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22 Sep 2020

What 2020 Rapid Response Looks Like: Responsive Planning and Innovative State Mobilization Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP and Democracy Fund

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... of voter suppression and the possibility of electoral conflict drawing closer, the importance of sustained ... state mobilization strategies are incorporating plans for post election responses that may be...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

How Philanthropy and Nonprofits Responded to the Government Shutdown

Release Date:

10/18/2013

... Times , Philanthropy News Digest and The Huffington Post .   In the midst of the Washington standoff, the ... In addition to RBF, the initiative is supported by Open Society Foundations , the Carnegie...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Public Policy

Related Organizations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... the contributions of immigrants and refugees to our society . They fray our social fabric, fuel suspicion and ... how immigration policy changes and an increasingly divided society will affect their funding...

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Insights

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Immigration

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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members

Release Date:

07/08/2015

... two national philanthropies for nearly ten years: the Open Society Foundation and the JEHT Foundation. Here she funded ... & Policy is responsible for advancing the ACLU’s civil liberties and civil...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Human Services

LGBTQ

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Overcoming Setbacks

Release Date:

09/11/2018

... usher in a new period of political progress, increase the role of citizens in our democracy, and put America on a path ... the perilous path of progress. After a wrenching civil war and a failed process of...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up

Release Date:

01/14/2020

... than they currently receive. Philanthropy plays a unique role in American public policy as catalysts for change, often ... the philanthropic community must also play its own unique role and be bold in...

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Insights

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Health

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Arnold Ventures

Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network

Release Date:

10/16/2013

... the Communications Network Board of Directors, in a blog post on October 3. "He finds and disseminates content about ... as Director of Communications. Trachtenberg played a key role in helping build...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

The Wallace Foundation

Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities

Release Date:

11/05/2010

... Laura Cronin Director, Toshiba America Foundation (This post originally appeared on PhilanTopic , the Philanthropy ... employment, poverty alleviation, economic development, arts , transportation, social...

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Arcus Foundation Names Annette Lanjouw and Jason McGill Co-Executive Directors

Release Date:

01/24/2017

... impressive combination of strength and experience to the role they will share. We, the board of directors, are ... Africa Program Officer for the Wildlife Conservation Society , and as Project Manager and Field...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

29 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, October 29, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... with grantees, and where implicit bias plays a role in grantmaking. Speakers Danielle Pulliam, Program ...

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Professional Development

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

Release Date:

02/03/2017

... remains committed to continuing philanthropy’s role to spur innovation and take best practices to scale, ... engaged in similar work. The Forum itself is playing our role to ensure a strong voice for...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Edwin Gould Foundation and the Education Writers Association Announced the Winner of the Eddie Award

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... the hurdles facing low-income students on their paths to post secondary success,” says Mark Bieler, the chairman of ... “Serious and independent journalism has an huge role to play in helping philanthropy and...