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12 Sep 2013

Igniting the Spark: Effective Next Generation Boards

Thursday, September 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

Webinar

... but gives as part of the family. This Family Philanthropy Webinar introduces an increasingly popular method for ... service: the next generation or junior board. The webinar will introduce the variety of...

New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment

Release Date:

09/12/2018

The movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy alternative continues to accelerate, with commitments from nearly a thousand institutional investors, a report from DivestInvest and Arabella Advisors finds.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

It’s Time to Fund Children’s Mental Health

Release Date:

04/15/2021

... parents and teachers , but it’s going to take many more funders to join in this effort to create a tipping point in ... and leading children and families toward care. How funders can help Here are four ways...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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Morgan Stanley

09 Jul 2015

International Grantmaking for Small- to Mid-Sized Foundations

Thursday, July 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In recent meetings of the International Grantmakers Network , a recurring theme has been the different challenges ... small international grantmaking budgets and any other funders interested in sharing experiences...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

09 May 2013

Over the River and Through the Woods: Geographic Dispersion in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 9, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... concern for their own region? Using their stories, this webinar will offer examples of how families have dealt with ... to be Announced Soon! Designed for All interested funders . Over the River and Through the...

05 Mar 2013

CEO Interview Series with Clara Miller, The F. B. Heron Foundation

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 -

3:15pm to 7:00pm

... Program, Ford Foundation Designed for All interested funders . CEO Interview Series with Clara Miller, The F. B. ...

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Issue-Based

Open Society Names Mary Fitzgerald to Lead Information Democracy Work

Release Date:

06/22/2021

Mary Fitzgerald will assume the newly created role, director, Information Democracy.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute

Release Date:

07/10/2018

... further impact. Each is led by an Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) Fellow using their entrepreneurial spirit and ... in state universities across the US, to deepening economic resilience in global...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

Schott Foundation Introduces the Loving Communities Response Fund

Release Date:

04/03/2020

... stand in solidarity to sustain and strengthen this vital network of advocates and the families and students whom they ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... if philanthropies are to avoid undermining with their investments the progress they are making via grants, and lays ... common practice of separating grant making from endowment investments , and to instead...

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Member News

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Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment

Release Date:

02/11/2021

... in the Design for Freedom movement through a two-part webinar series presented in partnership with Pratt Institute, ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

Disaster Relief

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Grace Farms Foundation

08 Dec 2015

Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... in nonprofit people should seem like common sense: funders are only as effective as their grantees, and grantees ... and how this in turn can be mutually-beneficial to funders and grantees as they seek to...

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Professional Development

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Audience

HR & Operations Staff

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

Release Date:

09/09/2013

... Responsibility Recently, Philanthropy New York convened funders for a conversation on the best ways to measure and ... and expensive; and excessive requests for information from funders can place unnecessary...

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Insights

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Express

Citi Foundation

A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China

Release Date:

11/11/2014

... focused on China in some way over the past decade. But funders are not investing as heavily in China as you might ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

Release Date:

09/17/2015

... a key funder of synthetic biology research. DARPA’s investments , for example, increased from near zero in 2010 to ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

Release Date:

12/12/2017

Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks 'to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.'

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Member News

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Propel Capital

Revaluing Ecosystems: A Vision of Better Future

Publication date:

01/2014

Five Keys to Revaluing Our Ecosystems

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Report

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Stands By City Officials In Their Commitment to Divest NYC Pension Funds From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

01/10/2018

... five pension funds of roughly $5 billion in fossil fuel investments out of its total of $189 billion. They say the ... $5.5 trillion have taken their money out of fossil fuel investments . Last month,...