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Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Soros Equality Fellows

Release Date:

07/30/2018

... of fields. But they share in common a commitment to racial justice , ideas for moving the country forward on issues that ... financial institutions accountable for upholding the rights of indigenous peoples to...

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Open Society Foundations

15 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Speaking the Same Language

Friday, October 15, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... from the history of philanthropy to what foundations are and what they do to the types of grantmakers and trends ... in giving Speakers Jason McGill, Founder and Principal , Justice Associates, LLC What else...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Janna Oberdorf as Director of Communications

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08/03/2022

... that champions gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women, in all their intersecting ... communications strategy, with a focus on centering racial justice . She will work to strengthen...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

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12/13/2024

... Kania, Collective Change Lab “If we could use money in a different way, towards a healing, reparative purpose, then ... orientations required to truly move systems into new ways of addressing social and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Grantmaking Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice - A New Series for Programming Staff

Are you or your colleagues searching for ways to dive deeper ... session is co-facilitated by your grantmaking peers, who are eager to support peer-to-peer learning on equity-centered ...

ASPCA Provides More than $9.1 Million in Grants through 3Q 2014

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... “The ASPCA is always looking for innovative ways to make the most impact on fighting animal cruelty and ... management at the ASPCA. “Through our grants program, we are proud to be able to empower...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

PhilTV: Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change

Release Date:

05/31/2016

Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change By ... harm the economy in the long term. Fossil fuel companies are at risk because a key asset – their reserves...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Cornerstone Capital Group

Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

Release Date:

10/01/2015

... a short essay with far-reaching impact. It is, in many ways , the intellectual charter of modern philanthropy, and ... the Green Revolution, advances in public health and human rights , social movement building...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... of one of the most complex issues facing our nation. They are deeply connected to the political systems that will shape ... discuss extraordinarily important healthcare topics that are largely being overlooked...

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PNY News

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Health

Key Themes From Our 36th Annual Meeting

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... Journalism). Though our speakers had very different backgrounds and perspectives, there was agreement ... takes time. Commit for the long haul. These themes are not new; we hear them over and over again. But,...

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President's Message

PNY News

23 Oct 2018

Making The Case For Equity And Grassroots Organizing: Funder Stories and Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by HEFN

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... water, it also reflects experience seeing many groups of impacted people act as whistle-blowers, community scientists, ... challenges in actually moving more money into impacted communities ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment and Climate Change

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Social Justice

New York Foundation Celebrates New Executive Director, Rickke Mananzala

Release Date:

05/27/2021

... Rickke has been a champion of gender, racial, and economic justice for more than two decades, which includes work on police accountability, gentrification, and urban human rights . As a former grantee of the...

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New York Foundation

A Letter from Ronna Brown

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03/17/2020

... Like many of you, the scale and length of disruption we are facing is just sinking in. Our sector is in the fortunate ... intensifying against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities . And, we had...

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President's Message

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

21 Nov 2019

The Importance of Understanding Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice and Strategy

Thursday, November 21, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... many of the of the barriers and/or challenges to inclusion are often not conscious. The mind sciences show us that there ... unconscious perceptions driving choices and responses in ways that may belie our...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Podcast: A Conversation about Immigration and Immigrants

Release Date:

04/24/2017

... national conversation about immigration is playing out in communities around the country. Podcast: A Conversation ...

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Member News

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... their impact around the world in promoting and defending Justice , Equity, and Expression. The new Global Programs team ... democratic freedoms and ensure accountability for human rights abuses. He will lead...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

Release Date:

01/18/2017

Founder-led organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and counterproductive...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

13 Nov 2020

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 13, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? ... accountable to Recognize the board’s responsibilities in different types of foundations...

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Professional Development

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Breakout Discussion

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All Funders

New Staff

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Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... being described by several blind men — each has a very different description of what it is based on their personal ... session. This program is geared towards our members who are working in foundations with...

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Issue-Based

29 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, October 29, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... cover: The core cycle of how foundations make grants, ways to build relationships with grantees, and where implicit ... discussions that build on previous sessions. Participants are expected to commit to...