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20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) groups. We’ll also hear from funders who will share how they have supported coalition ... 501(c)(4) organizations Who should attend? All interested funders in grantmaking roles. What to...

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Protect Census 2020

... major threat to a full and fair Census 2020 count. As the Funders Committee for Civic Participation has noted, ... Because of a lack of funds, however, it is scaling back door -to- door...

New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

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07/10/2009

... endeavors. What current projects or initiatives are you working on? Spay/neuter initiatives , especially low- or ... Emergency hay, capital improvements, and humane education grants for equine groups. Support...

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25 Jan 2012

International Grantmakers Network: Providing Capacity-Building Support for International Grantees (Part I)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... Executive Director of the Africa Grantmakers’ Affinity Group (AGAG), will lead a discussion on overarching questions funders of all sizes should consider when providing capacity ... Right Fit . AGAG builds and...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Twenty Puerto Rican Writers Receive the Inaugural Letras Boricuas Fellowship

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11/16/2021

... knowledge, and memory ecosystems and the individuals working within them. Since 2018, the Foundation has committed ... 100 arts organizations including museums, theaters, arts education programs, and concert...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Suzanne C. Sousa Steps Into New Role as Executive Director of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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08/23/2017

... towards expanding mentoring opportunities for children and youth in foster care. Before joining ACS, Suzanne held ... positions at the National Guild for Community Arts Education and The Peter F. Drucker...

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... to Starbucks, and currently serves on the boards of the Working Families Organization, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund ... Foundation’s community-led approach was first developed through Brooklyn Insights, an...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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Brooklyn Org

News Junkies Wanted for Editorial Board

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09/16/2015

... in June 2014: Nonprofit & Philanthropic Sector, Education , Health, Women & Girls, Corporate Social ... Workforce Development, Juvenile Justice and Children, Youth & Families. The New York...

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PNY News

Foundation for Opiod Response Efforts Announces Second Wave of COVID-19 Response Grants – Bringing Total Emergency Funding to Nearly $1 Million

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10/21/2020

... include the Association of Recovery in Higher Education (Kennesaw, GA), Hispanic Urban Minority ... college campuses. The Association of Recovery in Higher Education will help reduce COVID-19-specific barriers...

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Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab

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02/14/2017

... the input of local residents. Foundations can apply now through March 24 to be a part of the Knight Community ... at its annual Media Learning Seminar, a gathering of funders , media and tech leaders exploring...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

11 Feb 2019

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Metrics - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Monday, February 11, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... a dialogue between invited speakers, followed by smaller group conversations among participants. Participants will ... away with new understanding of the hypotheses that fellow funders hold about addressing...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Carnegie Compact Revisited: Re-envisioning New York City’s Branch Libraries

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11/26/2014

... But the Carnegie Compact itself is in tatters. NYC ’s branch libraries are open on average 43 hours a week, ... too few electrical outlets, too little space for classes, group work, and space for individuals...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds

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06/29/2015

... be a corresponding responsibility to get the funds out the door sooner.” “We believe the $50 billion in donor ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

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07/21/2021

... Vice President for Programs at the Mellon Foundation. Working closely with Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander, ... the school-to-prison pipeline and by chairing a working group of US...

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

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06/08/2021

... scientists, volunteers and 8,000+ local students in STEM education from 100 New York City schools — and seeks to ... on a mission to restore oyster reefs to New York Harbor through public education...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... being put in place for that to change. Join Community Food Funders , Surdna Foundation and The New York Community Trust ... Fellowship designed and administered by Community Food Funders for established...

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Leadership Development

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Food Systems