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BoardSource 2017 Finds a New Platform for Action in the Face of Declining Diversity

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09/06/2017

... Intent from BoardSource is a treasure trove of information about nonprofit board trends, but its purview is far too ...

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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

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09/14/2017

... its second round of prizes last year. The top winner, a group from India that developed a wristband for detecting ... in infants, beat out roughly 800 other applicants to win about $53,000. "Somehow you...

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These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?

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09/19/2017

... States’ role in the landmark Paris agreement ratified by about 160 countries. So why exactly would these 27 business powerhouses also support a GOP group that’s fought to undo a key Obama-era domestic ...

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Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

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09/20/2017

... women, as depicted, were rather unattractive. Wages and a group of women had been pushing members of Congress to move ... members of Congress, including a few female lawmakers, about how the women looked, as...

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Gender Justice

In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

... Hudson River, is no more. A lot of people are very upset about its demise, angry at an opposition group that hit the project with costly litigation. But ...

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After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

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09/25/2017

... for Disaster Philanthropy, a Washington-based nonprofit group that consults on disaster giving, and raises disaster ... He says Americans are incredibly generous.When they hear about disasters. They want to...

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Disaster Relief

A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids

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09/26/2017

... new apartments near Citi Field—and soon began helping a group of auto-repair shops that occupied the land move to a ... is stalled, the Bronx landlord for the auto shops is about to evict them, and the $7.5...

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Community Development

Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

... investors who are suing to stop the $850 million sale. The group of plaintiffs, including heirs of late real-estate ... of interest and refusing to turn over information about the “below-market” sale. The...

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Housing and Homelessness

Americans Fear Social Security Will Go Broke, Poll Shows

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10/02/2017

... three-quarters (78 percent) of future retirees in that age group and almost two-thirds (63 percent) of those who retired ... (63 percent) of future and recent retirees are concerned about cuts to Social...

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Economic Security

Here’s How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Undermining Food Safety

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10/04/2017

... it’s “very clean,” President Trump sure is blasé about making America’s food safer. (With so many important ... angry letters from almost every influential watchdog group — the Center for Science in the Public...

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Food Systems

Impact Shares Gets $1M from Rockefeller Foundation

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10/26/2018

... and charitable groups to generate more awareness about their causes, while creating an additional revenue ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Launches A New Tool for Comparing ‘Medicare for All’ Plans

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03/15/2019

... system than the term Medicare for All suggests,” the group ’s Sara R. Collins, vice president for health care coverage and access, writes. To find out more about those nuances and the range of private and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Philanthropy New York Welcomes Amy Chen as Executive Coordinator and Secretary to the Board

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08/09/2022

... from Board acquisition committee meetings to internal working groups to artist residencies and mentorship programs ... she was involved with planning the department’s Friends group and donor events. Amy holds...

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13 Dec 2012

Awarding Prizes: A Unique Tool for Philanthropic Impact

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... and highlight model examples of leadership and impact. Funders have awarded prizes on such wide-ranging topics as ... Presenters Ben Francisco Maulbeck (Moderator), President, Funders for LGBTQ Issues Lois...

09 Sep 2021

COVID-19’s Long Tail: Developing a Mental Health Strategy for Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, September 9, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... and absence of in-person treatment. Policymakers and funders need a sustained and intentional strategy to address ... impacts of COVID-19. We will also discuss ways that funders can be advocates for the mental...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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In Memoriam: Edgar M. Bronfman

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01/15/2014

... their friends and colleagues for their loss. Learn more about the life and philanthropy of Edgar M. Bronfman. In ...

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PNY News

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Education

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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... Award for Philanthropy. “It’s a real honor to talk about a fellow who is my hero and Bill Gates’ hero. He ... in 2016, it will have given away $7.5 billion to promote education , human rights, science and...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'

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08/13/2015

... Now with the click of a button, the Ministry of Education is receiving information about these service delivery problems in real time. This ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program

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09/21/2015

... The MetLife Healthy Families Program to expand nutrition education and opportunities for exercise at the Botanical ... public.For weekly recipes, produce updates and information about weekly special events,...

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