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Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

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02/27/2017

... recognizing the immediacy of the moment are asking funders to be nimble, fund quickly, collaborate and coordinate. ... management. We hire and manage independent contractors, develop and...

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A Nonprofit Trendsetter Becomes 4th CEO in 4 Years at Tides

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02/09/2014

... when she was chief operating officer at Juma Ventures, a youth -development program in San Francisco, she recalls pitching the message to foundations that nonprofits like Juma could become more ...

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New York Health Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Releases New Report: Food Scarcity in New York State During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10/08/2020

... in the State have curtailed New Yorkers’ ability to afford food. Stay-at-home orders and social distancing measures have also cut off reliable pathways to food access, such as meals provided...

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NoVo Grant Helps Sex Trafficking Victims Fight Prostitution Charges

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05/19/2015

... punished for the crimes their traffickers have forced them to commit,” Kate Mogulescu, a public defender at Legal Aid ... thanks in large part to Mogulescu’s efforts to develop...

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Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners

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03/17/2017

... Water Window Challenge , an international competition to address recurring flood problems in some of the world’s ... it with a commitment of $10 million, awarded grants of up to $1 million to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Data-Driven Gender Equality

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09/15/2017

... productive plots of land than men, and often lack access to the best seeds, fertilizer, credit, and training ... power over productive assets has the potential to increase farm yields by more than 20%, which...

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International/Foreign Affairs

New York Community Trust Joins Redlich Horwitz Foundation and Tiger Foundation to Improve the Lives of Foster Children

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05/29/2018

... Joins Redlich Horwitz Foundation and Tiger Foundation to Improve the Lives of Foster Children When children are ... this process does not always run smoothly. That’s why a group of funders...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize

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01/25/2018

... The Milbank Memorial Fund has teamed up with AcademyHealth to establish a new annual award that recognizes state and local efforts to advance innovation using data to improve the health of...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to Stanford University Press Digital Publishing Initiative

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07/08/2019

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to Stanford University Press Digital Publishing Initiative A ... submissions, conducted peer review on a carefully selected group , and proceeded to...

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Mellon Foundation

Novo Foundation Partners With Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium to Support Growing Movement for Black Girls in the Southeastern U.S.

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10/16/2018

... Black Girls & Women’s Consortium, a new collective of funders , activists and community leaders working to advance the movements for Black girls and women in ... opportunities to...

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NoVo Foundation

Jessi Stafford Joins The Century Foundation as Blogger & Social Media Specialist

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10/15/2013

... and executes TCF's social media strategy, including day- to -day management of profiles on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, ... Stafford's particular interests include income inequality, education reform...

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Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

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06/24/2014

Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals The Wallace ... compliance,” added Jody Spiro, Wallace’s director of education leadership. “This new initiative aims to...

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“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge”

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12/20/2017

“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge” ... access to sustainable communities that Fannie Mae, working with other industry...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Funds New Medical School Curriculum

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05/01/2018

... College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cleveland prepares to launch a groundbreaking experiment in training the primary ... Kirstein, D.O. “This is a great opportunity to align education and care...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Education

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Between Resistance and Rebuilding

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04/05/2021

... order issued by the Trump Administration that led to family members separated from each other, massive protests ... at local and national levels. Even if we aren’t working with the same level of urgency, it is...

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The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

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10/14/2014

... New York This post was written as a Letter to the Editor for recent New York Times op-ed, " A Better Way ... New York, the regional association of grantmakers in NYC , has several innovative members like...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces New Vice Presidents

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09/11/2015

... professionals with the expertise, experience and contacts to help manage and grow the foundation,” Younger said. “We’re excited to have them on board.” Wefald has been a social ... and funder for more than...

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Philanthropy Has a Duty to Respond Quickly to the COVID-19 Outbreak. Here's How We Can Do It

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03/18/2020

Philanthropy Has a Duty to Respond Quickly to the COVID-19 Outbreak. Here's How We Can Do It By: Lori ... and deposits for travel, meeting spaces, and more. Funders can more quickly cover...

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