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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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12/12/2013

... flawed: it does not acknowledge that the very first step — defining the desired outcome — is driven by ... hard work of fundamental change with rigor and focus? First , start with values. Clarify them, discuss...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

... more led us to create the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the first of three initiatives supported by a special allocation ... Artists cannot apply for the Awards. Instead, the first class of artists —21 grantees...

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All Funders

Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... people at the center of our work. Last year, in my first task as the Foundation’s new Director of Community ... knowledge and strengthen our external partnerships. In our first year, we are Launching a...

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Workforce Development

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Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations

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07/16/2015

... of foundations with no staffs at all. Focusing on the first two clusters, I’m going to hazard an educated guess ... that these foundations represent a significant part of the first cluster and a decent-sized...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis

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08/21/2015

... In our approach, we have adopted two primary principles. First , philanthropy should not attempt to assume or ... to the initiative “Against the Greek Crisis”. The first of those initiatives “Against the Crisis...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

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11/11/2015

... Needs You fights for economic mobility for ambitious, first -generation college students by providing transformative ... peers, as we continue our fight for economic mobility for first -generation college...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation

"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

... from across the United States who will take part in a first -of-its-kind retreat series exploring the power and ... place in New York City from May to October 2016, is the first public program launched by...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Two Distinguished Leaders Join Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees

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12/13/2016

... a number of firsts for African Americans, including the first to serve as the commander of CENTCOM ,” said Vartan ... During her time at MBARI, the institution installed the first deep-sea cabled observatory...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

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06/26/2017

... that matter to citizens and America’s future. As the first investment as part of the American Cities Initiative, ... An Innovation Platform for America’s Mayors The first offering of the American Cities...

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two

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11/08/2017

... and focused on how we tackle issues with an understand- first and collaborative orientation with an example from ... secure meaningful employment by taking an “understand- first ” approach and through the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Disabilities

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Poses Family Foundation

28 May 2020

Humanizing Immigration: A Conversation in Three Parts

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... for all three sessions once you register for the first session. Program This in-depth program series is ... 14, 2:00 - 3:30 PM Join the launch of this series as we first explore the forces that motivate human...

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United Hospital Fund Elects Five New Board Members with Medical, Consulting, and Public Health Expertise

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07/16/2020

... University. Prior to joining Princeton, Mr. Shorris was First Deputy Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2018, and ... and International Affairs. Dave A. Chokshi, MD , the first Gould Visiting Scholar at UHF,...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members

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07/01/2021

... advocacy related to racial and gender equity. One of the first pro bono projects she served as a young lawyer in New ... commitment to advocacy began at an early age. Her very first job as a teenager was at...

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

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01/13/2022

... and Remedial Centre (Sol’s ARC) in Mumbai. Our first grant to Maya Foundation will support a ... skills for better mental health and well-being. Our first grant to EGED will fund the creation of university...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

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04/01/2025

... whom you share a common goal. Community Food Funders first launched the Seeding Power Fellowship in 2019. We are ... movement could start to take shape. Ultimately, that first cohort proved our hypothesis—...

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Food Systems

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North Star Fund

Make Room for Makerspaces

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12/08/2015

Leigh Ross, Program Associate for the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in NYCT says these community-oriented workspaces are proliferating, and funders are taking notice.

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