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Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

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12/14/2016

... built and tested since 2000? As new donors seek to make an impact on the same issues we're passionate about, how can we ... highest-performing organizations poised to make a national impact on pressing...

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Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

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07/07/2015

... may still consider and benefit from a more intentional and impact -oriented approach to philanthropy. To engage these ... energy, or resources to understand the complexities of impact assessment. To better...

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New Grants Over $4.5 Million Approved by The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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12/09/2021

... spread evidence-based age-friendly care and study the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes and other settings. ... Center for Seniors Housing & Care: National Study on the Impact of COVID-19 in Senior...

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Health

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

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11/01/2013

... of a new member, Tracy Palandjian , an innovator on impact investing. Professor Downie has been on the board ... duty and is stepping down. Palandjian will begin her board service in May 2014. Palandjian has...

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces Nearly $9 Million in New COVID-19 Relief Grants

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04/21/2020

... $44 million to help respond to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Aid has supported New ... and joining the $75 million NYC Covid-19 Response & Impact Fund with other leading philanthropic...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

Jewish Interests

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Four Members to Board of Directors

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02/09/2022

... across Brooklyn, are leaders in the fields of impact investing, nonprofit management, politics, and social ... she partners with the CEO to grow the organization and its impact . She supervises their IT, HR,...

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Surdna Foundation Appoints Melissa D’Arienzo, Miguel A. Santana, and Ommeed Sathe to its Board

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12/16/2022

... social media, racial and social justice, and impact investing The Surdna Foundation announced today the ... is Head of Strategy at Lafayette Square, an impact investment firm. Previously, he was Head of .....

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From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?

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04/21/2014

... with me: 1. Cultural displacement – When discussing the impact of low-income migration from communities that are ...

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Toyota Named Among of World’s Best Companies on Addressing Water Concerns

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10/22/2015

... threat facing the planet over the next decade in terms of impact , CDP’s new global water report, ‘Accelerating ... issues. Oil and gas companies in particular are not meeting investor demands for transparency...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

... of people with disabilities. As funders, we invest in impact . Yet, like so many others, we’ve found that ... to support the Understood.org partnership and vision for impact . Collaboration for impact...

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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

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11/07/2019

... executive director since 2014, Pamela has had an indelible impact across our work. Pamela co-created Move to End ... more than a decade of deep partnerships, transformative impact , and lasting change. An...

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Ikea Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Set up a Historic $1 Billion Initiative to Catalyze Investments in Distributed Renewable Energy

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06/21/2021

... recognize that the current approach is not delivering the impact the world needs in the time that we have,” said ... gas emissions and, by doing so, we hope to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people...

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Environment and Climate Change

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International Crisis Group Receives Grant from Open Society Foundations Aiming to Combine Local Voices and Global Expertise to Reduce Human Suffering

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04/25/2022

... of Ukraine, I want to amplify our voice and magnify our impact as advocates for humanity”. With this grant, Crisis ... will position Crisis Group to have an even greater impact ”, said Alex Soros, Deputy Chair...

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Human Services

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Advancing Racial Equity

... their practices as philanthropic organizations in service to racial equity. What can you expect from ... commitment to and transform organizational practices in service of diversity, equity, and inclusion...

Thousands participate in Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure

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05/11/2013

Attendance at the charity’s signature fundraising event did decline for the second consecutive year. Thousands ... but attendance at the charity’s signature fundraising event was down for a second consecutive year...

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State Education Chancellor Defends Teacher and School Evaluations

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11/22/2013

Our Education Funders Research Initiative event was also covered by WNYC, Capital New York, Gotham ... evaluations of teachers and schools, speaking at an event organized by Philanthropy New York on Nov. 21. The...

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Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison

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04/18/2017

... to section 361 of the German Criminal Code , in the event that a person seeking shelter trespasses due to harsh ...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Housing and Homelessness

Justice Reform

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Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

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05/15/2018

... spotlighting people of color, illustrates how a film’s impact can be stifled without engaged criticism by writers ... Sukhdev Sandhu, in December 2017, we held a convening. The meeting included 48 critics of...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Arts

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Trinity Church Wall Street Announces Spring 2022 Grants

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06/28/2022

... Borough of Manhattan Community College , whose Project Impact team received a $150,000 grant. This team has ... Trinity funds enabled us to support many Project Impact students in persevering, finishing their...

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