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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

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07/02/2015

... is woeful -- only 2 percent of all philanthropic funds are devoted to transitioning to a clean energy economy and ... impacts of climate. That's why some big name foundations are calling on their...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

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01/06/2017

Congress has another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of Obamacare without replacing them right away could cost the nation 3 million jobs and trigger negative economic impacts...

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Health

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Audacious Philanthropy

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08/29/2017

... the scale of their ambition, along with the wealth they are willing to give back to society, is breathtaking. . . ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... right notes. As we’ve seen, permanence and solvability are front-of-mind for some of today’s leading ... thousands) of people roughing it in the streets, funders are looking to new methods—like permanent...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia. Announced at the ... and solutions, the Resilience Partnership will enable communities to prepare for, withstand, and...

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Economic Security

The Rockefeller Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

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06/18/2015

... $7 million for the resolution of environmental threats in ways that ensure the well-being of local communities while sustaining natural resources and protecting ... region, which is packed with plant and...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

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01/08/2016

... process. With little community support, former foster kids are more at risk for homelessness, arrest and incarceration, ... creating better outcomes for these vulnerable youth, and are funding programs and...

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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03/28/2017

... contacts on the Hill say the Trump Administration and Ways & Means Chairman Brady are intent on including a repeal of the Johnson Amendment in ...

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James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum

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08/30/2017

... first summer, a large collection of works by the artists are headed to the Parrish, in Water Mill (another Hamptons ...

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Harlem Women Honored for Leadership by New York Women’s Foundation

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09/22/2017

... Oliveira, President and CEO of The Foundation said, “We are excited by this opportunity to celebrate four exceptional ... women and families. Their achievements show that when communities unite, they build a...

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Civic Engagement

19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to support meaningful dialogue across “party lines” ... Is this role appropriate for family foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that funders make...

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Family Foundation

Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects

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01/16/2018

... and Mathematic) projects in grades 6-12. Among these are grants for students to learn and to address community ... & soil quality, and combatting homelessness – all novel ways to utilize STEM in order to...

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Education

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grants $3.5M to South Arts to Launch "Jazz Road"

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12/10/2018

... to expand jazz artists’ touring to a wide range of communities . This landmark re-granting program, once ... and Tennessee. “While artists across the country are collaborating and re-creating the tradition of...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

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04/07/2021

... provided $1 billion dollars in flexible funding to social justice organizations around the world to help them more ... should be at the center of all of our partnerships. We are incredibly proud of the work...

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Social Justice

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Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

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10/22/2015

... on the ocean," President Remengesau said. "Island communities have been among the hardest hit by the threats ... Palau boasts remarkably healthy marine ecosystems that are home to more than 1,300...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Public Policy

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Oak Foundation

31 Oct 2019

Not One More: The Fight to Stop Southeast Asian Deportation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 31, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... deportations Issues of community activism and education Ways philanthropy can take action Presenters Quyen Dinh ... for All interested funders. Please note that calls are open to GCIR members, other...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

07/30/2020

... a commercial office building and ensuring that workspaces are sanitized, thereby minimizing the virus’s spread. ... barely 1% of their total grantmaking toward immigrant communities , according to NCRP. However...

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Immigration

Workforce Development

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... At the end of her fellowship, she hopes to understand the different components of a climate model (cryosphere, ... research, optimization is ubiquitous, but the outcomes are typically affected by a multitude...

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