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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Immigration

Grantmakers Should Seize the Moment to Support Racial-Justice Solutions

Release Date:

10/10/2014

... Civic Engagement Fund This post originally appeared as a "Letter to the Editor" in the September 21 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy To the Editor: The ... and -racial...

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20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... that they do—enlist members, raise funds, take the pulse of their communities, change policy and behavior. So how do ... and solicit better stories? In this workshop, a panel of experts in social-justice...

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Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change

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05/04/2016

... Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change We are thrilled to announce ... a role philanthropy can play in supporting that effort. As Paul Silva notes in his blog for...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month and Our Collective History

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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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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

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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

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09 Oct 2025

Solidarity in Times of Crisis: Funding Mutual Aid - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, October 9, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and collective care. It is not simply the exchange of goods or services, but a practice rooted in ... His framing challenges funders to rethink their role, not as saviors or leaders, but as...

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Tools & Strategies

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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

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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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Take This Opportunity to Understand Disaster and Resilience through a Gender Lens

Release Date:

10/28/2015

... a Gender Lens By Ana Oliveira, President and CEO, The New York Women’s Foundation In Fall 2012, The New York ... immigrants, were likely to fall through...

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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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NoVo Foundation

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

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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

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

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

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

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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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Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

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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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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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