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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Releases New Report: Mission Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress

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04/07/2022

... Fund Releases New Report: Mission Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress Geraldine Watson shares the Fund's ... at the RBF is meant to support the idea that what is good for people and planet can...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

09 Dec 2015

How to Win Friends and Influence Philanthropy

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 -

8:15am to 10:30am

A special event presented by the Young Leaders Breakfast Club and open ... skills and strategies for managing up and communicating effectively to influence ideas and decisions within the ... hierarchy of...

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How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

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02/26/2020

How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s ... and disrupted Puerto Ricans’ daily lives. The good news is the pathways for philanthropic support are ... such as Congress’s 2016 imposition of a...

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22 Jul 2019

How CEOs and Trustees Build a Culture of Trust - A Webinar Hosted by Philanthropy Northwest

Monday, July 22, 2019 -

10:30am to 11:30am

... approach to philanthropy starts with leadership and governance . What is the role of CEOs, trustees and senior ... in all of your foundation’s grantmaking practices? And how can a trust-based culture lead to...

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Tools & Strategies

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Board & Trustees

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How Evaluations Make Programs Stronger

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08/21/2014

... they move from tier to tier as they amass evidence and use that evidence to strengthen the work. ... against which plans will be assessed and approved, how implementation will be monitored, and how...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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10/1/2015 - Facts on Fraud and Embezzlement - PPT Presentation

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10/2015

View materials from the program, The Facts on Fraud and Embezzlement.

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Boards as an Accountability Mechanism

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06/2014

This paper examines board functioning in relation to both legal and broader ... in the Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance . It discusses areas of board weakness and considers different approaches to ...

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

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12/05/2019

How Foundations Can Grapple With the Reality That Their ... or structure, we are reimagining how we do everything from board recruitment and hiring to grant making so we can truly ... staff to...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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The William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Scott Evans as New Board Chair

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06/17/2021

The William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Scott Evans as New Board Chair We are pleased to announce the election of Scott ... investment roles include serving on the investment committees of the Dutch pension fund...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Thomas H. Kean is Elected Board Chair of Carnegie Corporation of New York

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03/01/2013

... of New Jersey, has been unanimously elected Chair of the Board of Trustees. He succeeds Janet Robinson, former ... The New York Times Company, who is stepping down from the Board , having completed her eight...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors

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09/25/2015

... Elected to National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board of Directors In her role at Unitarian Universalist ... of a recently published article in Foundation Review on how eliminating budgets can...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... and understanding first. You need to understand how data fit into their world, and tailor your use of it accordingly. It can be tempting to lead with data ... understand what people can here and how...

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How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to Recovery

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05/13/2021

How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to ... better? How do we both meet their immediate needs and use this opportunity to tackle entrenched social and economic ... more relevant...

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in ... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work across the board reflects the deeply ingrained racial stereotypes ... the “Magical...

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With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

... policy tools – so there is a big opportunity to use nudging more widely in government in conjunction with ...

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Public Policy

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The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy

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04/22/2020

The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy By: Lisa Pilar Cowan, ... and equitable New York City. Could we do just as much good handing out $100 bills on the street corner in .....

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

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10/28/2014

Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees The Ford Foundation announced the ... of Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Dr. Cigarroa is the departing...

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Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid

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09/13/2017

Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid The clock ... It’s the first stage of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review Procedure through which a zoning change becomes ... displacement...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees

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11/17/2021

The Charles H. Revson Foundation Elects Ariel Zwang to Board of Trustees The Revson Foundation has announced Ariel Zwang’s election to the Board of Directors, effective October 26, 2021. Ariel Zwang ... agency in...

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