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Bessemer Trust

Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... Foundation, an organization that does not provide grants for general operating support and caps support for overhead at 15 percent of a total grant amount. Some ... costs. I do recognize, of course, that...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Marketplace IT Glitches: The Sky Is Not Falling

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10/03/2013

... marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are open for business, introducing people who are uninsured or who buy coverage on their own to a new way to shop for coverage. For an...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

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08/01/2013

... and workforce development and why it is so important for foundations to better understand these advancements. A ... of Open Badges earlier this year, a new online standard for organizations that allows access...

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Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

... risk expertise into a news agency known across the world for its outstanding journalism. The new company, Thomson ... tremendous talent. I saw this as an incredible opportunity for both the business and...

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Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

... fracturing , or “fracking,” is the technical shorthand for the process that extracts natural gas and oil from deep ... with “shale plays” that are being fracked or explored for possible fracking. Most states...

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

... Workers Alliance always says: “We’re in a fight for the soul of our country.” Such an epic struggle calls for big ideas. And participants and speakers served up ... Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, have been in...

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

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04/18/2012

... new approaches to prepare low-income individuals for entry-level jobs. During the 1990s, following a series of ... many funders believed that workforce programs just did not work . This perception was...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

03 Mar 2015

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

7:00am to 10:00am

*Registration for this session is currently at capacity. If you'd like to ... released a report as an extension of its New Skills at Work initiative, that outlines the challenges in summer youth employment...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

Practical Plans for Strengthening Nonprofits: The Human Services Data Project

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04/20/2010

... featuring Linda Gibbs, New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services , which explored six ... other aspects of this promising effort in greater detail for Smart Assets. On March 4, 2010, Deputy...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... to civil society is unfortunately ignored. First, for instance, some outsiders and policy people emphasize the ... now may hold the promise of greater immediate impact. But for many of the issues foundations...

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Program Recap: Philanthropy New York Hosts its First Next Generation Retreat

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10/30/2009

... 9th, an intimate group ranging in age from 22-30 gathered for a next generation retreat, a half-day of conversation and ... philanthropy. They came seeking others doing this work —to figure out where their...

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New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

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07/10/2009

We recently welcomed the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to Philanthropy ... These may include board development and strategic planning work , shelter evaluations, adoption strategies,...

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16 Mar 2015

Food Systems and Movements

Monday, March 16, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... ways, the community food movement— with its projects for a fair, sustainable, healthy food system— is rebuilding ... sphere without addressing the issues which divide us. For many communities this means...

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Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

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02/19/2015

... is almost never discussed in our sector. In the race for philanthropic impact, we’ve got our heads in the game, ... are advised to avoid words like “love” or “caring” for fear of being seen as “not strategic...

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Children, Youth and Families

23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

Monday, March 23, 2015 -

11:45am to 2:00pm

In November, the Mayor’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force released a report that identified ... the food-service industry as one of six priority sectors for workforce development. This is a surprise, given the .....

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Workforce Development

29 Apr 2015

What Kind of Welcome? How are Unaccompanied Children from Central America Faring in New York?

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

... from significant government and philanthropic support for unaccompanied immigrant youth and is home to several ... to hear from grantmakers who were early investors in this work , and from several groups that...

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Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education

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05/19/2015

... This piece was originally published as a commentary for The Chronicle of Higher Education . It's required." ... liberal-arts course. The structured curricula that exist for most students in...

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Education

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The Teagle Foundation

27 Sep 2016

Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Family Fund and Executive Director of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, speaking on the role ... in ensuring America’s healthcare workforce is prepared for the rising demand for...

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