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A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

Release Date:

12/13/2024

... philanthropy still operating in issue-specific siloes that do not acknowledge the interwoven nature of compounding ... approach to transformational systems change. We invite you to join us in this collective...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Morgan Stanley Launches Initiative to Advance Equity in Education and Career Outcomes for Underrepresented Groups

Release Date:

12/20/2021

... and college students in the U.S., many of which are the first generation in their families to attend college. The ... of partners includes: A Better Chance (ABC) America Needs You (ANY) Braven Hispanic...

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Economic Security

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Morgan Stanley

Citi and Goldman Sachs Launching Projects with NYC to Boost Women Business Owners

Release Date:

03/12/2015

... figured out how to sell it. “We’re going to teach you how to take that amazing mole and get into the stream of commerce. We’re going to introduce you to the people at Etsy so you can sell...

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Gender Justice

Workforce Development

Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building

Release Date:

11/11/2015

... development, what images and feelings come to mind when you hear the phrase, “attract and retain”? “It feels ... bureaucratic,” says Marjorie Kelly. “It feels like you ’re talking about corporations, very...

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... address Houstonians can now recite in their sleep — you caring dot com slash J.J. Watt... you caring dot com slash J.J. Watt... you caring dot com slash J.J. Watt — Watt decided to close ...

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Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

Release Date:

05/10/2012

How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...

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Community Development

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Philanthropy New York

More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant

Publication date:

12/2008

... provide assistance beyond the grant in one of two ways do grantees report a substantially more positive experience ...

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The Wallace Foundation

In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

Release Date:

08/28/2013

... people every year. It leans heavily, as other charities do , on the generosity of businesses, including Target, Bank ...

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A Free Lunch Coalition Tries to Make School Meals a Mayoral Issue

Release Date:

10/17/2013

... education advocacy group held a rally that had nothing to do with universal pre-kindergarten or charter schools. The ...

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Education

Food Systems

Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive

Publication date:

03/2014

A skyrocketing stock market helped boost the assets of the Gates, Hewlett, and other big foundations last year to their highest levels since the Great Recession gutted endowments six years ago, according to a new Chronicle survey.

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A Short Guide to Impact Investing

Publication date:

02/2015

... answers, to determine what’s right for them and what to do next to move toward meaningful, measurable impact. A Short ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Case Foundation

Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... are recognised for their focus on improving the work they do with older adults, vulnerable women and children, and in ...

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Macquarie Group Foundation

Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders

Release Date:

02/23/2017

... as a strategy to employ low-income constituents, but “to do so thoughtfully, reaching out early to learn from those ...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Patient Voices: Childhood Cancer

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... in children different from treating it in adults? How do children cope with a disease they can hardly understand? ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

Happy Holidays from Philanthropy New York: Our 2024 Year in Review

Release Date:

12/19/2024

... to create a more just and equitable future together. You are an integral part of building this vision and your ... are the driving force behind our shared success. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful...

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

Release Date:

05/30/2017

... vulnerable people, evidenced by the fact that one of the first acts of the Surdna Foundation was to establish an ... question we are constantly asking ourselves is, “How do we interpret the values that have...

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Surdna Foundation

Center for Effective Philanthropy

Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

Release Date:

06/08/2021

... also being able to take part in the restoration process first hand along with my sons.” On April 22, Earth Day, the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

United Hospital Fund Fellows Tackle Disparities on the Frontlines of Pediatric Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... and future reading-focused events. Jena Burgner, DO Albany Medical Center After noticing that 12 percent ... about healthy infant feeding behaviors. She created a “ First Feeding Guidelines” pamphlet and set...