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Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Its Top Ten Lessons Learned in Hindsight

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... thinking about how to introduce this volume, one of a series of reports we’ve been producing as we prepare to ... out of a desire to leave behind a balanced picture of our grantmaking over 35 years — we offer...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Beyond Divestment: Decarbonizing Our Investment Portfolio - New Report from The Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

02/02/2023

... commitments of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF). For more than 80 years, our grantmaking has supported conservation, ecosystem management ... to divest from fossil fuels. Today, the RBF endowment is...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

08 Nov 2023

Funder Collaboratives that Support Shifting Power to Communities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

... increasingly acknowledging the importance of integrating more equitable and racially-just grantmaking practices, including investing in the vision of ... can funding collaboratives be leveraged as a tool...

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Tools & Strategies

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Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Sharnita C. Johnson Has Been Named Arts Program Director at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Release Date:

12/12/2014

... Johnson, a Detroit native, brings to the position more than 20 years of experience with community-focused ... Michigan. Since 2012, Johnson has managed a $25 million grantmaking portfolio in education, health...

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Communications/Media

Education

Environment and Climate Change

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... and convener. He has led discussions on some of the more challenging issues of our time, including climate ... family foundation that advances social change for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. He...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Arcus to Unveil Social Justice Request for Concepts on Dec. 3

Release Date:

11/05/2018

... and funders alike to rethink how we work together more effectively. Like most in social justice philanthropy, ... year, staff across the foundation have prepared for a new grantmaking process that aligns with...

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Arcus Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

Release Date:

12/14/2018

... represents an increase of over $250,000 from last year’s grantmaking . Brooklyn Community Foundation—the first and ... in the youth of our communities is an investment in a more fair and just future for...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

21 Mar 2024

Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative

Thursday, March 21, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York 320 East 43rd Street; James Baldwin Room

... NYC Department of Small Business Services will share an overview of their efforts to connect new New Yorkers to the ... . ($150 fee.) Please note that registration for the event closes on March 20. What else...

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Immigration

Workforce Development

Documentary Funded by New York Life Foundation Wins Emmy

Release Date:

08/26/2014

... hope and healing to deal with their pain. Former World Series Champion pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen, ... grieve alone, and our goal is to make it possible for more kids to find comfort and begin...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Role of Older Workers in Small Business

Release Date:

04/23/2015

... Business A variety of simultaneous trends are keeping more Americans in the workforce longer, and a newly published series of guides suggests that we should not only encourage ... Alfred P. Sloan Foundation...

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... low- and middle-income countries that together account for more than half of the world’s road deaths. Last year, we ... deaths are preventable. This report, the third in the series , serves as a tool to assess...

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... improve care by helping health-care providers communicate more effectively with patients, families and each other. ... With each physician/patient encounter, she tracks a series of behaviors, such as how they...

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Health

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers

Release Date:

11/29/2017

... help, the writing assistant’s algorithms get smarter the more they practice. The nonprofit’s Quill Connect tool, ... help them create better sentences. As Quill Connect gains more data, its algorithms morph...

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Education

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation

Release Date:

03/19/2018

... Wright, will help the Center continue its work to create a more effective and humane justice system. The honorees were: ... loops that lead to incarceration … so that they lead to more productive and full...

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Social Justice

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Propel Capital

18 Sep 2019

Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... apply equitable evaluation to its work. Explore A brief overview of the evolution of evaluation and its relationship ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Long Island Community Foundation Issues RFP for the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund

Release Date:

12/04/2019

... January 17, 2020 Link to RFP Email to: jdemaio@licf.org OVERVIEW The Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund (LISSF) is a ... years. The LISSF pools our investments and expands our grantmaking . We will support...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Long Island Community Foundation

08 Nov 2023

Funder Briefing with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar on Vision + Priorities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... Fund and City Affiliated Nonprofits What will you learn? Overview of Deputy Mayor Almanzar’s vision and priorities ... initiatives Who should attend? All interested funders in grantmaking , public policy, and...

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Network Building

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Public Policy

Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

... one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, we convened an event to help the philanthropic community better understand ... Ford Foundation to produce Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking in 2008 . The report...

03 Apr 2019