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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

Release Date:

08/16/2010

By James R. Knickman President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation The devastating earthquake in Port au Prince in January has lately fallen off many people’s radar, for lots of reasons: six months is a...

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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

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05/19/2009

... compensation to their trustees. For instance, the Woods Fund of Chicago paid a young law professor and state senator ...

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24 Sep 2015

Hands-on Workshop: Communications Evaluation for Foundations and Nonprofits

Thursday, September 24, 2015 -

9:00am to 12:15pm

As the philanthropic sector increasingly recognizes the potential impact of changing hearts, minds and actions, many foundations are funding or engaging themselves in multifaceted communications campaigns to achieve their social missions. But how...

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Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously

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06/21/2016

Ed Cain of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation says the SDGs constitute the broadest, most ambitious development agenda for getting the world off of its self-destructive, unsustainable path.

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

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09/30/2020

We have all watched grantees pivot and respond to each emerging crisis while continuing the work core to their missions.

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The Cricket Island Foundation

How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

Trust-based philanthropy is about acknowledging and ceding power, which typically resides with the funder.

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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New York Life Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants to out-of-school time programs to help middle school students transition to 9th grade.

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... Youth Programs, Chicago, Illinois Children's Defense Fund , Marlboro County, South Carolina Granite United Way, .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Centro de Economía Creativa and Mellon Foundation Announce "Maniobra" in Puerto Rico

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05/02/2022

New Three-Year, $8 Million Initiative, Funded by the Mellon Foundation, Employs 37 Artists at 25 Organizations Across the Archipelago

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Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... Amber Eby and Irene Chansawang from Maddie’s Fund , and Ashley Clark and Jenny Herrera, at the Libra ...

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18 May 2023

Setting a New Standard: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions

Thursday, May 18, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Due Respect Kellie Terry , Program Director, North Star Fund Who should attend? All interested funders in ... City Capacity Building Funders' Collaborative North Star Fund Robert Sterling Clark Foundation...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Insights from “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair”

Release Date:

06/13/2024

... and Building a Culture of Racial Repair” Commitments to fund racial equity have increased since the murder of George ...

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For Foundations, Succession Planning Should Be a High Priority

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... Vice President, Administration, The Commonwealth Fund You are a Board member of a private foundation. Your ...

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Governance

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The New HR Challenge - Managing Misclassification Risks

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10/2010

At this FAN meeting, Amanda Fugazy walked attendees through the new risks facing nonprofits by misclassifying employees – in particular, consultants, volunteers, and interns. Both the IRS and the Department of Labor are undertaking efforts to identify cases of misclassification in order to recoup unpaid taxes. With back wages, benefits, lawyers and accountant fees, penalties and staff time, the costs can be very high to an organization.

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Resources for Racial Equity

... The history of the civil rights movement and the Garland Fund should make foundations today more sensitive to their ...

Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)

Release Date:

06/24/2014

... Program Associate for the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust. What are digital ... be made from the work of the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund , a collaborative of grantmakers...

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Veterans

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's

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09/14/2021

HBCUs are engines of upward mobility and job creation for their graduates, and these recent investments are imperative if the nation is to see progress in racial, social, and economic equity.

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... in 2015 are: Sonya Campion, President, Campion Advocacy Fund Dan Cardinali, President, Communities in Schools Jim ...

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