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Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

... that you were expected to respond quickly and do whatever it took to help with the recovery. I had already left city ... and communities most affected by this type of unexpected event . Our office was located...

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Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

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03/24/2011

... to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event , co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations and ... to several specific legislative issues on the Council’ s agenda, we focused on enhancing...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it affects the work of the nonprofit sector, and how funders ... in Albany. We are pleased to have one of the program’ s presenters, Dick Dadey ,...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... money out of foundation coffers now. Foundation staff may not admit it , but spending out may be in their self-interest, since it ... be legitimate strategies if they help meet a foundation’...

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Economic Recovery Through Racial Equity: Thoughts from Maya Wiley

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01/07/2010

... for economic recovery: a recipe for transformation? It could be, but it isn’t inevitable. While the federal government is ... College in 1986. She has litigated, lobbied the U. S . Congress,...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

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07/29/2009

... by Loren Renz on key findings from the Foundation Center’ s new study, Perpetuity or Limited Lifespan: How Do Family ... Larry McGill of the Foundation Center, the discussion was not a debate of the merits of...

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New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

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07/10/2009

... City . Our overall goal is to increase each community’ s live release rate—that is, the number of dogs and cats ... those for farm animals and carriage horses. The country’ s first Animal CSI Veterinary...

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Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing

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06/25/2009

... annual revenue surpassed $100 million in recent years, yet it is only now celebrating its 10-year anniversary. As with ... letter of credit is a document that states that a bank’ s client (in this case a Donor...

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Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank

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10/15/2015

... City, where she has served since 2008 as the institution’ s first Master Writer Chair. The private ceremony, attended ... Theater, and playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner. The event will also feature a...

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#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective

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04/20/2016

... Policy and Communications. #FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’ s Perspective By Stephanie Chrispin, Philanthropy New York ... attending last week’ s annual Foundations on the Hill event . ...

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Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

... This post originally appeared on the Ford Foundation’ s Equals Change blog . Stanford University made headlines recently when it announced a $400 million gift from Nike founder Phil ... was that, given the...

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13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and further tear down the wellbeing of the neighborhood. It paints a helpless and hopeless situation where little can ... is supporting one of these groups, Community Solution’ s Brownsville Partnership, which...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... and partner on efforts like the Obama administration' s My Brother' s Keeper initiative. More recently, the field ... As a result, too many programs, policies, and systems — not to...

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

... Today and Tomorrow . The Jonas Center was a sponsor of the event . Recent developments in our healthcare system, such as ... has played a crucial role in expanding America’ s healthcare workforce, but greater...

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New York Community Trust Announces Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/06/2016

... December 2nd at the New York Academy of Medicine. The event is one of the largest nonprofit regional gatherings and ... Schools, New York Peace Institute, and The Children' s Aid Society - also received...

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13 Apr 2017

Wealth, Power and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age

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9:00am to 11:00am

... thoroughly enjoyed the role of provocateur. Whether he’ s naming the foundations he thinks spend way too much on ... democracy? Watch live stream here: (Registration not required) One man who knows a little...

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UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon

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03/13/2017

... 2017) — UJA-Federation of New York announced today that it was named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New ... of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon,” said UJA’ s CEO Eric S ...

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Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

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05/02/2017

... as an essential tool for identifying the best proposals. It is challenging to conceive of a more effective way to ... identifying factors, such as institutions and names, may not be practical for processes...

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Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges

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07/18/2017

... piece originally appeared on Andrew W. Mellon Foundation' s Shared Experiences blog and is reposted with permission. ... cataloguing of email communication remains the exception, not the rule. Instead,...

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