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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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03/22/2010

... At the same time, the Foundation recognized that many of its grantees had opportunities to support low-income ... Heron created an Opportunity Fund to support its grantees as they worked to create and preserve...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy

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10/2007

How do foundations maximize their impact? What is the role of strategy? Is your foundation strategic? Are you? This groundbreaking research examines the current state of decision making at large, private, U.S. foundations. ... Strategy examines foundation leaders' view and use of strategy in making decisions. Analysis of their responses .....

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Children, Youth and Families

After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals

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01/16/2015

After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals The de Blasio administration ... for middle-schoolers this year — but still fell short of its lofty goals, a Post review found. On Wednesday...

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Education

Rita Allen Foundation Passionate About Funding Breakthrough Solutions to Significant Problems

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08/26/2015

... from the third-floor corner office at 92 Nassau St. is one of the best that Princeton has to offer. Through the window one can see the pastoral and historic grounds of Princeton University, as...

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Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional Philanthropy

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05/27/2016

... this year, I received news that Valorie Johnson, a program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, was planning to retire. As one of the few Native Americans working at a foundation, I ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs

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11/15/2016

Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a first- of -...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation Frames the Long-Term U.S. Budget Picture

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04/04/2017

... Congressional Budget Office report and the importance of investment in creating a sustainable and thriving American ... future in which our economy is saddled with debt, starved of investment, and struggling...

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Economic Security

Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

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09/15/2017

... towers worth $42 million at bridges and tunnels, as part of Gov. Cuomo’s open-road tolling project. Reinvent ... voting on contracts for the towers described in documents as “architectural...

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Community Development

As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost

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09/18/2017

As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, ... impact investing space. More than a quarter (28%) of ultra-net-worth “family offices” are now putting money ...

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We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?

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11/05/2015

... Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We? By Jen Bokoff, Director of GrantCraft, Foundation Center As a sector, we embrace and ... chapter. In a recent program hosted by Philanthropy New ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Bold Stories For Big Challenges

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12/17/2013

... Managing Director, Working Narratives Conscription of child soldiers. Mass incarceration. Environmental ... the question that a group of about 60 Philanthropy New York...

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The Overbrook Foundation

Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

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06/08/2016

... First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans New York , NY – New research on court fines and fees in A Pound ...

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Justice Reform

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao ... deeply damaging sourcing. Enter the Arcus Foundation. This New York - and Cambridge-based funder,...

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18 Apr 2023

Funder Call: Mobilizing Youth Homelessness Funders for Prevention - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... served basis.** Join this funder call to discuss a model of preventing youth homelessness and why prevention remains the focus of the Funders Network for Youth Success (FNYS), a group of .....

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Housing and Homelessness

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

26 Apr 2023

Preventing Youth Homelessness Series Webinar: Identifying Student Risks through Project Upstream - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... has extended an invitation to PNY members. The prevention of youth homelessness requires interventions at the roots, ... United States. This webinar explores the experiences of funders and advocates in Canada...

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Exchanges, Exchanges Everywhere: Understanding the Role of Private Exchanges

Release Date:

02/06/2014

... thought we’d gotten the health insurance exchange part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) down, along comes a curve ... yet, but they will be by November 2014.) If they work as planned, they could offer...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

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06/28/2024

... service sector has long been positioned to do the work of countering inequity and injustice, tasked with creating ... just start, and they are not limited to this phenomenon. As an Afro Boricua leader, I have...

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Goldman Sachs Brings 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative to Detroit

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12/01/2013

... in Detroit. Goldman Sachs has announced the launch of its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative in Detroit. In ... Community College, Wayne State University, and a variety of community-based organizations, the...

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Community Development

Morgan Stanley Launches Perspectives in Philanthropy, Vol. 13, 'The Advancement of Women and Girls'

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08/26/2015

... Perspectives in Philanthropy, Vol. 13, 'The Advancement of Women and Girls' Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced the release of its latest issue of Perspectives in...

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