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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

Release Date:

10/10/2017

Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch. Here in the heart of the Adirondacks, the slender Schroon River, ... more. Local officials had the federal and state money in place to build a replacement...

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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

Release Date:

10/30/2017

After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...

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Community Development

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Citi Foundation Partners with LISC, Commits $10 Million to Help Train American Workers for Growing Job Sectors

Release Date:

07/16/2018

... Job Sectors The Citi Foundation is investing $10 million in the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to help ... connect unemployed and underemployed Americans with jobs in growth industries that need...

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Catherine Rick Named Senior Advisor for Nursing Leadership at the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... annually.    Rick brings extensive experience in clinical, leadership and executive level healthcare roles ... Jonas Center's accomplishments are inspiring and I look forward to contributing my experience...

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Health

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/29/2019

... agenda for people and planet adopted by the United Nations in 2015. The guide gives funders practical advice on how to ... social and environmental challenges. Established in 2015 with the signing of the UN...

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United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

Release Date:

10/01/2012

... NYC. A lawyer by training, she will be the first woman to lead United Way of NYC in its 75-year history, and will succeed Gordon J. Campbell, ... chapter as President and CEO of United Way of NYC. I look...

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ASPCA Announces President and CEO Ed Sayres' Intention to Step Down

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... the process to identify the next chief executive to lead the organization. The Board committee has retained ... his tenure, Ed has established the ASPCA as a leader in providing sheltering expertise, enforcing...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... an impact asset management firm focused on investments in sustainable affordable housing. He joins existing ... our passion for our mission and commitment to innovation in philanthropy.” Located in...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... assumed his position June 1. The Foundation, created in 1929 by eminent businessman and philanthropist Harry Frank ... deep experience, superb skills and farsighted vision, to lead the Foundation in...

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United Way of New York City Announces Grace C. Bonilla, Esq. as the New President and CEO

Release Date:

05/23/2022

... organization. During her extensive career, Bonilla served in several senior positions in New York City government. She was most recently the ... and knowledge make her the perfect person to move UWNYC ...

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

As politics in the US become ever more polarized, effective policy ... more complicated for both funders and grantees. This event will be a timely opportunity for funder learning and ... the perspectives of legal...

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The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... over the past six months into youth employment behaviours in Africa, where 600 million people are under the age of 25 ... taking place in Cape Town on October 29-30. This inaugural event is...

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Children, Youth and Families

International/Foreign Affairs

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

15 Apr 2021

What Are Nonprofit Capacity Building Needs in the Post-COVID Era?

Thursday, April 15, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

In the weeks and months after the pandemic hit, nonprofit ... and The New York Community Trust—came together in June to develop a comprehensive package of ... partners will be an ongoing learning process. Join us...

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Tools & Strategies

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Livestream

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

28 May 2025

Foundational Advocacy Workshop w/ Bolder Advocacy - A Workshop Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum and Alliance for Justice

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... program are proud to present the inaugural workshop in our comprehensive advocacy training series. This ... the sector's capacity for effective, strategic advocacy. In today's challenging policy...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking

Publication date:

09/2005

... builder - to manage the tensions that come with the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal ... and how it helps grantmakers to leverage their strengths in service to their objectives. The guide also explores why ...

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Report

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Grants Managers

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Doris Duke Supports Projects That Expand Awareness of Muslim Arts And Culture

Release Date:

10/24/2016

... one consortium will receive between $125,000-$335,000 each in funding to build knowledge and appreciation for arts and culture with roots in Muslim-majority societies... Doris Duke Supports Projects ...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Rita Allen Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... ranging from, but not limited to, the role of algorithms in news consumption, methods for separating facts from ...

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Communications/Media

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

Release Date:

03/30/2017

... the Southern Poverty Law Center cites a 197 percent surge in anti-Muslim hate groups in 2016. “Prejudice and division had a banner year in 2016, but this has only furthered the resolve and...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... knew it was voting on contracts for the towers described in documents as “architectural enhancements” that bear ...

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Community Development

18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... by email no later than two business days before the event . A program presented by Philanthropy New York’s policy committee Philanthropy Connects , in its new series Foundation Advocacy 2011 , in...

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