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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

Publication date: 
06/2010
The nation's foundation community has provided critical financial and technical support to states applying for the first round of the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from the Foundation Center, created from interviews conducted in March and April 2010 with foundation staff, education consultants, and government leaders who had guided the first-round application process in nine states, the success of future collaborations will depend on government including grantmakers in the development of new policies and...
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Report
Topic(s) 
Evaluation
Grantmaking Strategy & Tools
Funding Area 
Education

Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort

... begins with understanding power - and acknowledging how race, gender, and other factors of positionality shape ... Participants will be able to: Articulate examples of how systemic inequity shows up in...
02 Nov 2016

End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... can do to dismantle the abuse-to-prison-pipeline. Explore: How an intentional focus on girls and gender nonconforming ... can ensure that they fully benefit from system reforms How to disrupt the pipeline that...

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

Release Date: 
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
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Member News
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Communications/Media
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

Release Date: 
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
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Member News
Funding Area 
Communications/Media
Related Organizations 
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents

Release Date: 
10/18/2018
The Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wells Fargo, The JPB Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One, is working to expand the the proven Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) model to as...
04 Dec 2025

Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates - Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, December 4, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... diversity, and justice . What will you learn? Explore how current prison food systems reflect larger issues of ... to improve food offerings in correctional facilities, and how they are being addressed...
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Issue-Based
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Panel
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All Funders
Topic(s) 
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Funding Area 
Food Systems
Justice Reform

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