Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy
Release Date:
06/08/2022
... ask. You’ll find out in the next installment of this series , but in the meantime, I’ll give you a hint. The ...
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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow
Release Date:
09/27/2022
... Immersion Program (CLIP) and the Emmy award winning TV series , “We Are New York.” From 2001-2018, the programs ...
The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Create New Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund To Increase Investment in Developing Countries
Release Date:
10/12/2022
... their funding and impact.” The G20 report contains a series of recommendations that have the potential to unlock ...
Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund Moves $2.2 Million to Racial Equity Practitioners
Release Date:
11/01/2022
... self-identified learning edges and needs—included a series on somatics, grantee-led peer learning sessions, ...
Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector
Release Date:
04/06/2023
... The nonprofit ecosystem is currently experiencing a series of leadership transitions, with many historically ...
Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact
Release Date:
02/16/2024
... Cricket Island Foundation This is part one of a multi-part series following the work of this collaborative over the next ...
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2025
Fostering Citizen Engagement and Trust, 21st-Century Style - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 -
3:00pm to 4:00pm
... future. In this second webinar in our Democracy Innovation Series , curated by DFN’s Democracy Innovation Project, ...
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Sep
2025
NYC Charter Amendments on the Ballot: Housing, Democracy, and the Future of the City
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... were proposed by a Charter Revision Commission after a series of public hearings. The Commission voted to put five ...
Benchmarking Foundation Governance
The Center for Effective Philanthropy produced this report on Benchmarking Foundation Governance, with support from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation.
We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?
Release Date:
11/05/2015
Jen Bokoff, Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, says humor can be an effective tool to address power dynamics in philanthropy.
Networks & Working Groups
... Focused on diverse issue areas like education, criminal legal reform, health equity, and environmental ...
Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?
Release Date:
09/12/2013
... secure and stable employment to those who don’t violate legal or ethical rules or rock the boat too hard. If a ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces the Addition of Four New Staff and Six New Board Members
Release Date:
01/28/2015
... She was previously an assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and a Marvin H. ...
Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?
Release Date:
07/17/2009
... of the entire independent sector. There are legal , economic, and political aspects of this idea that need ...
14
Jul
2015
Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
... to make grants that are used for public policy or legal advocacy Your foundation grants cannot fund nonprofits ...
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Jun
2015
Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy - Webinar
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
... many of these barriers: it earns beneficiaries temporary legal status, eligibility for a work permit, and in some ...
Trinity Church Wall Street Grants Respond to Growing Crisis of Youth Mental Health in New York City
Release Date:
11/21/2022
... FreeCap Financial Girl Vow Good Call NYC Justice Committee Legal Action Center LIFE Camp Lineage Project Marshall ...
Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day
Release Date:
03/08/2023
... rights. These are issues that are practical as well as legal and social. Just last week, for example, the Missouri ...
Breaking Down Barriers: Meet the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's "Open Call" Grantees
Release Date:
10/25/2023
... the most prevalent issues facing youth in the criminal legal system. Key issues that have been identified relate to ...
Original Instructions: A Challenge to Philanthropy to Expand Health and Educational Opportunities for Native Youth
The Schott Foundation for Public Education in partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy, with support from Nike N7, recently released a set of recommendations for helping Native youth live healthy lives. These recommendations came directly from Native American leaders who hold expertise across health, physical fitness, education and youth development sectors. The report, Original Instructions , outlines both challenges and opportunities to philanthropy. It’s a first step towards using our resources to recognize and learn from the resilient Native youth