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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2022 Distinguished Scholars

Release Date: 
02/02/2022
... competition, are exploring important problems of violence in the world. The Distinguished Scholars are investigating a ... and the environmental parameters of war and conflict. In selecting the ​​recipients of...
14 Jul 2022

Climate Refugees: Supporting Receiving Communities - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, July 14, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... first served basis.* After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, within the first year, about 130,000 people fled the ... Hurricane Katrina, 30,000 people from New Orleans remain in Houston, and tens of...
08 Dec 2022

The Case of the "Missing" Students: Investigating Reasons Young People Opt Out of College

Thursday, December 8, 2022 -
2:00pm to 3:30pm
In New York City and across the country, college-going rates, ... trends mirror the national data for college enrollment in recent years, they are particularly worrisome for a city ... funder’s response to...

The Heckscher Foundation for Children Issues $3 Million Heckscher Foundation Challenge to New York Colleges, Community-Based Organizations, and Employer Partners to Meet Education and Workforce Needs

Release Date: 
01/18/2023
... between the skills of the unemployed and available jobs in New York. Employers and educators alike are eager to find ... community-based organizations that meet workforce needs in New York, boost employment,...
12 Mar 2024

Taking Power Back: Food Policies to Curb Predatory Marketing in New York - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -
12:30pm to 2:30pm
In many communities of color across the five boroughs, it’s ... industry’s influence and successfully putting power back in community members’ hands. What will you learn? Recent ... Food Bronx Health Initiative...
13 Jun 2024

Insurance And Mother Nature: How Does Losing Insurance Options Affect Disaster Philanthropy? - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, June 13, 2024 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
... Flood Insurance Program? What is the role of funders in helping to fill the affordability gap? What will you ... how the insurance crisis affects individuals, especially in disaster-prone states Explore a...
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Disaster Relief

How We're Addressing the Overhead Fiction

Release Date: 
11/24/2015
... Walker sent to supporters detailing the Ford Foundation Forward blueprint, the foundation's plan for changes in its culture, programs and assets. It is edited and ... the history of the Ford Foundation...
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Networks & Working Groups

... COO Roundtable VOLUNTEERISM: Service for Impact ( in partnership with CECP) Working Groups Philanthropy New ... who share your passion and learn from their experiences. In -depth learning opportunities : Stay...

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date: 
04/2014
... or other charitable purposes. Foundations vary widely in size and scope, from large, national corporate giving ... be used interchangeably, and grantmaking refers to the practice and process of awarding grants. A nonprofit ... organizations to make grants from the donor’s fund. In practice , most community foundations make grants from advised ...
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05 Nov 2014

Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
... View resources and the live recording here . Leaders in nonprofits, government and philanthropy are united on the ... to revise their nonprofit contracting practices in a manner that would increase funding to...

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