the current political climate . Through case examples...

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03 Oct 2013

Service for Impact Working Group

Thursday, October 3, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... to strengthening grantees in this current economic climate . A corporate volunteer program can increase nonprofit ... they offer professional development opportunities for employees and enhanced employee...

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Our Common Purpose: The Struggle for True Democracy and Equal Rights

Release Date:

10/03/2014

by Jeff Clements, Co-Founder & Board Chair, Free Speech for People and President, The Clements Foundation The ... cases privileged new rights of money and corporations at the expense of people and of democracy...

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Social Justice

Third Wave Fund, New York Women's Foundation and Ms. Foundation Pen Open Letter to Foundations and Donors Calling for Increased Funding to People of Color

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... Pen Open Letter to Foundations and Donors Calling for Increased Funding to People of Color Prominent ... led by people of color — especially those working at the local and state levels. “Solidarity is the most...

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Women & Girls

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The New York Women's Foundation

03 Apr 2019

The Road to Capital Is Well Before The Brick

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Funders either leap at the chance to help an organization during a capital campaign or run for the hills. In partnership with New York Grantmakers in ... and overall readiness for capital...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Arts, Culture, & Media

17 Dec 2020

Beyond the CSR Headlines: From Action to Impact

Thursday, December 17, 2020 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... racial justice and equity, respond to COVID-19, and push for climate action, among the many larger social, economic and political forces and unprecedented challenges at the forefront in our...