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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces the Addition of Four New Staff and Six New Board Members

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01/28/2015

... Board of Directors stewards its strategic grantmaking and special initiatives as well as the growth of its ... in 2009. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director in the Special Situations Group at Goldman,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?

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07/17/2009

... The author warned: “Government bailouts, including special tax status, seem likely to kill independent ... candidly address the real problems; and also maintain the special place voluntary philanthropy and...

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

Last Fall, we hosted a conversation exploring the journey toward greater racial equity on boards. In order to recruit and retain board service from Black leaders, it is imperative to examine and evaluate internal operating systems and practices.

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Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

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07/12/2016

... Trans Initiative is a long-term effort to achieve the type of change that improves the lives of transgender ...

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Arcus Foundation

A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications

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10/19/2015

The president of Amy Sutnick Plotch Communications says setting your foundation’s sights on specific media should be a secondary concern.

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Exponent Philanthropy

Young Leaders Breakfast Club

The Young Leaders Breakfast Club is a peer-to-peer networking and group-based mentoring program for emerging leaders in the sector.

Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building

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09/15/2014

... enough to honestly address their challenges. So what type of capacity building do we offer? We support ...

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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Senior Program Associate, Amira Bliss, analyzes the "social innovation lab."

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Communications/Media

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/23/2012

By Michael Hamill Remaley, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy, Philanthropy New York No matter where you live, disaster can strike. If not a major hurricane like we had here on the east coast it will be an...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2013

... Protection. Practiced on a broader scale, this type of green infrastructure could keep our waterways ...

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Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System

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03/31/2015

Design Trust for Public Space Executive Director, Susan Chin, offers insight on how urban farms are integral to creating viable food options.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Scaling Effectively: Create a Plan, Support the Vision and Manage the Risks

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06/17/2015

... But it’s also about providing nonprofit leaders the type of “in-kind” support that helps them advance the ...

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This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

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03/04/2016

Prachi Patankar, Senior Program Officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation, speaks on the challenges and successes of participatory grantmaking.

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Numerous PNY Members Investing in New $31M Living Cities SIB Fund

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03/31/2016

Living Cities launched the Blended Catalyst Fund, a $31 million impact investing debt fund that will test innovative approaches to solving urban problems. The Blended Catalyst Fund combines philanthropic and commercial debt under the premise that...

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Prudential Financial (Non Member)

This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

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05/02/2016

... (e.g., pregnancy testing, emergency contraception and one type of birth control pill). In order to bolster the ...

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Doris Duke Foundation

United Hospital Fund Releases Guide to Help Primary Care Practices Integrate Behavioral Health Services

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06/07/2016

A new guide will help primary care practices increase their ability to serve patients with mental health issues within their primary health care settings.

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United Hospital Fund

Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... targeting anyone the authorities believe has broken any type of law, even if a crime has not led to a conviction. ...

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Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis on why the NEH remains unique in rallying private support, supporting rural and urban communities equitably, and bringing the humanities to the national forefront.

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Mellon Foundation

“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

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11/01/2017

... disaster relief is needed and should be immediate. This type of philanthropic response allows us to feel useful and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrus Family Fund

Talking Politics

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02/06/2018

Kevin Bolduc vice president, assessment and advisory services, at CEP makes the case for talking politics between grantee and funder.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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