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New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration and Education

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12/07/2015

New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration ... seen that well -targeted grants make a huge difference. It ’s even more effective...

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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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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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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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3/10/2015 - Supporting Grantee Capacity - Live Stream Recording & PowerPoint

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03/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Supporting Grantee Capacity."

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Four Practices to Help You Work (and Sleep) Better

Philanthropy is so resource-rich it is hard to acknowledge that the work can be difficult. Whether you are helping to advance equity ... and decided to dig a little deeper into how they did it . Four Practices to Help You Work (and Sleep) Better ...

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Driving Behavior Change Through Communications

Publication date:

11/2016

... Change Through Communications Commissioned by the Arcus Foundation and designed as an open resource for grantees and ... the report showcases the issues often faced by those in both sectors. It includes an overview of behavior change theories, a ...

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Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?

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08/29/2017

Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing? Do you know who is going to care for you when you are old and frail? By...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

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01/06/2016

Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions ... Care Low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care...

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Mastercard's Singh on How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap

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10/21/2016

Mastercard's Singh on How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap Recent advances in data analytics have revolutionized the way many companies do business. Starbucks, for example, rolls out new beverages...

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What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

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01/05/2016

What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation 's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality The urge to ... change, the resistance of people who would benefit from it , the seduction of activities other than...

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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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Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for Society

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10/02/2014

Ford Foundation Asks if Capitalism Can be Made to Work Better for ... of the capitalist economic system, Walker asks, “How do we support efforts to change a system in which our own ...

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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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31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

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7:30am to 11:00am

... of Philanthropy New York, together with The Blue Ridge Foundation , The Brooklyn Community Foundation , and The New ... and diverse needs of different neighborhoods. But it is clear that...

Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

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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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Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously

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06/21/2016

... him through his extraordinarily successful business life. It was “Think Big. Dream Big. Act Big.” The Sustainable ... community’s ability to create a common agenda. When that impasse finally thawed, more...

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Recording: The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-Day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

... Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference The mental well -being of our youth is a critical indicator of their ... Director, Grantmaking, the Solon E. Summerfield...

Open Road Alliance -Risk Management Toolkit

Open Road Alliance -Risk Management Toolkit This Toolkit is the first practical, comprehensive framework providing guidance to funders on how to implement best practices in risk management. The Toolkit includes ten adoptable and adaptable tools that cover a spectrum of practice including how to determine your organizational risk profile and how to integrate specific financial, governance, and other procedural risk management activities into daily philanthropic practice. The tools are designed to be used in total or a la carte. Ultimately, the Toolkit is meant to facilitate...

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