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Are You a ‘Fatigued Fighter’? D5 Coalition Identifies Five Philanthropic Professional Types

Release Date:

08/08/2014

... throughout the philanthropic sector when talking about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), using recent ... measures. D5’s research reveals two distressing signs about philanthropy: 1) based on the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

Release Date:

08/14/2014

... and campaigning as pro-coal, responded to a question about whether his wife would resign from the foundation ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

Release Date:

08/13/2014

... final work days and ensuring an organization's legacy. About that last point, the authors write: "For us, everything .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

Release Date:

09/23/2014

... of climate change. But if the world is truly serious about changing the path we are on, it would do well to ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

Release Date:

10/09/2014

... entering into a “process of dialogue and discernment” about accepting members regardless of sexual orientation or ...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

How Institutions Take Risks

Release Date:

10/12/2014

... its current president, Judith Rodin, to learn more about philanthropies, risk, and the links between risk-taking ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities

Release Date:

10/15/2014

... cities with the ability to be resilient. When we talk about resilience, it's not just in the face of natural .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Arcus Foundation Launches New Website

Release Date:

10/21/2014

... site provides quick and customized access to information about grants and application procedures, Arcus events, and ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... goal for which it can be held accountable. Today, only about one in three top-performing students from the bottom ...

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

PNY Members Funding LGBT Senior Care

Release Date:

10/30/2014

... locked onto this issue for a while now. Recently, I wrote about what the New York Community Trust was doing to help ...

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LGBTQ

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The New York Community Trust

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

United Hospital Fund Produces User-Friendly Data Sets to Advance Population Health in New York

Release Date:

11/07/2014

... “We created these data sets to fill a void we’ve heard about time and again recently, especially from stakeholders ...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... submitted nominations. The nominations detailed stories about how local librarians made a meaningful difference in ...

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Community Development

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

Release Date:

12/10/2014

... what seems to be a shift in the way Americans are thinking about high-speed Internet access: the idea that cities will ...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

Release Date:

04/04/2013

... I moderated the session and opened with comments about vulnerability in disasters. Vulnerability, when ... and summarized current discussions in City government about how response and recovery systems should...

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All Funders

The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

Release Date:

05/03/2012

... water cooler on a Monday morning to share their excitement about the latest blockbuster exhibition at the local art ... City. DFN believes too many funders are stuck thinking about people with disabilities as...