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Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis

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06/27/2016

Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis By Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, ... was college matriculation? Most of the participants in the room during a recent Philanthropy New York member ... with...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

8:30am to 1:30pm

... speakers will share their fresh thinking and experience in the public square to inspire and encourage engagement and ... seeds for greater collaboration among funders working in this area and along aligned...

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Achieving Equity: What Can Data Tell Us

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11/21/2018

... on how funders are collecting and using demographic data. In our conversations with members, we learned that only about ... and how they approach diversity, equity, and inclusion, in their work and within...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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08 Oct 2019

Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... by which it's distributed causing separation and hurt in our communities? How can wealth be used as a powerful tool ... the dysfunctional racial and colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance...

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Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair

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05/14/2019

... of Chair of the Board of Directors. Merisotis was elected in November 2018, and began his term as Board Chair at the ... Chair for two years. “Philanthropy plays a vital role in communities around the country...

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Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

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04/27/2015

... Trust Nongovernmental organizations play a vital role in ensuring vibrant societies, but not all countries provide ... grantmaking. The session was titled “ Philanthropy in Nations with Weak Civic...

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The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform

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10/07/2015

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly October 2015 edition. ... with an annual operating budget of about $850 million in the largest city in...

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09 Feb 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar

Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

... no longer gives grants. Instead, it has taken the lead in bringing business and society together by offering ... in two years, and it continues to successfully spread the practice...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... Christopher, and Ms. Argilagos bring enormous experience in the nonprofit, foundation, academic, and public sectors ... accessible and openly shared," said Mr. Lewis. "I look forward to supporting...

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How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their Wealth Was Accumulated Unjustly

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12/05/2019

... can’t stop there: We need to identify practices, already in place in some foundations, that can put philanthropy’s ... and reporting. Akonadi believes in letting the movement lead...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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39th Annual Meeting Recap: Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details.

... Annual Meeting - Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details . The day was spent focused on fair ... professions. We centered on race and gender throughout the event 's explorations of cross-...

Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…

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05/25/2023

... the Hill was the first time I’ve spent significant time in Washington, DC, or even in government buildings more broadly. It was the first time I ... both staffers and a few Congresspeople, and engaging...

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Earning Trust in Crisis: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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03/28/2025

Earning Trust in Crisis A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham In recent years, the philanthropic sector has put a great deal of energy into shifting practice toward a more relational...

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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

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12/19/2016

... work on Nov. 9, I experienced a fear that I had never felt in my many years in NYC. As a woman of color, there have ... this to happen. And now we have to find a way to move forward ...

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