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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

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03/30/2017

... immigrants to third through sixth graders in 24 public schools through critical study and discussion of 18 stories ... by American Muslim performing artists, with the aim to engage residents, particularly high...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Doris Duke Foundation

Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

By Adam Gamoran, President, William T . Grant Foundation This post was originally posted on the ... development and the opportunities and outcomes of the next generation. High-quality early education programs give...

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Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18

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07/25/2018

... above to mean that I think that this year’s United Philanthropy Forum annual conference was its best to date. ... a single session or speaker that you could skip or tune out . They did it with creativity and...

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Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students

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11/23/2016

... Stand Behind At-Risk Students When you hear about philanthropy 's role in K-12 education these days, so often ... Gates, Walton, and Broad that back things like charter schools and teacher accountability...

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Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

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06/10/2015

... or simply making a grant – it is also who is sharing your message that counts. Let’s look at how the drowning ... lessons long after a grant has been made or a program or event has concluded. If you want to...

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The ZAC Foundation

25 Feb 2019

Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... managers to field supervisors to enumerators who reach out to households that didn’ t mail back their census form. And the workforce has to be ... Funders New York Community Trust NY Funders Alliance ...

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Strategic Plan for 2017-2021

... Supported by consultant Cynthia Gibson Executive Summary Philanthropy New York stands upon an impressive 39-year ... training for grantmakers Investing resources in a diverse next -generation of philanthropic...

Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

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04/02/2012

... Initiative (PAI), she coauthored publications including Philanthropy in the News and Making American Foundations ... is a crucial and necessary organization for the field of philanthropy ," said Spruill...

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31 Jan 2011

Promise Neighborhoods: What Is the Promise and How Can Foundations Help It Shine Through?

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7:30am to 11:00am

A program presented by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York, together with The Blue Ridge ... community-based organizations – are eligible to enter next...

The Weight of Privilege in Crisis

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08/19/2020

... Volkwijn, Manager, Knowledge Management, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors The world has undergone a tectonic ... now hold a privilege that many, regardless of race, don’ t : I have a job, my organization is...

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Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

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06/26/2017

... Philanthropies will invest more than $200 million over the next three years in the American Cities Initiative through ... five additional U.S. cities into its portfolio over the next three years. This comes...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez As New Program Officer

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04/17/2019

... of color in dismantling structural racism and, over the next five years, will commit the full resources of the ... joined the immigrant rights movement with FLIC straight out of high school. In 2010, Isabel...

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National Grid Foundation to Help Communities Address Food Insecurity and Human Services Impacted by COVID-19

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05/04/2020

... Foundation. “With so many facing financial hardship, out of school, unsettled and unsure where a next meal will come from because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

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11/15/2017

... process that solicited input from the entire membership, Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors voted to approve ... It also approved a broad outline of activities for Philanthropy New York to educate the...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Benchmarking Foundation Governance

... involved in grantmaking? There are lots of questions out there about foundation governance. Yet there has been ...

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Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund

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06/22/2020

... development field by increasing access to capital for the next generation of developers,” said Shelley O’Connor, ...

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06 Sep 2018

Foundation Administrators Network - Understanding Hiring and Involuntary Separation

Thursday, September 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... you spot potential employees – and questions you can’ t ask Key considerations for background checks and screening ... and Networking Breakfast 9:00 - 10:30 AM Program This event is only open to ...

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How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... back movement building, youth organizing hardly tops philanthropy ’s priority list. FCYO wants to change that. ... of members, notably the Ford Foundation, it has rolled out a grant program of its own called...

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