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26 Mar 2012

Changing the System: Effective Strategies for Grassroots Activism to Make NYC More Fair, Just, and Compassionate

Monday, March 26, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... affected by injustice in order to build a movement that can push for fundamental change and lasting results. ... grassroots activism over the last generation and the role it plays in social change Ways for...

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Issue-Based

Foundations as the "Brain Trust" for City Officials

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04/15/2014

... resources are obviously important. I really see you all as my potential brain trust." To hear that from Dr. Bassett was ... was that of Program Director for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation . So she...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Changing Corporate Behavior through Shareholder Activism

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09/2010

... outlines the theories underpinning the Nathan Cummings Foundation 's shareholder activities work and reports on the .....

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

Advancing The Mental Health And Well -Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged ... a unique role in helping support community innovation that can advance health. However, without a clear focus on what ... goals...

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Health

Appointments & Transitions

Ford Funds at the Crossroads of Immigration and Artistic Activism

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09/29/2017

... of Immigration and Artistic Activism The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has received a two-year grant ... in each partner city to implement the program and tailor it to the needs of each individual...

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Arts

Immigration

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Ford Foundation

Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice Welcomes Joy Chia as New Executive Director

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07/20/2021

... as our new Executive Director on September 20, 2021! When we relaunched our search process in February 2021, we ... an opportunity of a lifetime, and I am not quite sure it has really sunk in that I will be...

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JPMorgan Chase Invests In Dallas Students to Prepare for Well-Paying, High-Demand Careers

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05/23/2018

... young people, particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds, do not get a fair shot at economic opportunity,” said ... We cannot look away from this moral and economic crisis. It ’s the responsibility of business...

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Education

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31 Jan 2017

Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... OST programs come an increase in youth participation; how can providers ensure that with a growing demand, programs ... of the challenges that programs/organizations can face when replicating...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

06 Oct 2015

When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... jobs, and people who have historically been the subject of active workplace discrimination such as women of color, ... Labaton , Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director, Make It Work Sondra Youdelman, Executive...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

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05/06/2014

... I’ve been privileged to have the unique experience in my professional life of spanning different sectors – much ... disease, the environment, education reform, you name it – that have dogged our communities...

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10/20/2015 - More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation - Recording and Presentation

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10/2015

... of the program, " More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation ." 10/20/2015 - More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation - Recording and Presentation .....

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3/24/2016 - "Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking" Live Stream & PPT Presentation

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03/2016

View materials and recording of the program "Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking."

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Staff

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Legal Issues

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5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2012

... That has always been at the core of PRF’s giving and it has not changed in the years since Paul’s passing. But ... funding over a five-year spend-down period ending in 2015. Can you describe the thinking...

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Giving Back: 4 Ways Your Company Can Do Good

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08/31/2017

Giving Back: 4 Ways Your Company Can Do Good Today's consumers, particularly millennials, are ... exhibit where kids can learn about their community. It features stations...

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Communications/Media

Climate Change Is an Overwhelming Problem. Here Are 4 Things Executives Can Do Today

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01/05/2018

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Why Diversity in Sustainability Matters, and What You Can Do

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05/23/2018

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Environment and Climate Change

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McConnell: There’s Not Much the Federal Government Can Do to Respond to School Shootings

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07/10/2018

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

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07/12/2016

... Just as important as what we do is how we go about doing it . Going into this process, we knew that despite the ... either inaccurately reported or go unreported altogether. When...

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date:

09/2016

... For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on when thinking about which evaluation practices best align ... How much should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure that the information they receive from ... are based on survey responses from individuals who were either the most senior evaluation or program staff at ...

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