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Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

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04/17/2014

... and society at large. On March 27th, the third in a series of forums on college readiness and success took place. ... pathways to post-secondary success. While there is more recent national attention to these...

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Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

... but we concede failure if it doesn’t produce a little more risk-taking that might breathe life into a nonprofit ... the burning building. Maybe foundations should hire more people who share our approach or...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

15 Jul 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch - Your Career Path in Philanthropy

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... Administrators Network hosts a summer brown bag lunch series . Rather than have a set agenda and program, these ... they hope to get out of FAN—and FAN veterans can share more about the network’s innumerable...

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13 Aug 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch: 360 Degree Evaluations

Thursday, August 13, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

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Hilton Foundation Awards $25.5M in Grants in Q2 '17, Approves New Foster Youth Strategy

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07/19/2017

... age foster youth programs. “We are delighted to announce more than $25.5 million to a diverse group of organizations, ... AIDS Strategic Initiative approved in November 2016, and a series of 17 grants totaling...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Foundation Financial Managers Group

... four times a year to discuss financial, investment, tax, legal , governance and high-level operational issues; and ... is limited to private and community foundations only. For more information, contact...

William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... Council, the Environmental Defense Fund and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. According to Pierson, "nearly all of these initiatives have called for more taxing, spending and regulation by the federal .....

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Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

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11/06/2015

... Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. and the National ... which is six times the rate of white girls, and more than most boys. . . Open Society...

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The Next Generation in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative

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01/05/2016

... end the Zuckerberg Chan Initiative is less about avoiding legal structures and tax strategies than it is about ... worldwide. The Rockefeller Foundation today is worth a far more modest $4 billion, but has...

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Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

... an accomplished leader to the Arcus board.” Harris is a legal and political analyst for MSNBC and, most recently, ... Ford Foundation where she led a global team that invested more than $750 million to promote...

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LGBTQIA+ Communities

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Open Society Foundations Seek Clarification on Pakistan NGO Ruling

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12/14/2017

... of November, the Interior Ministry issued letters advising more than a dozen international NGOs that their applications ... has supported a range of projects related to education, legal empowerment of the poor...

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11 Oct 2018

Advocacy Guidance for Nonprofits and Foundations - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 11, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... organizing vigils, inviting congress members to forums and more .) Hear from a fellow donor experienced in using ...

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ASPCA and NYPD Celebrate Five Years of Fighting Animal Abuse and Rescuing Victims across New York City

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01/29/2019

... as law enforcement training and veterinary forensic and legal support. This unique partnership has made strong and ... 700 arrests in the last five years and the ASPCA treating more than 3,300 victims of...

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The Estée Lauder Companies Partners With Humane Society to End Global Animal Testing

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06/21/2019

... actually committed to eliminating internal animal testing more than 30 years ago, however, many of the company's brands .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy

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11/01/2019

... illegal voting barriers. Download the report to learn more . How Philanthropy Can Help INVEST IN CORE SUPPORT AND ... advocate for voter friendly policies, and bring legal action when needed. To continue to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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10 Mar 2022

Reducing the Administrative Burden through Fiscal Sponsorship - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 10, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... giving vehicles with less administrative burden and more legal , financial, and investment support. Fiscal ...

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Participation and Double Entendre

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... had double meaning. This year’s annual meeting has even more time for networking than last year. If you’re a ...

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Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter

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03/13/2014

... NYC- based performance company with whom she has produced more than 80 site-specific plays and large-scale performance ... also co-founded the multi-disciplinary art and politics series stART, at Judson Church...

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Mellon Foundation and Digital Preservation Coalition Sponsor Formation of Task Force for Email Archives

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11/03/2016

... and particularly emails, which have proven themselves far more difficult to gather and preserve in an accessible, ... the past develop a nuanced understanding of events, much more so than published or other...

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