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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

Release Date:

10/02/2017

The tech donor’s latest major grant is right in the sweet spot between the two fields, a $4 million commitment that will back the deep ocean probes monitoring how ocean temperatures are changing.

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... their compassion with those affected by Hurricane Harvey, what has inspired us the most are the stirring images of ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

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10/05/2017

... a national nonprofit that seeks to improve education for low-income children. Mr. Ballmer, the former ... and his wife are giving the money through the Ballmer Group , a grant maker they set up last year to...

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Economic Security

ASPCA Board of Directors Names Matthew Bershadker President and CEO

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05/01/2013

... most recently as Senior Vice President of the Anti-Cruelty Group (ACG). Bershadker will assume the position June 1, ... I, along with the rest of the Board, look forward to working with him in his new role. We...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Post Election: Can Philanthropy Move The Conversation On Gun Safety?

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11/03/2016

... attitudes and spur action, and demonstrate the ways that funders have chosen to use this work to support their ... This film screening is in partnership with Media Impact Funders , another longstanding partner...

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Arts

Weinberg Foundation Selects New Trustee, Paula Pretlow

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10/10/2017

... decades of volunteer leadership in the nonprofit, education , and arts communities demonstrate a commitment to a ... Pretlow is a former Senior Vice President of The Capital Group , a $1.4 trillion privately...

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Aging

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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07 Jul 2016

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working group , rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service, ... business and societal goals. Designed for Corporate funders and...

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

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

... this process does not always run smoothly. That’s why a group of funders has come together to help nonprofits use promising ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

Tiger Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grants for Workforce Development

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05/28/2020

... Community Foundation. The Westchester Workforce Funders Collaborative is a pooled fund at the Foundation that ... in Westchester and Putnam Counties. Partners include: CIT Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co., MVP...

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Westchester Community Fund

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Education

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20 Sep 2024

Unpacking the New York Congestion Pricing Lawsuit

Friday, September 20, 2024 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/19

... the current status of the congestion pricing fight and what it’ll take—from lawsuits to media strategies and ... Brief update on legal actions being taken against the NYC congestion pricing halt. Why advocacy...

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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 provide spaces for healing...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

29 Nov 2023

Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... space and with the new community sponsorship program. What will you learn? How philanthropy can better mobilize ... Refugee Council USA Who should attend? All interested funders . Please note that calls are...

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Immigration

Five Cultural Challenges Nonprofits Face With Digital Fundraising

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09/29/2017

... X and Y. Sometimes you will spend X without knowing what Y will be. 3. Culture Of Conservatism Nonprofits are ... Nonprofits are in a tight spot because every single dollar matters . Every dollar spent on an...

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03 Apr 2024

IRA 201: Tax Implications on Environmental Grantmaking Seminar

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... our clean energy policy and combating climate change. So what exactly is different about this moment and what ... The Summit Foundation Who should attend? All interested funders in...

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Panel

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Environment and Climate Change

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Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations

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07/12/2022

... of trans communities. The FTG’s grantee partners are working locally, regionally, and nationally to address the ... in 26 states and Puerto Rico, and three grantee partners working at the national level. The...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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LGBTQ

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Borealis Philanthropy

10 May 2016

Philanthropy New York's 37th Annual Meeting: Rethinking American Justice

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 -

1:30pm to 6:30pm

... nation. This half-day gathering of philanthropic leaders working across different programmatic areas will include ... reform issues. Charles Nuñez , Community Advocate, Youth Represent Glenn E. Martin ,...

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Cricket Island Foundation Releases New Case Study on the Impact of Small Foundations

Release Date:

09/18/2018

... strategy – one focused on supporting grassroots youth -led social change organizations through multi-year ... practices. The article also offers broader reflections on what it takes for small foundations to...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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11 May 2023

The Case for Multiple Giving Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 11, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... family could use a donor-advised fund for their youth philanthropy programs, a family foundation for ... family members who are interested in advocacy work. What will you learn? How to connect the purpose...

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Tools & Strategies

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