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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

Release Date:

03/16/2016

... for years, investing millions of dollars in research into what makes a principal effective. Now the foundation is ... superintendents and administrators have input into what aspiring principals need to learn...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... 2016 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth survey, found what worries entrepreneurs most is what they don’t have control of: the unknown impact of the ...

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Economic Security

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Bank of America Private Bank

Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion

Release Date:

07/29/2016

... most affected by grantmaking should be central to deciding what to do with grants they receive—after all, they know better than anyone what is happening on the ground. So why doesn’t it happen ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... right nonprofit organization to volunteer at. Here’s what they think you should consider: 1. Align Potential ... preservation?), you may have a clearer picture of what types of organizations would give you the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Collective Impact Without Borders

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... 2011, we have deepened our understanding of what it takes to effectively implement collaborative ... across geographies and cultures, we would like to share what we have learned from launching and advising ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Immigration Agents Target Brooklyn Criminal Court, Lawyers Say

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... outside Brooklyn Criminal Court Thursday morning in what appeared to be a coordinated operation, according to a ... the two men being led away. "I came here and I saw what I thought were officers lurking...

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Immigration

19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... trustees only.* Society is becoming increasingly divisive. What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to ... Is this role appropriate for family foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

10 May 2018

Privacy, Purpose and the Public Trust: Finding a Balance - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 10, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... foundation staff and trustees only.* How do you balance what you share externally with your family’s need for privacy? And what are the benefits and challenges of being transparent in ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... program be expanded to reach more high school students? What were the key ingredients in the museum’s program that ... And what kind of funding would be necessary to get these new programs...

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Insights

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

Release Date:

08/21/2014

As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, it is important to focus on building resiliency, writes Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, in a post that originally appeared on Medium.com.

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience

Release Date:

10/21/2016

... awarded a large grant by a private foundation to support a new program aimed at enhancing the academic experience for ... to support the “Sophomore Journeys” program. This new program will offer a new...