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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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01/18/2013

By Lisa Cowan, Board President, Red Hook Initiative One hot day last summer, a group of our staff and board members sat together working on our application for the ... see more of the the RHI hurricane relief...

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Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response

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10/2014

A new report examines the response of foundations, corporations and other institutional donors to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

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Disaster Relief

The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

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10/24/2013

... of October 11, a round-up of press reports by the Advisory Board found that about 246,000 people created accounts on state marketplace websites, 122,000 had applied for coverage and about 20,...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: Part Two of A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud

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12/08/2023

... beyond monetary resources, do you have support from the board and support from the staff to help them adjust to ... the role and then deciding what to do. I had been thinking about applying by myself because...

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"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work across the board reflects the deeply ingrained racial stereotypes ... by higher-ups to facilitate workplace conversations about topics like white privilege,...

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

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06/13/2024

... area, and special guest Heather McGhee , Chair of the Board of Color of Change and author of “The Sum of Us: What ... is incredibly important reparations work is not only about money; Building a culture of...

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12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

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12/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."

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Children, Youth and Families

Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

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10/06/2021

... country with an anonymous, non-judgmental space to talk about their problems with highly trained teens who are ... of the Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Advisory Board . “From rural towns to big cities,...

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Regulating Donor Advised Funds

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10/2015

A donor-advised fund is a giving vehicle designed to manage donations on behalf of individuals, families or organizations. DAFs provide a flexible way for donors to give to charities—an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation. Donors to DAFs enjoy administrative convenience, tax advantages and cost savings compared to operating a private foundation.

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To Build Community, Start with a Question

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11/19/2014

... a community foundation, the Foundation had been a fairly board -based funder of excellent nonprofits in nearly every ... and the opportunities for change. We wanted to hear about their experiences, the services...

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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

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05/19/2009

... are now starting to understand that we’re not talking about mandates; we’re calling for mutual accountability. ... The Philanthropy Roundtable has multiple concerns about the NCRP criteria, among them: NCRP...

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Vision for 2025

... ended in June 2015 and renewing it wasn’t possible. Our Board and staff saw the situation as an opportunity to communicate with our members about the long-term possibilities for both PNY and the ... early-...

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Board committees support the organization to advance its mission by providing thought partnership to Board and staff and recommend and develop policies that help ... or groups best suited to their professional...

Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

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08/22/2013

... interests. Thomas has served on the Ms. Foundation’s board , is a member of the board of the British Institute for Human Rights and sits on ... of the Foundation's mission and operations. The Board...

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Gender Justice

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... to Greer, his departure is due to differences with the board over the organization's future directions. In an email, Adam N. Cummings, board chair, wrote: "Simon was hired to build on the great .....

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Kress Foundation Trustee to Lead Metropolitan Museum of Art

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03/12/2015

... was announced by Daniel Brodsky, Chairman of the Board , and Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO. Dr. Weiss, ... the Museum presidency at today’s regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, was chosen after an...

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37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice

... annual business meeting portion of the day and elected new board members Charles Buice , president of the Tiger ... They also heard from PNY President Ronna Brown about the major accomplishements of the...

An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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10/21/2021

... In the decades leading up to this moment, when talking about race was still largely unpopular in philanthropy, the ... of color. Turning the conventional philanthropic logic about risk on its head, we have...

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