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Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

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03/06/2014

... did you stop to consider who picked it for you, and under what conditions, and what it cost in human terms? Tomatoes are a $600 million a ... and migrant farm workers can sit down together, look...

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Food Systems

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NoVo Foundation

Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

... Ford Foundation When you work in a foundation, what kind of business are you in? I don't mean, what is your business, but rather, what sort of business is a ... no philanthropy has...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply

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01/27/2023

... on January 5, 2023. “We need a unicorn.” That’s what we hear nearly every week from organizations seeking ... people of color. And without significant change, the field will continue to miss out on a wealth of...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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The Perpetuity Debate

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04/29/2014

... their loyalty. Employees, consultants, and paid advisors will inevitably vote for perpetuity as it serves their ... will continue to remain vulnerable. For example, let’s look at polio and...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... field. As with so many aspects of life, I am blessed from what I learn from these encounters and how these lessons ... from that led to our most scalable success, audiences look like the bobbleheads in the...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

... and Sweet River Consulting. Each nonprofit organization will partner with a Brooklyn middle or high school chosen by ... all students, so that they can learn and thrive? That’s what they’re there for.”...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Brooklyn Org

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

... about the state of the impact investing marketplace and what opportunities and tools were available to us. The ... By creating a separate pool of a significant size, we will be able to explore and understand...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Announces Departure

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03/17/2021

... It is with a full heart that I write to share that I will be leaving the Foundation this summer to embark on a new ... will expand and evolve. After a truly unprecedented year, what...

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David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation

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07/01/2021

... in Fundamental Physics . As its second president, Spergel will oversee the Simons Foundation’s work of advancing the ... it’s an exciting opportunity to build on and extend what they’ve already done. I’m very...

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Fewer Rocks & a Traffic Light = Greater Effectiveness & More Success

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12/14/2010

... Wellspring felt that it needed to communicate clearly what is expected of its program staff in this important role. ... process . Now, Wellspring focuses on the grantee and what it needs to be successful...

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Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

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01/07/2015

... and 1 in 3 mobile phone owners have used their phone to look up health information.... Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 ...

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Health

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Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

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03/03/2016

... There Goes the Neighborhood takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that ... globe are hunting New York City, looking for deals that will allow them to “revitalize”...

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The New York Community Trust

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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem

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02/16/2017

Early in his career as a cardiologist, Garth Graham treated a patient with acute cardiovascular disease whose case helped drive home the point that good health starts well beyond the four walls of an examination room.

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PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

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09/24/2014

... with teenagers in writing and performance. The money will flow through Youth Speaks and its Brave New Voices ... who support poetry events, festivals, and slams. They will also use some of the money to develop...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stonewall Foundation’s Jarrett Lucas Among '40 Under 40' Nonprofit Rising Stars

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11/05/2015

... stars in the nonprofit world under the age of 40. Winners will be profiled in a special events journal provided at our celebratory event . New York Nonprofit Media celebrates its inaugural ... colleagues and...

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LGBTQ

Stonewall Community Foundation

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With Support From Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Encourages Participation in Arts Programs

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09/13/2016

... More than half have not taken a child to a program or event , donated or raised money, volunteered, or shared ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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American Express Grant Will Help Renovations at Historic Utah Pickle Company Building

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11/03/2017

American Express Grant Will Help Renovations at Historic Utah Pickle Company ... about 50,000 votes. The Pickle Co. will be a three floor event space with a rooftop plan to an outside garden...

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