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Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety

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01/05/2018

... The real work for city leaders today is to create not just new rules, but new ways of writing and adjusting regulations that better fit ... and governments want to be seen as responsive to new...

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Community Development

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18 Mar 2014

What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In recent years, the number of foundations going the spend-down route has increased notably. Advocates for setting time limits on foundations have been especially vocal and prolific in their writing and public speaking. Which got us wondering: Is...

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Social Justice

17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right balance between civil liberties and national security in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of...

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The Ford Foundation Joins the Reporting Commitment

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08/19/2014

... than 2,700 of the Ford Foundation’s grants totaling $ 1 billion dollars in 59 countries around the world.... The ...

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27 Feb 2017

Making Philanthropy Count - Census 2020 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 27, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for a Funders' Committee for Civic Participation and Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers' co-hosted discussion with funders, and staff with organizations serving funders, about why philanthropy should care about the census and how...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz Announces Increase of 2017 Program Grants Budget

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03/15/2017

Recognizing the challenges to many of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s program priorities presented by the current political climate, the board of trustees has approved an increase in the Fund’s grants budget by nearly 12 percent for 2017, Fund...

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Rockefeller Foundation Helps Speed Up Development of Minigrids in Africa

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03/28/2017

Development partners such as the U.K.’s Department for International Development and Germany’s GIZ are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to explore the potential for minigrids and support their growth.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Foundation Supports 'Food for Soul' to Combat Food Waste

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04/13/2017

Backing from the Foundation will enable Food for Soul to take its successful Refettorio model to some of the USA’s most vulnerable communities.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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02 Apr 2018

Holding off the Hackers, Defending Our Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, April 2, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

In 2016, the intelligence community sounded the alarm that our elections had been targeted with cyberattacks by Russian state actors with the intent of usurping American voters’ voices and assisting their preferred candidates. Infiltration of...

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Simons Foundation Announces 2018 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

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04/02/2018

The Simons Foundation congratulates the 52 outstanding mathematicians and theoretical physicists who have been awarded Simons Fellowships in 2018.

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Science

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Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

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10/01/2018

The Century Foundation convenes higher education experts, lawmakers, faculty, and advocates to discuss and debate the next big thing in college affordability.

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Video

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The Century Foundation

22 Jul 2019

How CEOs and Trustees Build a Culture of Trust - A Webinar Hosted by Philanthropy Northwest

Monday, July 22, 2019 -

10:30am to 11:30am

... S atterberg Foundation Robert Phillips, Board Chair, H eadwaters Foundation Brenda Solorzano , CEO, Headwaters ...

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The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Homeboy Industries as the 2020 Recipient of the Annual Humanitarian Prize

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08/03/2020

The Los Angeles based, nonprofit organization Homeboy Industries has been chosen as the 2020 Humanitarian Prize recipient and will receive $2.5 million in unrestricted funding.

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Community Development

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22 Sep 2021

Tax Credits: The Anti-poverty Tool of the 21st Century - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Join this session to explore the critical role of income supports – tax credits, cash supports and unemployment insurance – in building a stronger, more equitable recovery and how funders can show up to meet this moment.

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Economic Security

03 Nov 2022

Building Partner-Centered Grantmaking Infrastructure (PEAK Oral and Alternative Reporting Working Group)

Thursday, November 3, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Join us to hear how the Kataly Foundation’s grants and knowledge management team formed a grantmaking infrastructure reflective of its mission and vision. Kataly moves resources to support the economic, political, and cultural power of Black &...

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15 Jul 2024

The Value of Learning in Grantmaking to Migrant Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, July 15, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join GCIR in a conversation with learning professionals in philanthropy to understand how their distinct approaches to learning impact their approach to grantmaking. Participants will also learn how funders have adjusted their strategies and...

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Immigration

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons

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07/27/2021

In what may be a historic first for a national foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation today announced a $300,000 grant to the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Education

Social Justice

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What the Brooklyn Community Foundation is Looking for in Grantees

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04/23/2015

... Foundation, a highly localized funder, brought on some new staff members and kicked off an entirely new program strategy in early 2015. And a couple months ago, ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

... America The Stavros Niarchos FoundationOpens in a new window recently approved a $ 1 million grant to support ArtPlace AmericaOpens in a new window in its national work in the field of...

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