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David K. Mineta Joins Board of Directors of Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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02/08/2023

... and CEO of Momentum for Health , one of the largest private nonprofit providers dedicated to providing ... Response Efforts (FORE) FORE was founded in 2018 as a private 501(c)(3) national, grant-making...

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... who has contributed the revenues from her recent Heinz Award to staff the New Yorkers Against Fracking coalition; ...

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Sunsetting the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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10/11/2023

... unfamiliar concept or phrase when it comes to developing funder portfolios. But it is still too unfamiliar a ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools

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05/21/2018

Communities in Schools, a nonprofit that places coordinators in schools to connect vulnerable students and their families with community resources, has gotten a big investment from a sun-setting supporter to kick-off its new strategic plan. The Edna...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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William Penn and Mellon Foundations Give $8 Million to Philly Arts and Culture Groups Hit by COVID-19

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12/02/2020

... of arts and culture in Philadelphia have teamed up to award $8 million in COVID-19-related relief for the sector. ...

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Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report

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11/03/2015

... connections. The Staten Island Foundation is a private foundation established in 1997 to improve the quality ... with the local community, nonprofit, public and private sectors, the Foundation strives to...

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United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

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12/03/2012

... climate change, through partnerships with the UN, private companies, other foundations and leading ...

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Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

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02/24/2016

... Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced a ... grants structure since 2005. The Foundation plans to award up to $2 million in grants...

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Library of Congress Enriches America’s Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

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01/27/2021

... the People initiative represents the largest grant from a private foundation in the Library’s history and is among ...

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Arts

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JooYeun Chang to Be Next Program Director for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Child Well-Being Program

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06/14/2022

... as well as anti-racism initiatives including a public- private partnership, place-based prevention pilots and a ...

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How Philanthropy Can Help Fix Democracy

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Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

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04/03/2014

Carla Washington, Executive Director of Direct Care Alliance discusses the advocacy efforts that would bring policy changes to improve the financial security and stability for direct care workers and their families.

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Learn Foundation Law

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04/2012

... around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals

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10/04/2016

... “huge economic opportunities” for both the public and private sectors, according to a CDP report released today. ... “Cities have a clear appetite for collaborating with the private sector and this is a huge...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

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02/20/2018

... of life experiences, including elite educations at liberal private schools and elite colleges. Heirs are more likely to ...

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New Banking Services Aimed At Low-Income Customers

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07/22/2014

... a bank account, American Express has sponsored a 40-minute documentary . A new banking account from Bank of America is ... with many features of a traditional bank account. The documentary ,“ Spent: Looking for...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Can Conversational Leadership Shift an Entire System?

Release Date:

07/28/2022

Can Conversational Leadership Shift an Entire System? By: Donita Volkwijn, Senior Director, Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York Have you ever had a conversation with someone you don’t respect? Or maybe one with someone who...

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

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11/05/2015

... another participant as a clown – who held power over the funder , which many in the room identified as something they ...

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Gender and Transformative Giving

Release Date:

05/23/2013

... foundations addresses. Yet as a major domestic violence funder recently confided, “My grantees get race and class, ... ( UNAIDS ), the World Health Organization , and a host of private foundations are already...

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