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07 Jul 2016

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees ... meet true community needs. This working group, rooted in the principles of...

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

A new Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT), an ... was developed by TCC Group to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges. ... interest and informed by our rich history of work in foundation strategy, governance, operations, and capacity ...

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Website

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TCC Group

Rockefeller Foundation Launches Conversation-for-Action Series, Insight Dialogues

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... conversations and action around the most pressing issues of our time. The new series will facilitate an exchange of ideas and inform ... is a way for people to view, learn...

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... Norman Foundation since 2000, will step down at the end of December. Makela brought her years of experience in philanthropy and activism to help shape the family ... a generational transfer...

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09 Mar 2017

Secret Film Screening & Funder Discussion of Sundance Award-Winning Documentary

Thursday, March 9, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

This program is a part of our new Climate Change Series. We invite you to join ... the major outlet that just picked it up! We will engage in a conversation with the filmmaker and the production...

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Arts

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Science

Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

Release Date:

03/03/2017

Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa Impact investing – a field that ... much growth over the last decade, through a combination of strategic grant making and...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

Release Date:

04/11/2017

... giving and educate lawmakers about the critical role of charitable giving. The ACR Roadmap for Action - a 12-month guide to keeping in contact with your lawmakers with resources to help - was...

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

Release Date:

04/25/2017

With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity ... may be the earliest identity and social category to emerge in development, research suggests, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2017 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research holds exceptional promise for...

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Health

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Rita Allen Foundation

Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on Shifting Away from Media-Centric News Literacy

Release Date:

06/22/2017

Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on ... but also how the mainstream media's failure to adapt to new means of communication plays into...

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PhilTalks

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Communications/Media

‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

07/11/2017

... Senior Fellow William D. “Bro” Adams, former president of Colby College and past chairman of the National Endowment ... W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow. Adams, who lives in Falmouth,...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Pigments Made by Beets May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored ... benefits and are used in the food and drug...

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Member News

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Health

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... Social Change The Ford Foundation today announced 25 new Art of Change fellowships that will support visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt In October 2007, as experts began warning about rising student debt levels, Congress passed a new law to give students a deal: Work in...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

SVdP-USA Launches Disaster Services Corporation

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... Launches Disaster Services Corporation The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP-USA) has launched Disaster ... SVdP-USA to better respond to disasters such as those seen in recent weeks in...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... Congress has long been bitterly divided over the subject of health care. A few weeks ago, Senate Republicans failed to ... legislation raise questions about the role of government in...

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Member News

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Health

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Russell Sage Foundation

With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities Food is the largest component of what we send to landfills in the U.S., representing nearly ... wasted, and how much...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Newman's Own Tax Break Matters Far Beyond Just One Foundation

Release Date:

11/27/2017

... Foundation It sells pasta sauce, lemonade, and 31 kinds of salad dressing with Paul Newman’s face splashed ... to itself. The Newman’s Own Foundation isn’t mentioned in the Senate or House tax bills by name,...

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Newman's Own Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Hilary Pennington as its first executive vice president, a role in which she will oversee all of the foundation's programs ...

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Ford Foundation

Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body New scientific research has revealed how a small part of the brain singlehandedly steadies the body if it is thrown off balance. The study in...

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Member News

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Science

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The Tow Foundation

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