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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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42nd Annual Meeting Recap - Looking Back, Moving Forward

... 3rd, more than 200 Philanthropy New York members gathered for our 42nd Annual Meeting. It was an afternoon of ... an institutional and interpersonal level. It was a time for our sector to reflect on our past...

Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

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12/16/2015

... even after 6 years. That troubling number is worse for students who are Black, Latino, economically ... introduced by Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children. Three practitioners formed the...

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Education

14 Jul 2015

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to make grants that are used for public policy or legal advocacy Your foundation grants ... advocacy to further your foundation’s work. Join us for...

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New York City

24 Sep 2015

Hands-on Workshop: Communications Evaluation for Foundations and Nonprofits

Thursday, September 24, 2015 -

9:00am to 12:15pm

... grew 120% in the last 6 months of 2014. Likes account for 96% of all engagements (comments account for the other 3%). Brands post 2.3 times per day to Instagram ... new followers in April.) What do these...

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Consultant & Vendor Lists: Coaching & Leadership Development

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02/2022

... Don Crocker Ronna Brown Center for Creative Leadership https://www.ccl.org Corita Brown ... ronna@ronnabrownllc.com Support Center for Nonprofit Management (212) 924-6744, ...

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Benchmarks

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HR & Operations

These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

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01/12/2012

... case as digital communications evolve and the competition for the attention of policymakers, community leaders, and ... across the country. Almost half the communicators polled for the report said the leaders...

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Understanding Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking

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08/10/2015

... (and hero to lefty golfers like us) Phil Mickelson battled for four days. These experienced competitors knew that every ... to put grant-related decision-making to the test. It looks for indications of loss...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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13 Jun 2019

Utilizing TANF for Families Experiencing Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... Together to End Homelessness. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program acts as a time limited ... the parents or other responsible relatives cannot provide for the family’s basic needs. Some...

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Issue-Based

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

Public Policy

19 Sep 2019

Secure Jobs: A Holistic Approach to Increasing Income and Stabilizing Housing - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, September 19, 2019 -

2:30pm to 3:45pm

... a holistic approach to increasing income for families and aims to address the issues at the ... Program Officer, Melville Charitable Trust Designed for All interested funders. Registration Registration is .....

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09 Dec 2021

Racial Inequities in Medical Debt: Causes and Potential Solutions - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Health

Thursday, December 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... and the people most at risk Potential points of engagement for philanthropy Speakers Keith Hearle , Special Advisor, RIP ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... or the natural sciences. Each fellow will receive support for one year of training in their new field under a mentor, followed by the opportunity to apply for up to three years of research funding in the new...

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Race to Lead; Confronting the Racial Leadership Gap

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06/2017

... of color in top leadership roles as a structural problem for the nonprofit sector. Race to Lead; Confronting the ...

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Report

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Power, Culture, and Difficult Conversations Series - A Recap

Philanthropy New York launched a new three-part series for members, Power, Culture, and Difficult Conversations . ... your brain to explore difference and different preferences for communications, conflict, and...

Consultant & Vendor Lists: Attorneys

Publication date:

02/2015

... www.debevoise.com Recommending Organizations: Foundation for Child Development Dorf & Nelson, LLP 260 Madison ... in real estate) Recommending Organizations: Lavelle Fund for the Blind Hogan Lovells Park Place II Ninth Floor, ... The Samuel Bronfman Foundation Lawyers Alliance for New York 171 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY ...

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Benchmarks

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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

... and Company Crisis is turning into the “new normal” for most organizations and corporations in this ... credibility and funding hang in the balance — both for the foundation and its grantees. We also know that...

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

... not a word we hear often in this deeply difficult time for much of the nonprofit sector. Yet it is reassuring to see ... can yield high returns. Having access to resources for capacity building can provide...

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

... under the condition that we continue to protect the corpus for the future — just as our predecessors had done before ... inform and enhance philanthropic activities. The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s May...

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... March, Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children and Naomi Post, Executive Director, Children’s ... with legislators, coordinate large scale advocacy days for a wide range of campaign members from...

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