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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

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06/25/2014

... Foundations are in part to blame. We say, Bring us bold ideas, but we are loath to make a grant that might flop and make us look incompetent to our boards. We say, Take risks, but we ... surprised that...

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Arcus Foundation

Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... and we invite policy makers and practitioners to join with us in considering the potential for research to identify ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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For Profound Change in America, Think Local

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01/29/2014

... get our work done. The Great Recession has left many of us searching for jobs or struggling to gain skills that fit ...

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Open Society Foundations

Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... residential treatment. Children’s Village impressed us with its management style: It encourages promotion from ... What can these three very different groups teach us about management? Plenty. They focus on...

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The New York Community Trust

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... all our lives. Our “nonprofit biotech” model allows us to pursue research other organizations deem too risky to ... to be lifted in 2009, private philanthropy allowed us to spend those crucial four years...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

... to their field? These questions and more led us to create the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the first of three ... and more. We in fact invited Creative Capital to join us as partners in this initiative—and the...

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03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

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9:00am to 11:00am

... and coordinated strategy. That’s where you come in! Join us on February 3, 2015 for breakfast and a spirited ... affordable, reliable public transit that works for all of us . Explore: Behind-the-scenes “lay of...

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Where Do You See Yourself In the Next Five Years?

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10/06/2016

... have ended up with, we believe, a strong plan to guide us for the next five years. Our plan builds on PNY’s nearly ... the time to read the plan and share your reactions with us . We very much want to hear from...

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Design High Schools for the 21st Century

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10/12/2016

... some college-level education. While the task facing us is daunting, it is not impossible. Between 2002 and 2013, ... the schools present an exciting opportunity for all of us involved in education to expand...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... and it will require change to seize the opportunity before us . There is an opportunity to reverse longstanding racial ... people, that oppression is intersectional and can come at us from many directions at...

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Groundswell Fund

Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... stepping up to support by providing temporary homes for US -born children of immigrants. The Power of Information ... Fund Movements! As one of our grantee partners said to us , “One organization can’t be a...

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Brooklyn Org

Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... and employ millions of people across every state in the US . In fact, according to research from the U.S. Department ... it means to be a citizen in a democratic society. Each of us has a responsibility to...

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Mellon Foundation

Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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02/27/2020

... New Works arrives at a necessary moment to inspire all of us to action, to help us make sense of these challenging times and, by providing ... unique perspectives, rewrite what is possible and allow us...

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Asian American Leaders In A Moment Of Pride And Peril - Featuring Don Chen, Surdna Foundation and Taryn Higashi, Unbound Philanthropy

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06/30/2020

... in deplorable anti-Asian bigotry and xenophobia, those of us who know the pains of discrimination and exclusion must ... contributions, and in opposition to those who would see us splintered by hate. In...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

... on the energy we saw in the streets this year and lead us to a more just and equitable society.” Among the other ...

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Open Society Foundations

Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres

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05/12/2021

... enrich and enhance the literary experience for all of us ." The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s work in Puerto Rico ... Flamboyan Foundation works to ensure every child in the US and Puerto Rico receives an...

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Arcus Foundation Supporting Community Visions of Safety and Justice for LGBTQ People

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07/12/2021

Arcus Foundation Supporting Community Visions of Safety and Justice for LGBTQ People The latest grants in Arcus’ Social Justice Program focus on community initiatives to document and address violence and discrimination, protect...

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What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

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10/21/2021

... territories, they have topography and boundaries that keep us from venturing to some places or even knowing those places ... Clare Boothe Luce Program has consistently reminded us that the educational and...

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