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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

Release Date:

04/19/2017

Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights Physicians for Human Rights has announced an $8 million challenge grant from ... Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human rights...

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Health

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Open Society Foundations

Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

Release Date:

06/06/2017

Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is ... and Kiko, who live in captivity in upstate New York and are asking the courts for relief. A rumpled 60-something legal scholar who has...

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

NoVo Foundation

14 Nov 2017

Mapping the Intersections of Peace and Security and Human Rights Work - Brown Bag Lunch

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The relationship between peace and security and human rights is complex. The protection and promulgation of human rights are essential to creating peaceful societies, yet, when peace ...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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International/Foreign Affairs

Public Policy

A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment

Release Date:

11/28/2016

A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment The Open Society ... and abroad, giving billions for work to strengthen human rights and civil liberties... A Look at...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?

Release Date:

10/05/2017

Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality

Release Date:

01/16/2015

Ford assures that there is no correlation between their endowment management and grant distribution.

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

Release Date:

09/18/2017

Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.

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Children, Youth and Families

Right-Sized Reporting: Gathering Essential Financial Information Without Overburdening Grantees

This session moves beyond compliance to focus on practical, equitable approaches: how to request financial information that is meaningful, complementary, and reduces unnecessary burden. Through case studies and peer discussions, you...

Do Funders Have the Right to See a Nonprofit’s Management Letter?

Release Date:

04/19/2016

... of whether they really understand the limits of what they are looking at is increasingly important. The management ... might provide comfort to potential donors; however, there are other types of internal...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Grow the Craft: "What's the right relationship between philanthropy and government?"

Publication date:

05/2010

In a recent survey, GrantGraft shared reflections from eight foundation leaders on this question (including Karen Davis of The Commonwealth Fund; M. Christine DeVita of the Wallace Foundation; Vartan Gregorian of the Carnegie Corporation of New York; Gara LaMarche of The Atlantic Philanthropies; Gail Nayowith of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; and Luis Ubiñas of the Ford Foundation) and then asked their users to weigh in. This survey report shares the results.