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Roosevelt Institute

Philanthropy Should Focus on the Assets of Aging

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04/22/2016

Teresa Bonner at Aroha Philanthropies says it’s time for America to put the brakes on our national obsession with youth and our dismissal of the potential of older adults.

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

Emily Gustafsson-Wright and Sophie Gardiner of The Brookings Institution encourage philanthropic actors to consider the high potential impact of contributing outcome funds to supplement government funding.

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The Brookings Institution

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Do You See Yourself In the First Nations Struggle?

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03/02/2017

Patricia Eng at the New York Women’s Foundation, writes about her recent discovery that this country draws its own roots from the principles of governance in tribal nations, yet this is not taught as part of American history.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

Laura Wolff, Independent Philanthropy Consultant suggests practical strategies—“nudges”-- that can help people translate desires and intentions into actions and accomplishments

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Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

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09/19/2018

More and more funders are devoting serious time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work and to ensuring it is intellectually informed or, more progressively, driven by the people their grantmaking purports to help. If you are...

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Gender Justice

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Philanthropy New York

It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

The missions and priorities of America’s nearly 120,000 foundations are as diverse as the country itself, yet here is one thing all in common: each suffers when our democracy fails.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Public Policy

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Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years?

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10/06/2016

The answer to that question can be entirely superficial – or it can reveal something profound about a person’s goals and aspirations. It’s the question that we at PNY have tried to answer in our next five-year Strategic Plan.

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What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

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05/19/2021

By: Bipasha Ray, New Executives Fund Project Director, Open Society Fellowship Program, Open Society Foundations

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Insights from “Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don’t We Know About Intermediaries?”

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06/28/2022

Philanthropic intermediaries play an important role, often serving as a liaison between foundations and nonprofits in re-granting foundation resources and providing important technical assistance and hands-on support to grantees.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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PNY's Policy Corner: Following the Lead of our Partners by Supporting #WHY15 and #JustPay Campaigns:

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02/02/2024

As New York City faces arbitrary budget cuts, the threat to nonprofits and the communities they serve is alarming. In response, PNY maintains its commitment to serve as an ally and is following the lead of its nonprofit partners.

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15 Sep 2011

New York's Diverse Muslim Community: Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:00am

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

... Explore Explore New York’s diverse Muslim communities Meet the secular and religious community institutions that ...

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DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... leading up to last week’s annual Foundations on the Hill event , which aims to educate Congress about philanthropy, ...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

Edgar Villanueva, VP of Programs & Advocacy at The Schott Foundation for Public Education urges philanthropy to see the tremendous potential in Native communities.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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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

While archivists, technologists, librarians, and others continue to make progress in capturing, preserving, and providing access to various forms of digital expression, email has remained resistant to a variety of efforts at preservation.

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Technology

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Mellon Foundation

Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

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05/02/2017

Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Director for Medical Research, says foundations should challenge, reconsider, and improve the peer review process.

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Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot

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07/03/2018

DeNora Getachew, New York City Executive Director of Generation Citizen, writes "In this politically divisive moment, many of us are grappling with how to have an impact and reaffirm the ideals underpinning our democracy."

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Civic Engagement

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Generation Citizen

What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

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08/05/2019

... resources so that its portfolio of nonprofit borrowers can meet urgent needs. Take, for example, the loan FJC closed ... loan from FJC’s loan fund allows Communities Resist to meet the urgent needs of Brooklyn...

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