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How Nathan Cummings and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Are Shifting Grantmaking in the Trump Era

Release Date:

05/26/2017

... do our philanthropy may prove to be just as important as what we do with our philanthropy.” A concrete way that’s ... the percentage of its assets that it pays out annually, in response to the election and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Schott Foundation President on How to Keep our Schools Safe

Release Date:

03/09/2018

... his mother’s funeral and was asked if he was upset. His response provides insight into the road that disconnected him ... metal detectors in learning spaces is the antithesis of what we need to create a...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... of risk tolerance, different ideas about and approaches to what should be measured, and cumbersome reporting and ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

29 Jul 2021

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Thursday, July 29, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... in learning about careers in the field of philanthropy. What to expect: presentation followed by Q&A. Recording ...

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Network Building

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Livestream

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

05 Oct 2021

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... explore the guiding question, “How can we be explicitly responsive to the needs of the arts & culture field at both ... for All interested funders in the arts and NYGIA members. What to expect: Networking...

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Issue-Based

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Breakout Discussion

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... issued a companion document " Research on Recommendations: What Works - and What Doesn't - in Re-Structuring Workforce Development ... the Mayor's Office of Human Capital Development. But...

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PNY News

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Workforce Development

Purpose as Compass

Release Date:

03/24/2022

... Facilitation and Mediation , writes about change and what it takes to hold change in an organization. She notes ... for being. In other words, Anne says, it means asking: “ what is best for the desired social...

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President's Message

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

Release Date:

05/30/2017

... also allowing boards to function as a group of equals; Planning for specific processes to select new family board ...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Center for Effective Philanthropy

Thomas W. Nichols Joins Arcus as New Vice President of Finance and Operations

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... Administration at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. He serves on the boards ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arcus Foundation

Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

03/16/2015

Vic De Luca has been a part of the foundation for the last 25 years.

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Community Development

Health

Social Justice

Gender Justice

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

25 Aug 2015

Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the Climate Risk Landscape - Webinar

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 -

1:15pm to 2:45pm

... Forum Global Security Initiative (GSI) at Arizone State University Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

Release Date:

04/01/2016

... half times more likely to experience sexual assault. In response to these challenges, the NoVo Foundation, a private ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

Release Date:

09/14/2017

Today, the IBM Foundation announced the availability of Teacher Advisor With Watson 1.0, software that uses Watson artificial intelligence technology– trained by some of the nation’s leading math experts, with feedback from more than 1,000 teachers...

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Education

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IBM Corporation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Ford Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ms. Foundation Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Changes to Obama Era Contraceptive Rules

Release Date:

10/11/2017

... CEO Teresa C. Younger released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to roll ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Trinity Joins Brief Filed in Support of Dreamers

Release Date:

01/29/2018

... argues that DACA is “a compassionate and appropriate response to the humanitarian crisis posed by the hundreds of ...

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Member News

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Immigration

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

Release Date:

06/10/2019

... of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and San Diego State University, and with chemists at Northwestern ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Wendy Liscow to Leave The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation After 17 Years

Release Date:

11/13/2020

... advancing arts integration and culturally relevant and responsive practices, especially for children attending our state ’s most historically under-resourced school districts. ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

Release Date:

02/27/2020

... Wealth Gap on Long Island Melville, NY (February 27, 2020 ) – At a press conference this morning, the Long ... for proposals) for Long Island nonprofits to apply for planning grants funded by the Long Island...