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Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

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08/29/2017

... Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease There are various avenues ... it is through a more personal experience and hardship. We ’ve seen that impulse in...

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The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value

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07/16/2013

... nonprofit partner is another way to guarantee success. We ’ve all heard of the volunteer group that needs a ... work weeks, need hands-on projects. Others want to use unutilized skills. Nonprofit volunteer...

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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

... to philanthropy starts with leadership and governance. What is the role of CEOs, trustees and senior leadership in instituting a culture of trust -- with each other, with ... the session. Please email register...

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Who Is Hilary Pennington? A Few Questions for Ford's New Executive Vice President

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01/25/2018

... I started working with him when he was 60 and I was 28. We founded Jobs for the Future and worked really closely ... incredibly lucky to work with someone like that. Thus far, what have been the worst and best...

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On the Occasion of the New York Foundation’s 100th Anniversary

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11/05/2009

... challenges they face and the obstacles to overcoming them. We appreciate professional expertise but we think it must be ... of the complexity of people’s lives and communities and what it...

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Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... and affordable, healthy food in the neighborhoods where we live. Eating healthy and exercising guard against obesity ... is financially secure and disproportionately white. “ We use...

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31 Jan 2024

Rapid Response Funder Call: Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court Johnson v Grants Pass Case - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... narrative, advocacy, and power building efforts. What will you learn? An overview of Johnson v. Grants Pass and what impacts we can anticipate based on how SCOTUS rules How philanthropy .....

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Housing and Homelessness

How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

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01/18/2018

... a working group of progressive foundations came together in the late 1990s to launch what would become the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth ... organizing took a major hit. Over the last two years, we...

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A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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04/10/2018

... arms of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, which in turn is part of the larger, New York-based Doris Duke ... a foolproof way to identify, much less quantify, just what makes us change our mind about...

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Arts

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Centering Black voices and visions for a Nonprofit Wakanda

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08/10/2021

Centering Black voices and visions for a Nonprofit Wakanda What does it sound like, look like, feel like to imagine a ... by George Suttles, Cynthia Reddrick, and Dax-Devlon Ross, in partnership with many members...

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Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in Schools

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03/08/2017

Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in Schools Trise Moore, who is in charge of family engagement in Washington state’s ... Federal Way school district, helps parents navigate the system...

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Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission

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03/06/2018

... on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission ... segments of the population perceive that coverage. We learned that perceptions differ widely...

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Casey Family Programs Played Key Role In Changing Foster Care Forever

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04/12/2018

Casey Family Programs Played Key Role In Changing Foster Care Forever Democratic Senator Ron Wyden ... the multibillion-dollar, group-home industry that states use to house foster youth. “ We...

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United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

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09/27/2023

... at East Harlem Health Center At Settlement Health center in East Harlem, the proof of a post-pandemic literacy drive ... in 2020, our bookshelf had like four books on it — we weren’t able to...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

... office, which focuses on Egypt. “At this seminal moment in Egypt, we are pleased to appoint a world-class leader like Noha ... will continue to focus on local initiatives for social justice...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

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11/01/2013

... development, and build just and inclusive cities in the United States, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the ... Martín Abregú , Vice President of Democracy, Rights and Justice , and Hilary Pennington , Vice...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor

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05/08/2015

... Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor In his new role, Trachtenberg will work closely ... how and why of our philanthropy,” said Morse. “ We now seek to help grantees, policymakers and other...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change

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03/20/2017

... under the 2015 Paris Agreement” on climate change. In fact, thanks to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign (which I have supported through my foundation), we have already achieved two-thirds of the emissions...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

... Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April , when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the ... said...

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