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Mellon and Doris Duke Foundations Back New Report Highlighting 20 Years of NEFA’s National Dance Project

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11/18/2016

... of the program. In addition to an evaluation of NDP’s grantmaking data, Metris conducted surveys, interviews, focus ... in the U.S. In its 20-year history, NDP has invested more than $33 million in funding to...

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Arts

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Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition

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01/10/2017

... and expand the foundation's support for the program to more than $40 million... Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant .....

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Education

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Paul Di Donato Announced as New President and CEO of Proteus Fund

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01/18/2017

... Fund for the past year and worked at the organization for more than nine years. In his time at Proteus Fund , Paul ... civil marriage. Philanthropy must play an even greater and more aggressive leadership role...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awards $100,000 to Harn Museum of Art

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04/20/2017

... changes on our planet. The exhibition includes works by more than 50 contemporary international artists who challenge ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

... T. Kelly, Jr. "Since my election to the Board of Directors more than a decade ago, I have had the pleasure of working to ... Foundation— from governance and investment management to grantmaking and...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

... 33 states and the District of Columbia, infant care costs more on average than in-state tuition at a public university. ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arcus Opens Call for Social Justice Grant Applications

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12/04/2018

... clarity and transparency about Arcus’ strategy and grantmaking decisions and result in more focused, long-term funding and collaboration. Through ...

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The 'Active (Read: Ongoing) Practice' of Equitable Evaluation

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10/23/2019

... way through, most times with the help of those wiser and more experienced than myself. As adults, we invoke the ... of un-learning and re-learning, in order to make space for more perspectives, and ...

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Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation

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05/11/2022

... this role, Sophy will continue to lead the Foundation’s grantmaking , engagement, and relationships to support the ... to Senior Program Office, Philanthropy last month. Learn more about Sophy’s work and the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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27 Apr 2023

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: The Future of NYC’s Workforce Development Board

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Development Board. The session will begin with an overview of the role effective workforce boards play in ... Task Force Who should attend? All interested funders in grantmaking roles. What to expect:...

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03 Oct 2011

Philanthropy, Women & Social Justice: a Breakfast Conversation with Sara K. Gould

Monday, October 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... social justice philanthropy, leadership development, and grantmaking with a gender, race and class lens provides an ... and girls, and using a gender, race and class lens in grantmaking is more...

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A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

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12/2015

... require, among other things, building a much broader and more powerful movement—one that empowers the New American ... Democracy” touches upon key issues to help analyze their grantmaking strategies. How does the definition of ...

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Report

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Economic Security

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What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

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01/05/2016

... money, but it’s hard to make enough. There is a third, more reliable way to overcome this obstacle, however, and ...

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Social Justice

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

... Under her leadership, the Norman Foundation focused its grantmaking on economic justice, environmental justice and ... paving the way for new Board members to engage in grantmaking and created opportunities...

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The Tow Foundation Appoints Nadia Alia As The New Director Of Operations

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03/28/2017

... Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Peak Grantmaking and Philanthropy New York. Nadia earned a B.A. in ... research, higher education, and cultural institutions. For more information, visit www...

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Banking Against Urban Poverty, Inside JP Morgan Chase Philanthropy

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10/05/2017

... without asking many questions—is giving way to a more focused and strategic approach. Many businesses are now ... 2012, when CEO Jamie Dimon asked for a review of company grantmaking —which was then running at...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

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12/14/2017

... 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color, through grantmaking , strategic leadership initiatives, and direct engagement with youth. “A more just and equitable future for Brooklyn depends upon .....

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... Funders Just over 60 U.S. foundations increased their grantmaking by 25 percent or more in 2016, earning them a place on Funders for LGBTQ ... top funders in this space, also sizably increased their ...

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