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10 Sep 2020

Why Aren't We More Explicit About Power? - A Workshop

Thursday, September 10, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... how to work with the range of dynamics that are present when humans work together. Each session will build on each ... remain silent or talk around power, let’s talk about it directly and leverage it...

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Tools & Strategies

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

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08/15/2013

... the country in the week leading up to Obama’s speech. When the president finally spoke, the many Americans of all ... investment practice. Philanthropy should understand that it cannot over-invest in law...

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Insights from The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

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12/06/2022

... - A Workshop Led by PRE PRE insights banner.png What does it mean to use a racial justice lens in your grantmaking? And ... didn’t fit historical giving or current program focuses. When thinking about...

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19 Mar 2020

New Dates Financial Series: Looking at the 990 Part I (March 19) and Part II (March 23) - Webinar

Thursday, March 19, 2020 (All day) to Monday, March 23, 2020 (All day)

... field for an otherwise diverse sector. What information can be gleaned from the form? What are the critical focus ... the field – program-officers, CEOs and other staff, as well as trustees. It...

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Nonprofit Financials

Capacity Building Begins At Home

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06/04/2009

... bad there wasn’t more of that over the last 10 years. It is strange to me, though, that with endowments greatly ... could be the most valuable capacity building foundations can do . Clara...

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24 Apr 2025

Considering the Future: Blending Fiction and Reality

Thursday, April 24, 2025 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... and visionary utopianism. Join us for a dynamic and timely event , blending imaginative visions of the future with bold, ... Our speakers will examine the "logic of the past" versus the "logic of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

In New Brand of Philanthropy, Nonprofits Invest in For-Profits

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12/11/2012

This article on the rise of impact investing in the foundation world mentions two recent projects funded by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. When the W. K. Kellogg Foundation set aside $100...

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Morgan Stanley

Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... health, or criminal justice reform consider gender equity when crafting their grantmaking strategy? Because it ’s easy to miss the needs of queer youth, girls, and ... didn’t employ it . With a...

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Gender Justice

Atlantic on Spending Down: "We’re Actually Gearing Up”

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08/06/2014

... spending down.” In no time, a couple of old friends and foundation -watchers wrote me to ask, “What?! When did they change their minds?” For more than a ... known in philanthropy as “spending down.” Could...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Governance

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17 Jan 2012

Improving Effectiveness in an Age of Uncertainty

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

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In this age of austerity, it is more important than ever to ask and answer how ... foundations’ decisions impact the fields they work in. Can you do better? Heidi Williamson, vice president for...

To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

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06/23/2020

... transformed a region - and the foundation that sponsored it . The Rauch Foundation presents Part 3 of their 3-part ... coalitions, but even these commonly fall short, especially when...

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Submit foundation news, announcements and media features to ... job announcements through this form . Have a funders event to share? Post to our Regional Community Calendar . Post News to The Weekly Phil Submit Member News ...

Internal Communications for Philanthropy: Maintaining Community in a Time of Isolation

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... and global community to reassess what normal is, it ’s important to be mindful not only of the challenges ... community and ensure that we remain healthy so that we can help those around us who are faltering...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Salesforce.org Join Other Techies to Help Aid Groups Tackle the Global Refugee Crisis

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03/16/2018

... Refugee Crisis As the global refugee crisis persists, it ’s become clear that old humanitarian aid models no ... them access the employment and health resources they need when they arrive in a new place. Often...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Salesforce

08 Nov 2019

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the other modules: October 11 - So You're Working for a Foundation ... Power and Your New Community November 1 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues December 13 - ... What are the main components that...

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Professional Development

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Into the Public Policy Deep End

Release Date:

08/18/2015

... of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. “ It was exciting to learn how regional associations use their ... overview of the myriad ways philanthropy and government can work together to influence...

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PNY News

27 Oct 2022

The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... their board leadership and asking questions such as: What do we want to envision for our future? And in what ways does ... initiative released the Race to the Board report . It found a lack of structural...

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Network Building

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

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Governance

It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... worthy causes. My heart sank. In my experience, CSR can be a powerful force to transform corporate culture and ... the fundamentals of stakeholder engagement and why it...

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