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Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

Publication date:

06/2004

Most grant makers review more proposals than they can recommend for funding. Decision making about what to fund ... and so is decision giving to hopeful applicants. How do you say Yes, or No, so that grant applicants understand your foundation 's rationale, feel that they've been treated .....

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Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies Make $10M Commitment for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Baltimore

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... owners. These business owners, who graduated today in an event at Baltimore Center Stage, participated in more than ... said Michael R. Bloomberg. “We should do everything we can to help them...

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What Makes for an Effective Program Officer?

Release Date:

12/08/2016

... Vice President, Member Services, Philanthropy New York My office is plastered with flip chart papers all over the ... “Good Listener” and “Critical Thinker.” While it may sound like one of those inspirational...

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PNY News

08 Aug 2019

Family Philanthropy Through Multiple Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 8, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* How can families with multi-faceted philanthropic efforts – ... approaches are they using to address dilemmas of a...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ford Is One of 46 Foundations Contributing to Movement That Helps Ex-Cons Turn Their Lives Around

Release Date:

11/14/2016

... Lives Around So far, 47 foundations including the Ford Foundation , the Annie E. Casey Foundation , the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others have joined corporations like ...

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Justice Reform

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The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Amgen Co-Found Fund to Help Conejo Valley Shooting Victims

Release Date:

11/09/2018

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Amgen Co-Found Fund to Help Conejo Valley Shooting Victims The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Amgen, which has headquarters in Thousand ... established the Conejo Valley...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover

Release Date:

06/11/2019

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover (New York, NY) The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces that Dr. Ernie Glover will join the ... and oversee new grantmaking programs that...

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Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the formation of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), in the ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Discusses How African Cities Need Urgent Back-Up Plans

Release Date:

01/17/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Discusses How African Cities ... change are expected to increase in tandem. The Rockefeller Foundation works with governments and finances programmes ... back economic...

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International/Foreign Affairs

New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes

Release Date:

11/03/2016

New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to ... is the President and CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation . Since 2006, under Ana Oliveira’s leadership, ... in poverty across New...

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Gender Justice

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Jessie Smith Noyes At Top of the List of Family Foundations Who Fund Social Justice Work

Release Date:

10/07/2015

... Responsive Philanthropy finds. Based on an analysis of Foundation Center data on the thousand largest U.S. ... a whole. The calculation excludes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , which awarded nearly $2...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

Gender Justice

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities

Release Date:

06/09/2017

Aetna Foundation Partners with US News & World Report to Study Healthcare Access in American Communities Aetna Foundation and US News & World Report launch a project to ... are changing citizens'...

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Health

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Donn Weinberg Concludes Term as Weinberg Foundation Chairman, Judge Ellen Heller Assumes Board Leadership Role

Release Date:

03/01/2013

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the ... concluded his three-year term as Chairman of the Board. “ It has been an honor and privilege to serve in this ... for...

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The Citi Foundation Launches Pathways to Progress to Improve Career Readiness for 100,000 Youth

Release Date:

03/31/2014

The Citi Foundation launched Pathways to Progress to improve career Readiness for 100,000 youth. New York – The Citi Foundation today announced Pathways to Progress, a three-year ... is the largest single...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries

Release Date:

10/20/2016

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries GivePower Foundation , a non-profit organization that uses solar energy ... from the Bank of America Charitable...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive Benefiting Baltimore Library Project

Release Date:

03/01/2017

Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive ... Baltimore Library Project The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation , one of the largest private foundations in the ... Elementary and Middle...

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Education

Ford Foundation Awards NABJ Grant Ahead Of Its 42nd Annual Convention And Career Fair

Release Date:

08/09/2017

Ford Foundation Awards NABJ Grant Ahead Of Its 42nd Annual ... Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced the Ford Foundation has granted $150,000 to the largest organization ... journalists of color in the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... Award The Council on Foundations today announced that it will honor Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller ... David and Lucile Packard of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (1994), Steven A. Minter...

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Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Release Date:

02/01/2018

Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank J.P. Morgan’s Private Foundation Services (PFS) team is a specialized group of .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $136 Million to Create Youth Job Opportunities in Greece

Release Date:

10/07/2013

The foundation will also convene a conference in New York City in ... in Greece. The Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a call to action to help create new ... country’s current...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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