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Impact Investing Is a Policy Issue

Release Date:

10/20/2016

... missions. But one of the policy questions we often hear when the topic comes up is whether or not impact investments ... explored getting started with impact investing, investment/ divestment strategies and...

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New Research Supported By Simons Foundation Points to Cellular Roots of Autism

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12/05/2017

New Research Supported By Simons Foundation Points to Cellular Roots of Autism Researchers at ... Genetics at UCSF, looked at genetic mutations that cause either the deletion or duplication of a region of DNA on...

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Learn Foundation Law

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04/2012

... what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation , including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund projects when advocacy and lobbying are involved. Learn Foundation Law ...

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19 May 2015

The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... consultants. These results, recently published by the Foundation Center in The Foundation Review, aggregate the ... Join us to learn how using philanthropy consultants can be beneficial to...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Cara Mertes to Lead JustFilms

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... audience engagement. “This program’s remarkable impact can be measured by how complex issues such as land rights, LGBT rights and criminal justice, when presented in film, can spur...

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Arts

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Laura Callanan Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... expert in the field of social innovation, has joined the Foundation Center in the role of Senior Fellow. During this ... related to leadership development and social impact, as well as help build the ...

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Simons Foundation Supports Study That Finds Bacteria Can Survive In Oxygen-Free Marine Environments

Release Date:

12/19/2016

Simons Foundation Supports Study That Finds Bacteria Can Survive In ... limit for certain ocean organisms. Certain bacteria can survive deep under the sea where there is no oxygen. ...

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Science

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Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So

Release Date:

01/18/2017

Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So We've written quite a lot about the ... Ohio for a seminary environmental leadership initiative. It ’s a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight Misinformation

Release Date:

09/27/2017

New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight ... philanthropy is at the forefront of the battle to address it . From the recent prototype fund sponsored by the Knight ...

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Clark Foundation-Sponsored Forum Considers How NY Nonprofit Contractors Can Address Late and Under Payment

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05/25/2017

Clark Foundation -Sponsored Forum Considers How NY Nonprofit Contractors Can Address Late and Under Payment New York City nonprofits ... payments and underpayments, and they aren't going to take it...

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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

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03/18/2014

Wallace Foundation funds study of whether and how community institutions can work together on education reform. New York (March 18, ... and how community institutions in three mid-sized cities can...

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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

Release Date:

03/18/2014

The Wallace Foundation to support study of whether and how community institutions can work together on education reform. New York (March 18, ... and how community institutions in three mid-sized cities can...

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Small Foundations Can Spur Big Changes: One Grant Maker Shows How

Release Date:

03/24/2013

... op-ed by Emily Tow Jackson, Executive Director of the Tow Foundation . Tackling the world’s most vexing social ... but much more daunting for small ones. Nonetheless, it is possible for small foundations to...

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NYS Health Foundation President & CEO Wonders if NY Can End the AIDS Epidemic

Release Date:

07/18/2016

NYS Health Foundation President & CEO Wonders if NY Can End the AIDS ... unknown, and there is as yet no evidence of contagion.” It was the first news article about a mysterious new disease...

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Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security

Release Date:

03/09/2018

Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security A recent study published ... benefits that could decrease food insecurity, and what it would cost...

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Food Systems

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08 Dec 2015

Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... View materials and recording here. Only 1% or less of foundation grant dollars aim to build up nonprofit ... investing in your grantees' staff support systems can help to ensure a diverse, high-performing...

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

Release Date:

04/26/2017

Schott Foundation 's Jackson Declares"Our Nation Can No Longer ... learn... Schott Foundation 's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect...

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New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

Release Date:

02/08/2018

New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, ... A new report released yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U.S. cities would be a ...