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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation

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03/10/2016

... hamper city efforts to use data-based decisionmaking in public safety, economic development and affordable ... from 115 city applications and 39 visits to municipalities in 2015—representative of about 40...

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With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

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12/19/2017

... manage this grant program to provide aid to our students in the short-term, and assess the impact on retention and ... Nancy Zimpher as a way for private investors to help fund programs and practices...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Michael Bloomberg Thinks Midsize Arts Nonprofits Can Change American Cities, and He’s Spending Over $100 Million to Prove It

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10/17/2018

... Over $100 Million to Prove It Practically everyone in the art world understands the importance of small and ... at least one particular patron has taken a keen interest in the health of this cohort. Since 2011...

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07 Dec 2018

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 7, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... New York as we pit seasoned philanthropists, one-on-one, in robust debates around the philanthropic topics of the ... will be able to: Identify the current big issues in philanthropy Describe support and...

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17 Jun 2019

Using Data to Build a More Reflective Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 17, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... creative use of data to communicate the need for reform. In this webinar, we’ll hear from state and...

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16 Oct 2019

Reimagining the Council on Foundations: A Visioning Session With Kathleen Enright

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... members and the field to be a strong and trusted partner in advancing the greater good? Join Kathleen Enright, ... CEO, Council on Foundations Designed for All interested funders Registration 2:45 - 3:00 PM...

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Richard Correia Named as Surdna Foundation’s Assistant Controller

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10/14/2013

... Correia was most recently a tax consultant at the Carlyle Group , a global asset manager based in New York, where his duties included liaising with the investment group ’s accounting firm (...

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The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old

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09/20/2017

... Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old In the United States, we love to group people into generations. Today, most adult Americans ... and earlier) and “comprises roughly 20 million adults...

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Lawmakers Respond to Century Foundation's "Covert For-Profit" Report, Ask for Immediate Action

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10/28/2015

... whip Richard Durbin (IL) sent a letter to Department of Education secretary Arne Duncan and Internal Revenue Service ... take swift action against possibly fraudulent for-profit education companies: “As the...

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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good

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02/28/2017

... Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli reported that nonprofits in New York employ nearly 1.3 million people, representing ... more than 18 percent of all private employment in the state. In New York...

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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

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08/10/2015

... investors to lend money to governments for the funding of programs that, if successfully delivered, will generate ... is triggered when an independent evaluator certifies that programs have achieved the...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research to Evaluate Public-Private Model in Buffalo Schools

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11/03/2015

... Foundation Funds Research to Evaluate Public-Private Model in Buffalo Schools In its three years of offering college scholarships and other ... will evaluate its approach and compare it to similar ...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

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03/30/2017

... German Prof. Peter Fenves, who is one of the collaborators in the project, said critical theory has normally been explored under a heavily Eurocentric focus in the past. The program plans to change that by...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces New David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center

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06/05/2019

... class performances and exhibits, residencies for artists working across disciplines, and space for school and ... reuse of the Orangerie, built by John D. Rockefeller in 1908 on the historic Rockefeller family...

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Open Comment Period: Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

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08/01/2012

... our organization to take an official position on pressing policy concerns, and earlier this year we formed a Public ... such issues. We have been tracking several issues and one in particular has advanced to...

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29 May 2025

Budget Reconciliation and the Charitable Sector - A Joint Webinar

Thursday, May 29, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Congress is working furiously to pass “One Big Beautiful Bill”, ... President Trump’s agenda on taxes, health care, energy policy , and more. While any proposal of this size and scope ... open to Forum members and...

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22 Oct 2012

Accelerating the Upstate Economy: A Series on Entrepreneurship in our Region

Monday, October 22, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Teleconference

... Development New York Designed for All interested funders . Accelerating the Upstate Economy: A Series on Entrepreneurship in our Region ...

The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman's Own

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11/28/2016

... businesses, Newman's Own was a novelty when it launched in the 1980s and started giving away its profits. It's since ... issues that have become so hot in recent years among funders...

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Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS

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06/03/2015

Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS Another Jewish social service agency ... replaced FEGS as New York City’s largest social service group . The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s ... that it...

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