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US Trust Study Finds Small Foundations Honing Strategies for Greater Impact

Release Date:

02/03/2017

Funded by U.S. Trust, the survey also found that small foundations and individual donors have been formalizing their governance structures and process over the past decade.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bank of America Private Bank

Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs

Release Date:

08/04/2017

A report by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the Commonwealth Fund predicts bad news if Congress repeals the ACA. Research shows that the loss of 'ACA tax credits and Medicaid expansion would lead to a...

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Health

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research of Human Impact on Indoor Climate

Release Date:

06/04/2019

... cent of our time in buildings, and because our dwellings are today so well insulated and airtight,” says Gabriel ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

29 Apr 2015

Measuring Impact: Joys, Monsters and Opportunities in Peacebuilding Monitoring and Evaluation - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

The peacebuilding field continues to wrestle with questions of impact -how do we know that peacebuilding programs work? How do we measure the cumulative effect of programs in a given conflict area?

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

Release Date:

03/20/2015

Study shows that political ads dwarfed stories about political issues by 45:1.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Communications/Media

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rita Allen Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Details its Mission-Aligned and Impact Investment Strategy

Release Date:

09/16/2016

... can serve as resources for other institutions who are looking to do the same. The section also includes the ...

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Impact Investing

Finance & Asset Management

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

Release Date:

09/23/2016

The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S.

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Public Policy

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

04 Jun 2019

Social Impact Exchange: 2019 Shaping the Future Together: Philanthropy as Change Capital

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 8:30am to Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 2:45pm

... link above and indicate in the drop down menu that you are invited by Philanthropy New York. Any questions should ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Conference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Paula Luff Named New Director of Sustainability & Impact at the Inherent Group

Release Date:

03/07/2017

Board member Paula Luff has a new job as Director of Sustainability & Impact at the Inherent Group.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Viso Strategies Corporation

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Releases Report on Grantmaking to Create Impact

Release Date:

09/17/2015

The study focuses on the work being done by Good Shepherd Services.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

F.B. Heron's Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact

Release Date:

06/10/2016

In this second of a two-part series, Clara Miller, president of the F.B. Heron Foundation, discusses the ways in which a change in the operating model of philanthropic foundations can expand their purviews, effectiveness and impact.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Trump Administration Rejects Study Showing Positive Impact of Refugees

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... program inside and outside the administration say refugees are a major benefit to the United States, paying more in ...

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Immigration

The United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Positive Impact of Home Health Care

Release Date:

04/30/2018

... of patients who refuse home health care services when they are discharged from inpatient care. Such refusals can lead to ...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments

Release Date:

10/21/2014

... foundations, as well as governments and corporations, are trying to find investments those benefits extend ...

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Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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F.B. Heron Foundation

25 Jul 2019

The Power and Impact of Creative Aging Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Creative aging programs provide older adults with a renewed sense of purpose, improved wellbeing and connection with others.

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Aging

Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy

Publication date:

04/2012

What is the role of corporate philanthropy in business and society? This guide offers original field research and provides clear and practical paths forward for the future of the field and the role of corporate foundations, including a five element agenda for leaders of corporate foundations and giving programs to advance their practice and profession.