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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month and Our Collective History

Release Date:

08/09/2016

... encouraging others within the Diaspora to do the same. As an African American child growing up in Texas, I was ... sometimes motivated, or made, to join) as my parents gave of their time,...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Moore Philanthropy

25 Apr 2019

Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, help us sew our country back together? If so, how ... Poll examines empathy, or lack thereof, between parties New study: White people lack...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners

Release Date:

10/26/2021

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners Princeton, N.J. —Today the Robert ... blighted homes to prepare underutilized land for new...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Community Development

Health

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19 Apr 2023

How to Communicate a Commitment to Disability Inclusion - A Webinar Hosted by The Communications Network

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to PNY members. Emily Ladau and Gail Fuller, editor-in- chief and senior director of programs & communications, respectively, at the Disability ... funders, especially communications managers and directors...

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Communications Staff

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

Disabilities

Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges

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05/26/2013

... Kahlenberg discuss the findings from the foundation’s new report. Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges ...

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Public Policy

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

Publication date:

04/2012

... when, why and how it’s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new directions. An update of their 2004 publication, with 15 new interviews, Scan 2.0 is filled with examples of scans that have helped funders find a strategic direction, ...

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Report

Meet the 15 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

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03/05/2014

... Philanthropies CEO Patricia Harris, NoVo Foundation President Jennifer Buffett and Simons Foundation President ... Simons are among those on Inside Philanthropy's list of the 15 most...

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Gender Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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NoVo Foundation

Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... Investing In an interview with Shelterforce, Surdna President Phillip Henderson talks about aligning program with ... zeroed in its current direction, Henderson who became president seven years ago, says:...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

Release Date:

07/17/2014

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to ... the founding director of the Peace Corps and who headed President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. Bank of...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Volunteerism

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary

Release Date:

09/06/2016

... Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary In one week, Human/Ties, a four-day festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe

Release Date:

03/23/2017

... by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two years ago. And now, with ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

Release Date:

04/10/2017

... Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities When President Lyndon Johnson signed the 1965 law that created the ... National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, one of the people at his side was...

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Mellon Foundation

Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy if President Donald Trump succeeds in ending the program. The ... to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children. The delay would give...

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Immigration

My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... later spun off into a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit known as the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, or MBK, will merge with the Obama Foundation. MBK, arguably one of Barack Obama’s most personal White House...

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‘Brooklyn Prime’ Campaign Aims To Bring Amazon Headquarters To NYC

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... to Boston to Buffalo and beyond – to pitch themselves as an ideal home for the growing online shopping giant. Now you can officially count Brooklyn as one of the contenders trying to woo the...

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Workforce Development

The Holocaust Museum Sought Lessons on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash.

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... Museum is finding itself in an unfamiliar position: as a lightning rod for the fierce debate over the Obama ... the study’s authors had sought lessons on how a future president could mitigate similar crises...

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Arts

Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.

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09/27/2017

Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S. President Trump plans to cap refugee admissions at 45,000 ... decision, setting a historically low limit on the number of people who can resettle in the United...

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