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Value, Time, and Time-Limited Philanthropy

Publication date:

04/2017

Can limiting a foundation's life increase its ability to have impact? In “Value, Time, and Time-Limited Philanthropy,” Tony Proscio of the Duke Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society tackles that question by applying a theory of time and value in philanthropy to three real cases that show what’s possible.

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part II)

... spread and scale. Initially, Hive Digital Media Learning Fund grants were awarded exclusively to members of the Hive ... NYC Learning Network ; but in 2014, four years after the Fund ’s inception, that changed...

Martha Matsuoka Elected New Board Chair for Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... the Green L.A. Coalition, the Environmental Justice Fund and the Earth Island Institute, and was a founding ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi

Release Date:

06/04/2012

... and Civil Society. During her tenure at the Global Fund for Women, where she served as President and CEO from 1996 to 2010, the assets of the fund increased from $3 million to $20 million while the ... Mount...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

Release Date:

01/22/2013

Nearly three months after Superstorm Sandy, the RE.invest Initiative will provide up to eight cities with seed funding and technical support to create new Community Investment Vehicles (CIVics) that can leverage hundreds of millions of dollars of...

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

Release Date:

06/12/2013

... demonstrating the growing demand for new ways to fund and scale effective social services in a time of ...

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Impact Investing

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

Release Date:

08/05/2013

... of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will fund University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring for minority ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk

Release Date:

07/30/2013

A survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research examining resilience following Superstorm Sandy (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe they live in an area extremely at...

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

Release Date:

07/17/2013

... Project. The new commitments bolster the national loan fund for Green House homes that RWJF helped to establish in ...

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Health

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

28 Nov 2012

Coordination Updates on the Philanthropic Response to Hurricane Sandy: A Webinar for Funders and Regional Associations Nationwide

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

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Join us for this Webinar convening funders and Regional Associations from across the nation to hear updates on the short-term and long-term planning for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. There will be updates from the New York and New Jersey...

27 Nov 2012

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:00pm

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three and a half day course will help...

15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

MEMBERS : Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on the link above (visible through September 13th). NON-MEMBERS : Please fill out this online form . A program presented by ...

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20 May 2010

Educational Equity in the Midst of the Great Recession

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

Registration for this program is closed. For questions, please contact Susan Cahn at susan.cahn@gmail.com . No fee. Presented by Philanthropy New York's Special Committee PHILANTHROPY CONNECTS with The Donors' Education...

17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund -New York, and Sharon Cohen, Executive Director of Figure ... City. Kanyere Eaton, Executive Director of the Sister Fund , will moderate. Join us to learn from...

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New Commitments Totaling $10.8 Billion Announced During 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

Release Date:

09/28/2013

The new commitments included a call to action by the Nike Foundation, in partnership with the NoVo and United Nations foundations, the International Center for Research on Women, and Girls Not Brides, to include adolescent girls in the United...