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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Frameworks for Private Foundations: A New Model for Impact

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07/2017

Philanthropy is evolving more quickly than ever with new societal challenges, new players, and new strategies. Funders are seeking to increase their effectiveness, and want ...

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Report

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Sample Job Descriptions: Vice President of Programs

Publication date:

11/2013

... We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job Descriptions: Vice ...

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HR & Operations Staff

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative

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07/08/2019

Rockefeller Foundation Launches New Climate and Resilience Initiative ROTTERDAM, July 8, 2019 ... Officers (CROs) and member cities within the 100RC Network . The existing 100RC organization will conclude in .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa The MasterCard ... $86.6 million to work in collaboration with four new African university partners to educate talented, yet ... Scholars...

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International/Foreign Affairs

How to Fund in the Fog of War

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06/02/2016

... Activists on the ISIS Frontlines hosted by Philanthropy New York on April 13. Just the week before, we had organized a ... surveyed. Participants at the Philanthropy New...

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Insights

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Gender Justice

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MADRE

After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

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07/10/2013

... Markets Foundation and past President of Philanthropy New York , comment on the Supreme Court’s historic decision on ... support for LGBT rights. After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge...

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LGBTQ

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Philanthropy New York

$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College

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04/29/2013

... and Charles Guttman Foundation is giving $15 million to New Community College, one of the largest donations ever for ... at all seven community colleges of the City University of New York ...

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Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head

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07/07/2014

Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

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07/01/2015

New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of ... their full participation in our country’s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand the barriers ... serves as an information...

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Gender Justice

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The Teagle Foundation Announces Nearly $4 Million in New Grants for Liberal Arts Education

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06/07/2022

The Teagle Foundation Announces Nearly $ 4 Million in New Grants for Liberal Arts Education Today, the ... grants have been awarded to the City College of New York , the...

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Arts

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Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations Announce New $5M Initiative Designed to Advance Latinx Art in Museums

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02/13/2023

Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations Announce New $5M Initiative Designed to Advance Latinx Art in Museums ( NEW YORK , NY - February 13, 2023) Mellon, Ford, Getty, and ... about...

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Pair of Community Foundations Chosen to lead Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Flagship New Jersey Grantmaking Program

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11/14/2022

... Chosen to lead Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Flagship New Jersey Grantmaking Program PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 14, ... today announced a grant to the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ) and Community...

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Community Development

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Laureus USA Releases New Research Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional Learning, Especially Among Men of Color

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02/03/2021

Laureus USA Releases New Research Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional ... youth. We hope these findings will encourage other funders to invest in SBYD given the impact these programs ... issues...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA

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New United Hospital Fund Report Identifies NYC Neighborhoods Where Medicaid Might Better Support Members’ Health by Addressing Housing Insecurity

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07/26/2018

New United Hospital Fund Report Identifies NYC Neighborhoods ... Fund (UHF) identifies neighborhoods throughout New York City where Medicaid might improve access to health care, ... housing...

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Housing and Homelessness

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United Hospital Fund

SeaChange Capital Partners Produces New Report That Sheds Light on Financial Health of Nonprofit Human Services Sector

Release Date:

01/22/2018

SeaChange Capital Partners Produces New Report That Sheds Light on Financial Health of Nonprofit ... from the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York , Mutual of America, Selective...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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Children's Health Fund Launches New Mobile Clinic in NYC Made Possible by the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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07/12/2019

Children's Health Fund Launches New Mobile Clinic in NYC Made Possible by the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust New York City, New York –...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

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A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative

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06/23/2017

A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative For the next 18 ... and intentions to the public, and will become part of a network of cities sharing knowledge and best practices in ... cities...

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