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06 Feb 2013

Family Foundations Briefing

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Teleconference

... New York Collaborative Program with Grantmakers Forum of New York . This program is "Partially Open." ... Director, The Triangle Fund Designed for All interested funders . Family Foundations Briefing...

09 May 2013

Over the River and Through the Woods: Geographic Dispersion in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 9, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... Using their stories, this webinar will offer examples of how families have dealt with these issues, including: honoring the legacy of the donor; defining a mission that accommodates individual ... to be...

07 Oct 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Making a Difference- How One Small Fund Created Big Impact!

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

Join us and hear about the story of the Muriel H. Marshall Fund for the Aging, and how one ... to be a big foundation to make a difference on the quality of life for your community. This program is "Partially...

The State of Philanthropy: How to Maximize Impact

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03/26/2014

... Foundation President Dr. Judith Rodin on the state of philanthropy in Huffington Post. When I took the job as the president of the Rockefeller Foundation in 2005, philanthropy was ... century the landscape...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest

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02/09/2015

... has received a $4.6 million grant award to enhance systems of care, save lives, and improve outcomes for heart attack ... emergency medical service (EMS) providers, and the State of Iowa's Department...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

New York Community Trust to Collaborate with NCRP's Philamplify to Assess Community Foundations

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09/09/2015

... assessments, we took the same approach for deciding which funders to assess, and chose two of the nation’s largest community foundations: The New York ... leadership at both foundations recognize the value...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) fund much of the U.S. government’s research in synthetic biology, with less than 1 percent of total federal funding going to risk research. The ... time period, the...

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NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust

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04/13/2016

... minors from adult prisons and the state's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2011... NCRP Reviews New York .....

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Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

... a Barrier to Public Library Engagement Recent coverage of public library giving can be summarized in a single word: access. Funders including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the John ... spaces fostering...

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Children, Youth and Families

SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia

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11/27/2017

... SeaChange Capital Partners titled “The Financial Health of Philadelphia-Area Nonprofits.” We at NPQ say the report ... the need for nonprofits to build reserves, the importance of contingency planning by...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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02/18/2021

... to Legal and Juridical Gains and Back Again, a case study of Colombia’s LGBTI movement. Colombia’s peace processes ... precedent for including LGBTI people as a key sector of the population. Although the...

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... to gun control,” said George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundations. Over the past year, ... leading campaigns against corruption and for the promotion of human rights in Latin America. He...

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Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking

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09/2005

... develop personal strategies to meet the "soft" challenges of grantmaking. Effective personal strategy helps practitioners use their understanding of self and role - as learner, analyst, bridge builder - to ... the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps grantmakers to leverage .....

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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $2.5 Million for Affordable Housing

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12/11/2012

Grants of $100,000 each were awarded through the foundation's ... annual Housing for Everyone competition to nonprofits working to provide transitional housing and homeless shelters in the District of...

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Community Development

Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights ...

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The Met and Crystal Bridges to Share a Trumbull Portrait

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03/14/2013

A portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull, the celebrated ... by its owner, Credit Suisse, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas in...

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Carnegie Corporation Commits $15 Million for Rethinking School Design

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03/25/2013

... report as a starting point. Carnegie Corporation of New York today published a new report, Opportunity by ... resources to bring all students to the much higher levels of achievement necessary to meet the...

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New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief

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08/07/2013

... Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a collaborative effort of local and national foundations, New Jersey-based ... and individuals committed to supporting local...

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Disaster Relief

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

The New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, who is the daughter and sister of the last two presidents of the...

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, ... reports The New York Times. When Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago received a call earlier this...

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