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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

Release Date:

09/02/2013

... With Dr. Graham at the helm of the Aetna Foundation, we will continue to play a pivotal role in using philanthropy ... guided the development of the first federal action plan released by the Obama...

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Health

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Names New Executive Director

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... educational choices are available to some and not others. We need to change that and prioritize education as a central ...

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Education

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Teagle Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Its Board

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02/12/2014

... III . Foundation President Judith R. Shapiro stated, “ We are honored that these two distinguished colleagues have ...

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Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

Release Date:

11/30/2015

... The Back Forty—the Newsletter of Land Conservation Law. We should be most grateful for the wisdom of the Alliance’s ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Citi Community Development and The Poses Family Foundation Support New Initiative Aimed at Building the Financial Security of People with Disabilities

Release Date:

01/29/2018

... Institute . “With Citi’s and NYC’s leadership, we will begin by testing new strategies in New York City that ...

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Leon Levy Foundation Names Meredith Ross President, Justine Koch Promoted to Director of Finance/Administration, Jennifer Ellis to Senior Program Officer

Release Date:

09/15/2022

... nearly a decade. They are precisely the leadership team we need to continue the momentum into the Foundation’s ...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

Release Date:

03/01/2023

... in a variety of leadership roles in school districts. “ We ’re delighted to have Rotunda Floyd-Cooper join the team ...

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Four Essentials for Evaluation

Publication date:

06/2012

... organizations. GEO pinpoints four essential steps —Lead, Plan , Organize and Share— and includes the stories of 13 ...

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Evaluation

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

Release Date:

02/29/2012

... Ravitch to serve as Lieutenant Governor and develop a plan that would not only solve the state’s immediate budget ...

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Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

Release Date:

02/06/2012

On November 29th, Philanthropy New York hosted a funders briefing to discuss the rise of political attacks against social justice advocacy and the roles that foundations can play in responding.

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Philanthropy New York

The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

Publication date:

05/2013

... say contributors to this guide, who have found ways to plan for exits upfront, clarify expectations with grantee ...

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Grants Managers

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Scanning the Landscape

Publication date:

04/2004

Scanning is no longer something done only when planning a new program or contemplating a shift in strategy. Using learning networks, grant makers are starting to scan continuously, looking beyond the usual sources to find innovative organizations and fresh ideas. GrantCraft asked seven grant makers how they build networks to discover the unexpected in their fields and communities:

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Ford Foundation President to Step Down

Release Date:

03/06/2013

... Foundation president Luis A. Ubiñas today announced his plan to leave the foundation in September of this year, ...

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Help 100 Cities Cope With Crises

Release Date:

05/14/2013

The 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge was announced to mark the 100th year, to the day, that the Rockefeller Foundation was incorporated.

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Thousands participate in Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure

Release Date:

05/11/2013

Attendance at the charity’s signature fundraising event did decline for the second consecutive year.

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Gender Justice

Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities

Release Date:

06/07/2013

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has cancelled the Race for the Cure events due to economic uncertainty and competition from other nonprofits.

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A Free Lunch Coalition Tries to Make School Meals a Mayoral Issue

Release Date:

10/17/2013

... officials to urge the next mayor to enact a free lunch plan for all students, regardless of income, immediately ...

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Education

Food Systems

Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit

Publication date:

02/2015

The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers as released two toolkits both designed for structured group reflection. The first is a self-assessment tool that can help affinity groups engaging in policy work determine how well they're set up for success. The second is a set of planning checklists that affinity groups can use to do policy work and regional associations can use to support that work.