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New York Foundation and New York Community Trust Create New Fund Aimed At Supporting A Fair and Accurate Census

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07/02/2018

... in the state to create the New York State Grantmakers for Census Equity which plans to raise $1 to $2 million to ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Civic Engagement

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Inside Philanthropy Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks

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10/30/2018

... pretty remarkable question. How much can a philanthropy do for just two distinct regions, giving $1.2 billion in 20 ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

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09/19/2019

... to five inaugural grantee partners: The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation , Jobs for the Future , ... in the process of refining our initial priorities. Lesson 5 : Take the good...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness

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03/13/2018

... 10 years. But despite daunting statistics, there is cause for hope. Changing perceptions, promising programs, and an ... worked to highlight the importance of providing services for these families because...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Housing and Homelessness

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Women In Need

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

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01/11/2021

... equip ourselves, the nonprofit sector, and our communities for activating people for social change and racial justice.” As Dodge’s Vice ... space,” Marianna said. “This is an incredible moment for...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

... in solving global and/or local problems. As noted in a blog post on the Rockefeller Foundation website, foundations ... with variations on the classic grantmaking model for at least half a century. But in the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities

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08/11/2015

... Geography is a clear determinant of health disparities for patients, as chronic conditions such as cardiovascular ... Ostrowski and Alyse Sabina write in a Health Affairs blog post. "A person's ZIP...

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Health

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Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards Provide Financial Literacy Workshops to Individual Artists

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04/08/2016

Winners of the 2016 Whiting Awards, given annually to up-and-coming authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, were learning how to handle not just the unexpected payouts but also the complicated emotions that money can inspire.

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

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09/23/2016

... tool, and a summary on the Fund’s To the Point blog . In modeling the candidates’ proposals, RAND’s ... number. The analyses also show lower out-of-pocket costs for consumers under the Clinton plan and higher...

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Public Policy

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Philanthropy in Haiti: Don’t Miss Out on the Opportunity

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01/22/2010

... scale hit Haiti on Tuesday, January 12th, shortly after 5 p.m. The epicenter of the earthquake was just outside of ... accounts and reports on The New York Times news blog , The Lede , as well as on feeds such...

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Some Measure of Leadership

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04/23/2009

... Bloomberg and his Administration showed real leadership for the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, just as they did ... the important web of community-based organizations. Questions remain about how well the...

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Noyes Foundation Promotes Buchanan, Montañez, and Zigbi to Program Directors

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01/02/2012

... joined the Foundation in 1994, is now the Program Director for Environmental Justice. Wilma Montañez, with the Foundation since 1996, is the Program Director for Reproductive Rights. Kolu Zigbi, who started at...

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06 May 2021

Could a Flourishing Small Business Ecosystem Be the Key to a More Equitable and Just Recovery?

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9:00am to 10:30am

... a continuum of services. Doing so will be transformational for the small businesses and for all of us. Over the first half of 2020, JP Morgan Chase ... funding of the Small Business Ecosystem is necessary...

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Community Development

Integrating Health and Human Services

... is working toward a value-based payment (VBP) structure for health services. According to the Human Service Council ... “ Integrating Health and Human Services: A Blueprint for Partnership and Action ,” the...

International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

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04/25/2022

... will allow Crisis Group to help meet the growing demand for pragmatic recommendations and local insights into both ... inequality. Crisis Group is the go-to organisation for ideas on how to prevent or end...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Human Services

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Open Society Foundations

01 May 2024

Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -

10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 4/30

... groups. However, upon entering the sector, particularly for people of color whose communities have long been ... in driving change within philanthropy. Join us for a meaningful discussion that explores how...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Deepens Commitment to Moving the World Beyond Coal with Plan to Turbocharge Clean Energy Finance in Global South

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11/07/2022

... CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All Damilola Ogunbiyi announces expanded partnership with ... move the world beyond coal. Limiting global warming to 1...

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Environment and Climate Change

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border

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10/03/2019

... find themselves. I joined a delegation led by the Center for Democracy in the Americas and National Immigration Forum ... In Juárez, I witnessed fear, hope, and hunger—not just for food, but for...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Tides

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Assessing Systems Change Report

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07/22/2020

... scale toward shifting systems by: Streamlining processes for application and reporting; Collaborating more ... of research, captured in the publication Approaches for Impact, Approaches for...

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