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20 Oct 2020

White Nationalism + Voter Suppression: How Online Platforms Disenfranchise Communities of Color - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... receiving death threats because of their faith or race, to communities who are intimidated to vote, many people of color face credible ... Speakers Leigh Chapman , Program Director of Voting Rights...

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12 Apr 2012

Star Power: Achieving Impact by Working Effectively with Celebrities (Featuring Kevin Bacon)

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... above the din and connect with your target audience in ways that grab attention and then persuade or inspire ... secure and make the most of celebrity endorsements, others are better able to harness the power...

Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development

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12/14/2015

Land Rights : From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long ... in the SDGs, “Land rights , both for individuals and for communities , are critical for achieving sustainable...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Carnegie President Says Humanitarians Can Have Impact on Refugee Crisis

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04/26/2016

A six-country survey commissioned by the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity finds widespread misperceptions of the scale of the global refugee crisis.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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27 Feb 2024

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XVIII - The Power of Community: Building Authentic Relationships with Supporters

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... Business Bureau Foundation of Metropolitan New York. Event Supporters include: Association of Nonprofit ... program and 2024 Charity Effectiveness Series are generously sponsored by The New York Community...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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PhilTV: When a Community Foundation Takes a Bold Stand, Aligning Mission and Approach Matter

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10/27/2015

... an organization’s mission, strategy and operating model are not aligned, making tough decisions can be fraught with ...

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Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

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06/12/2013

... applications, demonstrating the growing demand for new ways to fund and scale effective social services in a time of ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

... landscape of potential recipients of their money. “We are in a historic moment in this country and in philanthropy, ... and if we believe that our old behaviors and old ways of doing things will continue to...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY

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02/11/2015

The six-month study will explore investments that provide a social or environmental benefit.

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TCC Group Releases New Report: How Philanthropy Support Organizations - Understand & Advance Community Power Building

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11/06/2020

... issues, and core focus areas, foundations increasingly are embracing community power building, a report from the ... funders to advance strategies aimed at building power in communities of color and for other...

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16 May 2023

Seeding Power 2.0: Leadership for Our Region’s Food Movement - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... with the amazing team at Emerging Equity. This spring, we are thrilled to announce the relaunch of the Seeding Power ... be reserved for those in the philanthropic sector. This event takes place on the same...

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20 Oct 2021

Impact Investing, Picking Up Where Philanthropy Leaves Off

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

During this time of racial reckoning, foundations are increasingly interested in various forms of impact ... capital from traditional sources. However, there are various barriers to turning this interest into...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments

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02/26/2018

Clara Miller, who has headed the F.B. Heron Foundation for the past three years, wants to take the ultimate impact investing step: to go "all in".

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Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Remarks on the Effects of Impact Investing

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08/17/2015

... of appreciated stock, or a donor-advised fund*. You are probably concerned about where that money goes: which ... has been around since the 1960s. Yet some philanthropists are just now connecting their...

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New Report From Silicon Valley Community Foundation Helps Companies Align With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

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12/11/2017

... access to energy. Ending inequality in education. These are just some of the objectives of the Sustainable ... businesses. “The U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals are relatively new, and many business...

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How The New York Community Trust Is Shaping K-12 Education in New York

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02/13/2018

... open-mindedness and compromise, and some foundations are clearly more skilled at it than others. Community ... with an opportunity to get involved in areas in which they are not experts or take risks they...

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The New York Community Trust

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Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative

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08/12/2019

Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by ... that can be quickly enacted to help save coral reefs that are threatened by climate change and human impacts. ... caused...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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08 Jun 2023

Survivor and Community-Led Response: Putting People First in a Crisis - a Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, June 8, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... In times of disasters, it is essential for the affected communities and residents themselves to lead relief, response ...

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million Co-Impact announced its first round of grants today to improve education, health, and economic opportunity for an estimated 9 million people over the next five years across Africa, South Asia...

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