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The Commonwealth Fund

Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

... to find major funding partners. Our shared frustration about foundation risk aversion led to the following dialogue. ... leaders with small, start-up grants, let’s talk about the current preoccupation with “...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Six Months Later

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05/08/2013

... Jersey’s most contaminated places have expressed concern about toxic chemicals in storm water that flooded homes and ... health advocates in New Jersey are raising red flags about changes to the state’s...

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5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2012

... on the right track. There’s also something humbling about speaking to grantees and potential grantees about the notion of sustainability when our own decision to ... this approach is to be transparent with...

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Payout Redux

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04/09/2010

... example, another foundation was regularly paying out about 7 percent. That is a perfectly fine choice for a board ... rate) on those issues and grantees each foundation cared about . A higher payout not only...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

... Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York A few words about a recent Nobel Prize and its relevance to philanthropy. No, this isn’t about the Peace Prize to President Obama, which I think was a ... much of...

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Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

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07/07/2015

... Effective philanthropy leaders may apply lessons about how ideas catch on to extend their reach beyond " ... to US-based nonprofits are from individual donors. About 15 percent of donations originate from...

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Bessemer Trust

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... down to this question: Who has the power to make decisions about resources? If we are serious about challenging white supremacy, including in our own ... first-hand experience with the problems we say we care...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Fund for Public Housing Receives $3.2 Million from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Launch Green Space Connections for 14,000 NYCHA Residents in Brooklyn and the Bronx

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11/02/2022

... Public Housing. “We are excited to hear from residents about how green spaces in their community can be transformed ... continued resident engagement and open space activation. About the Helmsley Charitable...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Virtual Employee Engagement through Virtual Conversational Leadership

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01/20/2023

... out how to engage with them virtually and doubt creeps in about how productive someone can be when working remotely. ... office is illusory at best. The question shouldn’t be about which environment is easiest...

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

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03/01/2024

... by higher-ups to facilitate workplace conversations about topics like white privilege, unconscious bias, and ... of color; if I had to avoid speaking in unambiguous terms about the very problems that I was...

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PNY Core: Legal Series: On-Demand Learning Opportunities on Key Topics

... work. It is for PNY members only. Come learn about the wide range of activities both within and beyond ... in International Grantmaking During this session, learn about how to navigate the legal and...

Racial Equity Resources

... to deepen our own learning, and that of our members, about structural racism and its deep roots in our history, ... to increase diversity in our sector and beyond. Learn more about this work here. Resources...

21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... needs remains stagnant. Come learn more about the historic preservation field as a panel of funders, ... educates and informs schoolchildren, families, and adults about our shared history. The session will use...

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26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The United States population is now comprised of 34% people of color, and by 2042 our nation will be over 50% people of color. We are truly the most diverse nation in the world, and founded on the principles of equality and inclusion. But today’s...

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17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... readiness, but it often provides little information about whether the high school graduate can succeed in and ... March 18 session on Measuring What Matters, we heard a lot about “GRIT” and other metacognitive...

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20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... your foundation’s issues and Albany reform, and hear about current efforts to leverage systemic change. Every day, a new story seems to surface about Albany gone wrong. Special interests trump the common ...

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

... be a timely opportunity for funder learning and exchange about the unique challenges and opportunities involved in ... experts, this event will address funder questions about how to be effective and...

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20 Jun 2011

School Transformations: Taking a Sad School and Making It Better

Monday, June 20, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Education Collaborative (DEC) to inform grantmakers about realistic options for significantly improving and even ... schools that are failing their students and what to do about them, noted the tremendous...

25 May 2011

The Assault on Fair Courts: Why the Politicization of the Judiciary Is Harming Our Justice System and Democracy as a Whole

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This briefing will inform funders about the recent politicization of judicial elections and the ... on TV ads. At this session, attendees will learn about work being done to improve...

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