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Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation

... itself. This guide looks at tensions that drive the debate about outcomes measurement, as well as common questions about its potential risks and rewards. Making Measures ...

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Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

... and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American ... was hired by public television to work on a piece about a South Boston protester who had...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Good Charity, Bad Charity

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08/10/2013

... the chances are that they won’t have much to say about this vital question. They will guide you, to be sure, ... shouldn’t, or perhaps can’t, make objective judgments about which options are better than others...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations

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05/18/2014

... reduced limits on campaign spending, and growing concern about income inequality, some observers are beginning to question whether such giving is more about wielding power than solving problems…. Billionaires...

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At Rockefeller, Actor Robin Wright on Negotiating Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’

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05/18/2016

... Cards’ In an interview with the Rockefeller Foundation about closing the gender gap, Wright explained that she made ... wide a gap as some of the discrepancies we've been hearing about , it still rankled...

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Gender Justice

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic

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10/26/2016

... network, announced an open call for original poetry about the impacts of drug addiction. The poetry initiative is ... challenges members of the public to write an original poem about how addiction has affected...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Health

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New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes

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11/03/2016

... and girls in poverty across New York City. Oliveira talked about the foundation’s philosophy about philanthropy and how she encourages donors and ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class

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01/03/2017

... new relationships and researching the issues they care about most. We're now on the hunt for our next class of ... to submit an application by February 14, 2017. For FAQ about the program and application...

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The Century Foundation

Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

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04/07/2017

... through deep and emotional connections, to bring about change. At the same time, more artists are imbuing ... messaging to advance the issues they feel most passionate about ... Open Society Foundations Hosts...

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status

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09/18/2017

... state agencies or state officers from inquiring about or sharing a person's immigration status. Under the new ... state law enforcement agencies will not be allowed to ask about a person's right to...

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Immigration

Private Managers of Public Schools, Charter Leaders Enjoy Extra Buffer From Public-Records Laws

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09/21/2017

... chair Daniel Loeb had made a racially charged comment about a New York State senator, what did they do next? Did ... Success CEO Eva Moskowitz frantically email confidantes about the incident? Did her team...

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PNY Core: Financial Series

... in nonprofit financials and ready to engage with peers about financial resilience and financial planning (these must ... in the field – program-officers, CEOs, and other staff , as well as trustees. It is also...

A Commitment to Playwrights: The Tow Foundation’s 2014 Residency Program

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12/09/2014

... non-profit theater This is the conclusion the staff and board of The Tow Foundation have reached after a ... We look forward to having the opportunity to learn more about how the residencies are serving the...

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Arts

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... a finite lifespan. How will you attract and retain good staff ? How will you focus your programs, measure progress, ... leaders will provoke critical conversations about foundation missions and opportunities...

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New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

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07/10/2009

... Director of Grants Management at ASPCA, to share details about the organization and its latest initiatives in this ... events, capital improvements and equipment purchases, and staff additions, among other...

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... piece was originally sent as an email to Ford Foundation staff prior to the official launch and announcement of the ... needs major repair. We have every reason to feel good about this emerging consensus. The...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... Foundation Center's efforts to advance knowledge about philanthropy in new and dynamic ways." Mr. Lewis ... Ms. Argilagos previously served as deputy chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Housing...

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Community Development

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation

03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

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9:00am to 11:00am

... to examine and use. A dynamic and collaborative discussion about why transit matters, how it can work better for more ... , Executive Director, Riders Alliance Gene Russianoff, Staff Attorney, NYPIRG...

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"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

... leading non-profit organizations increasingly investing staff time and programmatic resources in projects and ... Foundation President Sharon Alpert. “We’re excited about pop culture as a promising strategy...

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