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Release Date:
11/19/2014
... simultaneously paused most of our other operations to give full attention to the project. We launched Brooklyn ...
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After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers
Release Date:
07/10/2013
... but now donors have much more work to do to help assure full equality for all. Out of the Shadows It was just ...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces the Addition of Four New Staff and Six New Board Members
Release Date:
01/28/2015
... 48 regions. Before making her way to the social sector full -time, she worked in petroleum engineering and business ...
When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/15/2012
... overlooked players like Lin. Click here to watch her full response. This is a provocative question. Most of us, as ...
Some Measure of Leadership
Release Date:
04/23/2009
... procedures, together with bridge loans. ( Read the full press release .) What are we to make of all of this? The ...
24
Sep
2015
Hands-on Workshop: Communications Evaluation for Foundations and Nonprofits
Thursday, September 24, 2015 -
9:00am to 12:15pm
... the role and impact of communications in campaigns. Take full advantage of PNY’s new conference facilities with your ...
A Message from the Funders Census Initiative
Release Date:
04/01/2020
... The Census Bureau’s massive outreach operation is in full swing, self-responses are coming in (and being reported) ...
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge
Release Date:
09/24/2020
... work and investment in the challenge process. The full list of awardees, including summaries of their ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
Release Date:
06/01/2021
... pillars of ACT-A face a US$18.5 billion shortfall for the full breadth of the pandemic response. Funding COVAX this ...
Groundswell Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations
Release Date:
06/10/2021
... forward. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for a full list of people of color-led, movement accountable public ...
Centro de Economía Creativa and Mellon Foundation Announce "Maniobra" in Puerto Rico
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... with the financial support needed to hire at least one full -time artist and $20,000 yearly budget to support the ...
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... know-how, networks and innovations needed to realize the full potential of regenerative agriculture at a moment of ...
Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: Part Two of A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud
Release Date:
12/08/2023
... yourself if it's your tendency to, I want you to be your full big self.” But we need to talk within each other .....
Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact
Release Date:
02/14/2012
... And to maximize the impact, we should incorporate the field ’s best practices and make sure we are focused on ... community could do to advance volunteerism. As a field , the speakers suggested that foundations...
Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?
Release Date:
08/13/2009
... Several foundations have taken on asset development as a field , but then were largely absent from the regulatory ... social science and policy, one colleague (in an unrelated field ) once told me that...
Toward a New Gospel of Wealth
Release Date:
10/01/2015
... to ask a similar set of questions: Is the playing field on which I accumulated my wealth level and fair? Does ... help foster a stronger safety net and a level playing field . With each generation, we should be...
On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution
Release Date:
08/02/2016
... is a trailblazing effort, rather than a clearly defined field with obvious experts and grantees. Even putting ... One of our key tasks is to help define and shape the field . We are now trying to do just that:...
EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration
Release Date:
08/11/2015
“We felt it was important to support the creation of this case study to advance the conversation about collaboration in philanthropy, demonstrate just how much work it really is and encourage funders who believe that finding common ground on...
There's Something Rotten in the State of Development Funding
Release Date:
11/16/2015
Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Saadia Madsbjerg says the future of successful development lies with financing and not with giving.
17
Apr
2019
Funders Meeting with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
For our final Democracy Series Session we invite you to a conversation with Ayirini Fonseca-Sabune, New York City’s Chief Democracy Officer. The discussion will focus on efforts in New York City to promote civic engagement and expand opportunities...