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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

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02/29/2012

... Foundation . Lieutenant Governor Ravitch delivered a series of reports to Governor Paterson throughout 2010. These ... during economic expansion allowed the state to spend more , such additional resources often...

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Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative

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05/21/2021

... Million Black Women initiative, which has committed more than $10 billion to advance racial equity and economic ... Goldman Sachs conducted listening sessions, which engaged more than 12,000 women to determine...

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Economic Security

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Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity

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03/09/2022

... were under unprecedented stress and in crisis. What’s more , nonprofit organizations led by people of color faced ... grantees in any given year are headed by leaders of color. More often than their white...

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Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

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09/24/2019

... practices. In his blueprint for foundations’ grantmaking practices to address that legacy of philanthropic ... as to why those most affected by foundations should be more intrinsically involved in their...

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ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

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10/29/2014

... have been trends in recent years to make philanthropy more competitive , democratic , and enterprising . But how ... BUB’s cult of purr-sonality and leveraging the ASPCA’s grantmaking expertise, the Lil BUB’s...

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Animal Welfare

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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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12/11/2009

... working on? Right now we are working on a wide range of grantmaking initiatives. A primary pillar of Mr. and Mrs. ... a stronger network of support. What has been your biggest grantmaking lesson? While we are...

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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis

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08/21/2015

... to well over €1 billion, in addition to our regular grantmaking activity, but we continue to consider the ... are experiencing the consequences of the deepening crisis more severely. At the same time and as...

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Our Commitments

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06/04/2020

... to do better. It means that on our journey to create a more racially equitable, democratic and sustainable society, ... guidance on internal organization equity practices and grantmaking frameworks: ABFE and...

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EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation Announces New Grants in Emerging Market Countries

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01/13/2022

... EMpower has budgeted for significant growth in its global grantmaking to be able to better support local organisations ... days ahead and have offered maximum flexibility in our grantmaking . Highlights from...

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We Can’t Force Philanthropy to Talk About Power Dynamics, Can We?

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11/05/2015

... built and with direct participatory engagement, skills are more readily learned, and so this was particularly exciting ... power? And, how might you use humor as a tool for talking more objectively about tough...

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Let’s Close the Gap on Mental Health for Good in 2023

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02/16/2023

... to address current needs. Philanthropy can often act more nimbly than local, state, or federal governments, and we ... people everywhere, especially adolescents. It is even more acute in rural communities...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... Foundation decided to demystify lab practice and learn more about how labs have contributed to transformative social ... going on here—time to go home! Not so fast. There's more work to be done, which...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Why Should We Care About Tax Policy?

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06/14/2016

... as other actors have greater flexibility and exponentially more resources. Ultimately, though, these are sacrifices the ... Restoring the charitable incentives lost in 2011 A series of bills (SB461, SB462,...

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Boutiques for the People

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09/27/2016

... a special feature of the HLLC. Cohorts of students take a series of interdisciplinary courses, taught by faculty and ... promising young people, while others prefer to take a more open approach. While these...

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NYC Cultural Agenda Fund Places Marker on Racial Justice Initiative Ahead of City’s Cultural Plan Release

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10/12/2016

... Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust is making more than half a million dollars in grants to support efforts ... Brothers funds. Since 2014, the Fund has raised more than $1.6 million to strengthen the...

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Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

... Center for Effective Philanthropy and is the sixth in a series of eight essays from foundation CEOs reflecting ... surveyed). Sixty-four percent of us think we should take more risk. Given the lack of external...

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New York Community Trust Funds Leading Racial Justice Nonprofit Race Forward in Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

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04/05/2017

... Innovation Lab will include a multi-component training series tailor-made for arts organizations in the city. Funded ... In our current political climate these interventions are more crucial than ever – yet...

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Century Foundation Scholar Releases Report on The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs

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03/07/2018

... Promise programs are easy to explain, and might reach more people and a wider political constituency than typical ...

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