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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

Release Date:

07/02/2014

By Adam Gamoran, President, William T. Grant Foundation This post was originally posted on the William ... mounting inequality in the United States. Social policies can mitigate inequality and high-quality social...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

Related Organizations

William T. Grant Foundation

Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... Program Associate, New York Community Trust You’ve heard it time and again: New York City is morphing into a tale of ... cross-sector collaboration benefit arts and culture? How can arts and culture help...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

12 May 2016

Diverse and Dispersed: Managing a Far-Flung Family - Webinar

Thursday, May 12, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* In our increasingly ... How does geography affect a philanthropy’s mission? How do you keep the family and the...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Useful Skills for Grantmakers

Publication date:

06/2012

... member foundations what qualifications are most important when they hire program staff. A few rose to the top of their ... as not only one of the most important assets a candidate can bring to their foundation , but as an overall strength for job candidates ...

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Job Seekers

13 Jul 2017

Mission Investing: Resources and Advice for Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, July 13, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... families may face a variety of unexpected challenges when implementing a mission (or impact) investment strategy. ... investing has worked for their purposes, and how you can make it work for...

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Professional Development

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

Release Date:

03/08/2016

... are uniquely positioned to experiment with bold new ideas both for reducing impacts and for minimizing emissions.” ... most directly responsible for people’s safety and well -being, and they’re not taking...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

25 Sep 2024

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XVII - Sustainable Communities: Managing Change, Innovating for Resilience

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... a FREE webcast presented by the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau® of Metropolitan ... Business Bureau Foundation of Metropolitan New York. Event Supporters...

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Tools & Strategies

05 Jun 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Summer Meeting

Monday, June 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... safety, and create stability until responsible agencies can determine what to do next. But evidence demonstrates that this is not a viable ... is not physically or emotionally safe, it...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... narratives with one another face-to-face. "At a time when we sit across the breakfast table and text the person ... you. Out of that 20, maybe 12 will talk to you and want to do something more than just...

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PhilTalks

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Civic Engagement

Public Policy

09 Mar 2023

**POSTPONED: Demystifying Trust-based Practices: Trust in Action - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 9, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* The philanthropic sector ... interested in and willing to adopt trust-based practices, it isn’t always clear how and...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate

Release Date:

10/30/2019

... climate crisis. “Climate change affects everyone, but it harms the vulnerable and marginalized most of all,” said ... leadership on this issue now more than ever. If anything can move politicians to act,...

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Member News

Funding Area

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics”

Release Date:

06/21/2023

Insights from “What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics” The ... it means to center Black leadership, and how structures can evolve to become truly Black-led through the...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Leadership Development

Start a Giving Circle This Summer

Release Date:

06/15/2011

... here! After the brutal winter many of us experienced, it is time to look forward to those long, balmy days and ... this wonderful world, we should also think about ways we can help make it...

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All Funders

Three New Appointments at The Atlantic Philanthropies

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... was the Director of Health Programs at the Nathan Cummings Foundation from 2005 until July of 2012, when she left for a brief assignment as Policy Director for ... Johnson Foundation , the New...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

30 Sep 2025

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XVIII - Meeting the Moment: Trending Topics in Business Responsibility

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... a FREE webcast presented by the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau® of Metropolitan ... government leaders; and other interested executives. How do you sign up? Registration is...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Creating A Positive Workplace Culture - A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... Way Does your company promote a positive work culture? Do you consider yourself a person who acts with kindness and ... work environment is taking a negative toll on our overall well -being. We spend more time...

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Sector News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2019 Sloan Filmmaker Fund Grantees

Release Date:

04/04/2019

... Grantees The Tribeca Film Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the three TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund ... player who suffers from a spinal cord injury, and must either accept his life as a...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

... influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain ... improving nonprofit governance in a manner that respects both parties, the United Way of New...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Governance

Leadership Development

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United Way of New York City

06 Feb 2014

The Direct Care Workforce: Issues at the Intersection of Workforce, Aging, Disability, Health Care, Low Income & Disparity

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... poorly addressed and potential largely untapped at a time when the aging demographic is anticipated to double. The ... and health care workforce forecasts How to increase a foundation ’s mission-related...

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Health

Workforce Development

20 Oct 2020

Will New York Politicians Get to Pick Their Voters? Why Redistricting Matters

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

The exceptional 2020 Census and the memorable 2020 calendar year are both thankfully drawing to a close. But ... associate New York with the term “gerrymandering”, it is a fact that Albany...