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Mellon Foundation

Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

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09/18/2013

... and thought leaders in education for research- based discussions of what's working in education reform. There will be two in-person ... a "best practice" model for the philanthropic community:...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Two New Public Policy Fellows, Shamira Lukomwa and Kimberly Roberts

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06/26/2019

... has spent much time abroad as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working as a community education coordinator and consultant ... individuals who have increased our capacity to facilitate issue - based...

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Lorelle Espinosa to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Director of Programs for Diversity in STEM Higher Education

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06/11/2020

... aimed at helping graduate students from underrepresented groups successfully complete graduate study in STEM fields. ... to equity and inclusion, and its insistence on evidence- based approaches to reform...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

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11/17/2016

... published as the feature article of the November 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. ... plan, the Board and Public Policy Committee have been working to clarify the parameters of its...

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Beyond Equity as a Trend, Toward Real Change

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04/24/2018

... 2013, whereas only 19 percent of Yancey Consulting’s NYC- based sample did in 2017; One third of the organizations in ... Consulting reported a median of three months’ worth of working capital. Many of you...

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The New York Community Trust

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Doris Duke Foundation

How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... example in the youth employment context, is a computer- based model that displayed the immediate impact on unemployed ... lost or spoiled before it gets to market. To address this issue , the Global Knowledge...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Communications/Media

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W.T. Grant Foundation Launches Blog Series on Research Evidence and Federal Policy

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10/29/2015

... initiatives that allocate public dollars for evidence- based social programs. In addition to taking stock of these ... will have to tackle as they debate the future of evidence- based policy. For nearly two...

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William T. Grant Foundation

11 Feb 2014

Promoting the Common Good: Standing Up for 501(c)(4)'s

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7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... nonprofits. For 50 years, 501(c)(4) social welfare groups have allowed people with shared policy concerns — ... as a whole.” Over the past few years, social welfare groups have become more well-known, but also...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Its Resilience NYC Grants

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11/20/2017

... sexual, health and physical violence. Grants were awarded based on the programs’ ability to build resistance to ... along with training and certification for neighborhood- based kinship and foster parents...

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Women & Girls

Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit

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02/2015

... The first is a self-assessment tool that can help affinity groups engaging in policy work determine how well they're set ... The second is a set of planning checklists that affinity groups can use to do policy work and regional associations .....

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Technical Assistance and Strong Relationships: Key to Quality Capacity Building

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09/15/2014

... In the 80’s, the Foundation recognized that community- based organizations had the potential to run quality OST ... evaluation, action research seminars, and literacy- based workshops. The foundation also...

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Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements

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10/02/2015

... Building Power Across Movements (BPAM) supports cross- issue work by organizations serving constituents with diverse ... BPAM recipient. Founded in 1994 as a statewide, multi- issue coalition, PLAN works to...

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Civic & Social Engagement

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Food Systems

Women & Girls

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

29 Nov 2011

Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, and the Health Policy Working Group. Come hear from the NYS legislation sponsors, ... Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation , and the Health Policy Working Group. Presenters: Brian...

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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

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03/01/2017

... our members these days is their desire to meet in small groups of other funders who are ready to talk about specific ... a similar stage. That is why, for several of our funder groups – both formal and...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Spring 2022 Grantees

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06/29/2022

... notable for their creative and collaborative approach to working with artists. The Foundation will continue to ... twenty-five different non-profit organizations, tribal groups , and government agencies while...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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The Rauschenberg Foundation Is Launching Emergency Medical Grants for Artists Who Need Help Paying for Healthcare

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03/11/2020

... emergency dental work. Grant recipients will be determined based on demonstrated need, and the impact of the funds to allow artists to carry on working . The impetus for the program is based...

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Health & Human Services

Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship

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02/17/2016

... fellows, five writers of diverse backgrounds were selected based on their demonstrated commitment to their cities and ... and artistic director of the magazine Art Papers, which is based in Atlanta; Lynn...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Communications/Media

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Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why

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09/13/2016

... advocates, and evaluators. Funders can explore a research- based guide that introduces them to: The concept of legal ... support legal advocacy. Nonprofits can explore a research- based guide that introduces...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

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02/28/2023

... Fund, the only national fund supporting disability-led groups working to bring about transformational change at the ... frontline community members to create an open-source, web- based...

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