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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

... of social media. Today, news — the good and the bad — can travel around the globe at the speed of electrons. We ... before a crisis hits, and wisely reactive in real time when it does hit...

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When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

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09/07/2017

When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis In a ... the opioid crisis has become one of the biggest, though it ’s been a problem since the early 2000s. Around then, ... of children flooding child-...

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Health

Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge The "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled ... Investment Fund, and Brandee...

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Citi Foundation

How Do I Master That Skill? LinkedIn, Markle Want To Help

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03/18/2016

... people with a high-school diploma and some or no college. It will “show them relevant training programs in their ... will teach them; the jobs they’ll be qualified for when they complete the program; and the...

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Markle Foundation

Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... to put on the table expansion of the earned income credit ( it was not in major Congressional bills and hadn’t been ... increase and, second, to the largest decline in asset ownership among moderate-income...

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What Nonprofits Can Do About Risk in 2018

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01/05/2018

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How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings

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11/02/2016

How Funders Can Use the Power of Art to Heal in Post-Conflict Settings By ... to create a safe space for individuals and communities. When relevant, this safe space can facilitate the sharing of...

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Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

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07/15/2013

... Senior Program Associate, Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation As it turns out, quite a bit. In August 2011, farmers upstate ... . Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do...

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27 Sep 2016

Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Healthcare, speaking on the role that philanthropy can play in ensuring America’s healthcare workforce is ... and education of healthcare workers at all levels. It is essential for philanthropy to be part of...

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Health

Workforce Development

Do Corporate Grantmakers Care More About the Poor Than Other Foundations?

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06/30/2015

Do Corporate Grantmakers Care More About the Poor Than Other ... most recognizable corporations – the Wells Fargo Foundation , the Bank of America Charitable Foundation , the JPMorgan Chase...

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2/18/2015 - Individualized Career Planning - PowerPoint Presentation and Resources

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02/2015

View related materials presented during the program, "Individualized Career Planning."

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HR & Operations Staff

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The Commonwealth Fund

06 Oct 2016

The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... interviewers understand if the candidate will be able to do the tasks – and if s/he would be an enjoyable ... cannot ask a prospective candidate Writing samples that can be successful in helping ascertain...

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For Foundations, Succession Planning Should Be a High Priority

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03/31/2016

... and she will reach age 70 next year. Your CIO is very active in the sector and is probably being courted by other ... 1’s supervisor until a permanent replacement is found. It could be as complicated as...

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Governance

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How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part II)

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part II) By Leigh ... up is tough, and there’s no simple strategy for making it work. But when nonprofits join forces to “remix” and...

15 Jun 2012

What Role Can Philanthropy Play in Restoring Civility to Our Society? - 2012 Spring Colloquium

Friday, June 15, 2012 -

10:30am to 1:00pm

... extraordinary loss of civility in our society, what does it mean for the social sector and what role can we play in restoring it . In schools and health ... polarized as never before, becomes...

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William T. Grant Publishes How Social Science Research Can Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World

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05/17/2017

... and purposes is reduced to monochrome binaries: either the work builds theory or practical knowledge; either it is for academics or for users in policy and practice; ... these binaries. Put...

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

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04/07/2017

The first of two panels exploring new techniques and approaches to the use of artistic practice in social activism, and how to measure its impact.

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

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03/08/2013

... remarks to a wider audience of funders and nonprofits. My testimony to the Committee largely centered on one point: ... like any other government program in the sense that it should be examined regularly and...

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Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

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04/14/2014

... — Lori Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation , Michael Myers, Senior Policy Officer and ... decisions were based on analysis that they can do more good over the long haul than in...

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