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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Health

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Meet Jardyn Lake, the new Senior Program Associate of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/11/2022

... The Black-Led Movement Fund is thrilled to share that we ’ve welcomed a new member to our team: Jardyn Lake ... Southern roots), my maternal family is from Georgia Does your identity or background inform and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Borealis Philanthropy

Pat Jenny To Oversee Grants at The New York Community Trust

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09/06/2013

... replaces Joyce Bove , who retired after 35 years. " We ’ll keep emphasizing a strategic approach to make sure the projects we fund fit into a thoughtful, long-range plan...

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The New York Community Trust

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Community Development

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14 Dec 2023

Winning a Just Transition: Climate Change at the Intersection of Racial, Economic and Environmental Justice

Thursday, December 14, 2023 -

2:15pm to 3:30pm

... and climate change through the Just Transition framework. We will explore the impact of investments in frontline ... grassroots efforts in climate justice Understanding the strategic and ethical imperatives of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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03 Apr 2020

New York Foster Youth Funders Meeting via Zoom

Friday, April 3, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is setting in, we in the foster care funder community are working to ... As follow up to our group’s March 27th meeting when we discussed some of the specific needs of the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

... Readiness for Black Board Leadership” Last Fall, we hosted a conversation exploring the journey toward greater ... up in a way that will help create the change that I want to see in the world?’” Such an...

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Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

By Tony Proscio, Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke ... the opposite choice. This is reprinted from the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society’s blog. ...

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Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy

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03/15/2018

... in dominant culture settings are beginning to say, ‘Wow, we are fish in water. We didn’t know we were fish. We ... that comes to me and says our board came up with a new...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Ford Foundation

How to Determine If a Charity Is Effective

Release Date:

11/10/2013

... article about evaluating charity effectiveness. Do you want to really make a difference? Then don't commit your money, especially a sizable donation, to any charitable .....

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arabella Advisors

How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing

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01/18/2018

... foundation involvement in impact investing. Last year, we saw the foundation make a $100 million commitment ... resources and otherwise helping institutions that want to take the plunge. It’s the latest move...

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Surdna Foundation

Johnson & Johnson Introduces Global Pro Bono, A Program That Gives Employees Time Off to Volunteer

Release Date:

03/05/2018

... That Gives Employees Time Off to Volunteer In the fall of 2017 , Johnson & Johnson employees in North and Latin ... people—that's how moved they are by their experiences. We wanted to create a similar...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund’

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09/27/2022

... leaders of color. “In the Foundation’s early days, we were constantly experimenting, taking risks and learning ... expanding its geographic focus and collecting input from external reviewers. “ We...

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Education

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The Tow Foundation

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

... so that practicing superintendents and administrators have input into what aspiring principals need to learn in order to ...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis

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08/29/2017

... city facilities and called for investment in a long-term plan for facility siting in the future. These rules were ... factored in their potential effectiveness as well as the input of the community...

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Sector News

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Housing and Homelessness

16 Jun 2021

Equity Means All, Not Some: Lessons from the Past 20 Years of Education Reform in New York City, and What Should Come Next

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -

12:00pm to 12:30pm

... for All interested funders, regardless of roles at your foundation. What to expect: presentation followed by ... Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click...

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23 May 2019

Measuring What Matters: Funder Evaluation

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 9:00am to Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 1:30pm

... – like who cares and what for? – when it comes to your foundation’s evaluation practice Identify the ... your funding practices Hone in on the set of questions you want your...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

Program Staff

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Evaluation

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Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

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12/14/2016

... Through this period of dramatically accelerated giving, we will continue to provide large infusions of growth capital ... In the words of Hays Clark, one of EMCF's founders, "If we found a good...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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11/14/2014 - The Science of Convening - Notes

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11/2014

View Notes from the program, " The Science of Convening. "

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01 Mar 2022

Feeding and Funding Our City: Recovery for New York City’s Invisibilized Food Ecosystem

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... essential workforces were largely invisibilized. In 2021 , street vendors and food delivery workers took to the ... Attend? All interested funders, regardless of role within your foundation. Speakers Carina...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Food Systems