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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

Philanthropic and investment leaders have come to recognize that grants and investments can have both financial returns and social impact - and that strategic alignment and integration with mission is important to maximize real change.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation

The Next Generation in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative

Release Date:

01/05/2016

When $45 billion dollars is pledged to charity, it’s bound to start a lot of conversations. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan's announcement has received a lot of attention and has started discussion about the next...

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Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... justices appears ready to render a decision later this year that would significantly weaken public sector labor ...

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The Century Foundation

15 Jun 2016

CFF Annual Gathering

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... and updates from the field. View pictures from last year 's Annual Gathering . We are proud to be partnering with .....

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All Funders

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Food Systems

Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... safety; transportation; and workforce development. A ten- year initiative involving federal agencies, financial ...

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Arts

Community Development

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Ford Foundation

Surdna Foundation

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

08 Jun 2017

21st Century Philanthropic Pipelines for Twentysomethings - Webinar

Thursday, June 8, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... field and for our family work? Now in NCFP’s 20 th year , we’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a ...

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Professional Development

Tools & Strategies

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"

Release Date:

01/06/2017

... brown, black, indigenous, and immigrant. Over the past year , it has become clear that the noxious swill of rage and ...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Henry Luce Foundation Is Committed to the Art of Displaying Art (And Why That's Important)

Release Date:

01/24/2017

... is the Henry Luce Foundation, which just awarded a three- year grant of $825,000 to the Worcester Art Museum to ...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

Release Date:

02/13/2017

For much of his career, Buffett has recorded and written music for commercials, film, television, and theater. But for about 10 years now, Buffett has also served with his wife Jennifer as co-president of the NoVo Foundation, working to advance the...

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NoVo Foundation

Stonewall Community Foundation Makes Funding Available for Responding to Shifting Realities

Release Date:

04/10/2017

... in the face of shifting political realities. One- year grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded in July 2017. ...

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RFPs Etc

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Stonewall Community Foundation

How Nathan Cummings and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Are Shifting Grantmaking in the Trump Era

Release Date:

05/26/2017

... could end up in the ballpark of $5 million more per year . Rockefeller Brothers Fund is another progressive ...

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Indian Child Welfare at Casey Family Programs is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis

Release Date:

08/02/2017

... were suspended at least once during the 2015–16 school year , making them more than twice as likely to be suspended ...

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Casey Family Programs

When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

09/07/2017

When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis In a year of big stories, the opioid crisis has become one of the ...

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... is a major humanitarian catastrophe, now in its seventh year . The original goal of the humanitarian response was to ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction

Release Date:

10/12/2017

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction YANGON, MYANMAR (October 11, 2017) – The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota ), a medium-sized tortoise found only in...

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Animal Welfare

Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Ford Foundation Launches Effort To Diversify Art Museum Leadership

Release Date:

11/29/2017

Walton Foundation and Ford Foundation announced today they are each committing $3 million over three years to support creative solutions to diversify curatorial and management staff at art museums across the United States.

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Ford Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Among Funders Backing Environmental Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

Release Date:

11/30/2017

Philanthropy and environmentalism are generally very white spaces, and efforts to diversify the movement have been characterized by one influential report as “lackluster.” But there is a set of foundations and nonprofits aware of just how important...