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Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

Publication date:

07/2005

... about funding advocacy, and for good reason - yet advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation 's mission. In this guide, contributors explain ... to improve public policy through work that is well within the limits of the law. Whether your purpose is to .....

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12 May 2022

TAP is Back: The Historic Restoration of Financial Aid for Students Pursuing College in Prison

Thursday, May 12, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... celebrate TAP restoration in New York State and what it took to get here, and how funders can sustain this work to increase access to higher education ... for the future of people who are incarcerated,...

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11 Dec 2018

Impact Investing in the Arts 101: Building Your Funding Tool Box

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... The concepts of impact investing What impact investing can look like when applied to the arts sector Ways in which arts leaders ... Gibney Dance John Oddy , Senior Philanthropic Director, Foundation...

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Philanthropy New York Board Approves 2022 Public Policy Slate

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12/15/2021

... work to create the conditions in which those investments can thrive. PNY’s public policy work engages diverse ... analyses of the issues affecting the sector, rather it identifies potential issues that may...

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08 Feb 2011

The New Demographics: How Will Our Aging Society Affect Your Grantmaking?

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... 18 and 19 years. Do you fund workforce issues? And when do you plan to retire? All funders, regardless of their ... situation affects all generations and brings with it...

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Issue-Based

14 Jun 2017

Social Impact Exchange: 2017 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 2:45pm

... initiatives. The conference includes presentations from foundation and nonprofit leaders, as well as ... This year's theme is Breaking Through: What Can Philanthropy Do...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Impact Investing

Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine

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03/03/2022

... tries to wipe the country off the map, we will do all we can for the people of Ukraine. We urge others to step forward ... of the Foundations. “Whatever the Kremlin might say, it is clear...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

Build Skills & Knowledge

... interdependent community. Members Briefings In addition to active program participation, members contribute to the ... Learning, with the following: Learning objectives : What do you want funders to know? Name...

Words Matter: Changing from Funders of Women and Girls to Funders for Gender Equity

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... foundations proved to the broader funder community that when you invest in women and girls, you are investing in ... at decision-making tables previously closed off to them. It also allowed these funders to be...

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... surrounding counties. The teen’s work comes at a time when North Carolina is grappling with the legacy of House ... advocates say the so-called “compromise” that replaced it , HB 142, allows the same kind of...

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Gender Justice

Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One

... estate. Our office lease ended in June 2015 and renewing it wasn’t possible. Our Board and staff saw the situation ... holds up to 25, that means we now have the flexibility to either host three meetings at...

Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

... Public Schools Sarah Geisenheimer, of the Rockefeller Foundation , will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the ... in a statement: “I am confident that Sarah will do a great job leading the Fund for...

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Education

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The Rockefeller Foundation

OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and ... the accessibility of the Internet. "We know that you can fill in some of these gaps more...

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Ford Foundation

17 Nov 2020

Engaging Youth Peer Network: Supporting Youth Givers Across Ages - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. How do you support the youth within your family or your foundation as they learn and grow? Join three...

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Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

Release Date:

11/17/2020

... models are evolving rapidly to respond to a pandemic that can feel never-ending. Wildfires, floods and species ... of its citizens. Fundamental change in a democracy happens when participants gather and demand...

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17 Nov 2022

Evolution of the Work Place in Hybrid Times

Thursday, November 17, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... hybrid workplace that will work for every organization, we can reimagine new ways of working together that centers ... space for experimentation. Join a panel of foundation IT , Ops, and HR...

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Children, Youth and Families

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

... New York City’s only recognized Community Organization Active in Disaster or COAD: the Staten Island Not-for-Profit ... stay the course, brokering access and clearing roadblocks when needed. We may be...

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Community Development

Health

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The Staten Island Foundation

Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

Release Date:

06/08/2016

... for the Poor , published today by the Russell Sage Foundation , examines the lifetime effects of court-imposed ... convicted felons, who often face a lifetime of debt they can never pay off. She also provides...

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Justice Reform

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Russell Sage Foundation

Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... institute, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons Foundation , brings together leading researchers to explore both the theoretical underpinnings of computer science and ...

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