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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... capital to fund the public goods and infrastructure that will allow the industry to flourish and remain accountable to ... impact investing is at a tipping point – and foundations will be key to moving it...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Impact Investing

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Mayor de Blasio Can Make Lasting Change with Nonprofit Living Wages and Career Opportunities

Release Date:

12/16/2014

... of the cost. We believe it is a manageable investment that will yield returns in several areas. Better trained and more motivated workers will enhance the quality of service delivery, and this will...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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HR & Operations

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Workforce Development

Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

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03/24/2011

... to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event , co-sponsored by the Council on Foundations and ... foundations provide. There were 3 kinds of activities that will enhance our sector’s ability to...

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Practical Plans for Strengthening Nonprofits: The Human Services Data Project

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04/20/2010

... materials with each separate funding request, an agency will be able to store its key documents online in the Vault, ...

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Standby Letters of Credit: The Underdog of Charitable Financing

Release Date:

06/25/2009

... that states that a bank’s client (in this case a Donor) will guarantee payment should another party (in this case ... the foundation did not obtain proceeds from a loan. In the event of default, payment could...

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CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... believe that focusing efforts to specific cause areas will result in deeper impact.” Americans for the Arts’ ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Arts

Appointments & Transitions

Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

Release Date:

04/20/2015

... president, Bradford K. Smith. "Their combined wisdom will strengthen our organization's ability to identify, ... understand, and communicate the key global trends that will determine the future of...

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Education

Health

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

... be done. We invite our funder colleagues to take another look at Staten Island: the potential for impact is enormous, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Staten Island Foundation

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Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... Brooklyn Community Foundation You don’t have to look far these days to see young people taking the lead on ... particularly young people of color. Invest in Youth will combine strategies around Youth...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Brooklyn Org

Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... By late summer, these groups (among other Fund grantees) will have completed their planning, and the Fund will have made grants to get the work started. We look forward to sharing updates...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

The New York Community Trust

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This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

Release Date:

05/02/2016

... nearly half of teen girls in foster care in New York City will have experienced at least one pregnancy by the age of 19 ... are proud of the outcomes of the CATCH APPS project and look to our colleagues in the...

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Gender Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

... of movement leaders from across the United States who will take part in a first-of-its-kind retreat series ... eight leaders taking part in the inaugural retreat series will have the rare chance to freely...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Communications/Media

Social Justice

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13 Jul 2016

Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... New York’s Health Working Group , but the conversation will be of interest to funders working across a variety of ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

Release Date:

08/22/2016

... Impact with Innovation and Proven Strategies , where we will seek to engage the philanthropic community in a dialogue ... Indigenous. It is our deepest hope that the meeting will raise awareness of — and broad...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Mellon Foundation and Digital Preservation Coalition Sponsor Formation of Task Force for Email Archives

Release Date:

11/03/2016

... Technology Policy Directorate at the Library of Congress, will serve as cochairs of the task force. Personal ... as elements of an interoperable toolkit. The task force will aim to construct a working agenda...

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Technology

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Mellon Foundation

The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces HIV/AIDS Initiatives

Release Date:

12/05/2016

... World AIDS Day, we can feel inspired and hopeful when we look at all the important strides we’ve made toward ending ... transgender youth. The Fund’s $3,000 grant award to HEAT will support the YMSM/T Health...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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Gender Justice

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New York Community Trust Announces Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards

Release Date:

12/06/2016

... December 2nd at the New York Academy of Medicine. The event is one of the largest nonprofit regional gatherings and ... School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise will be awarded to the three...

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