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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence

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08/14/2019

... highlighting the nuanced nature of violence. I read it as a work plan for change: The article highlighted key points in Davion’s life when the system failed him, when funders failed systems...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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29 Jan 2020

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... for Individual Artists Committee has been one of the most active groups of funders within GIA. Over the years, the ... and programming in support for individual artists. In this event , we time-travel to the...

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Arts

What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... he said, “what world do you want to live in?” It ’s a question that has stayed with me ever since. It ... I wanted to do . I wanted to be a teacher. It was a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Education

Less Talking, More Doing: Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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06/15/2016

... Executive Director, Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin ... our implicit biases impact our decision-making, what steps can be taken to counter these...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

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10/04/2017

It ’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do . A Message ... community’s instinct to act quickly is natural. When disasters strike, there is an urgent humanitarian ... and authentically serve...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Disaster Relief

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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Council on Foundations

08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... and focus our leaders on new research targeting how we can best prepare students for college and 21st-century ... How can we improve on what's working in NYC? This event is the public...

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20 Jun 2017

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Tools and Principles to Consider When Enhancing Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... conversations relating to DEI initiatives have intensified either as a result of continued institutional awareness of ... to assist with assessment and exploration of actions that can reinforce, drive, or...

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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

... and Chief Client Services Officer Paul Connolly asked: How can community foundations balance quick responses to critical ... limited resources? Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain ...

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TCC Group

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Trustee, as well as Leadership Changes in Hawaii Office

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07/27/2018

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Trustee, as well as Leadership ... communities. This is not a surprise,” he added. “In my previous work with the Foundation , I have seen...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Funding the Future of Activism

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02/04/2013

... Hogan, Executive Director, North Star Fund At a time when our city, state and nation are in great need of ... Fund will: Double funding to activists so that they can use tools of organizing like public...

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Judy Belk Appointed President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation

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03/12/2014

Judy Belk will lead The California Wellness Foundation as its next president and CEO, effective April 7, ... to the chairman and CEO, with responsibilities for both the company’s and foundation ’s...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Surdna Foundation

The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

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03/13/2014

... pledge to divest from fossil fuel investments. " Divestment " was not a household word when it became a central strategy for ending international .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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North Star Fund

When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons

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05/05/2015

... appeared on the Youth Transition Funders Group blog . It ’s tough for many Americans to even consider that there ... world who are better at doing something than we are. But when it comes to...

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Justice Reform

01 Jun 2018

Overstepping? When Should Foundations Weigh In On Grantee Governance

Friday, June 1, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... foundation program officer in the past. Maybe you've said it yourself. Chances are you're reading the situation right. ... the organization and its mission completely. But what can...

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18 Feb 2020

Immigration: When Something So Personal Depends on Policymakers

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Immigration can provoke passionate discussion and debate, especially in ... future generations. That emotional decision, depending on when they came, often was the result of the vagaries of U.S. ... below: CCNY-...

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Immigration

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06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

A kick-off event presented by Philanthropy New York's new program ... their mission. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION True or false: It ’s permissible for your foundation to advocate for ... fund...

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My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

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09/07/2017

My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation My Brother’s Keeper, a White House initiative ... shot and killed in 2012. As he attended his final MBK event as president, he...

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How Racially Equitable is Your Foundation? Assessing Your Practice - Presentation

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05/2018

... materials of the program "How Racially Equitable is Your Foundation ? Assessing Your Practice" How Racially Equitable is Your Foundation ? Assessing Your Practice - Presentation .....

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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

Release Date:

10/23/2014

... Philanthropy, TCC Group Have you ever wondered what it 's like to be a philanthropic advisor? At least 30 people ... To say no? These all shape the parameters of what you can achieve at a given moment...

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