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Sheldon H. Danziger Named New President of the Russell Sage Foundation

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02/01/2013

... excellent steward of the Foundation’s long tradition of working to strengthen social science and apply it more ... and social challenges facing the nation. I look forward to working with the trustees, the...

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COVID-19: Reflections on Rebuilding a More Inclusive and Resilient Economy

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05/13/2020

... and 9/11. We will all be asked where we were and what we did. We each need to make every effort to land on the ...

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Economic Security

Philanthropy New York Welcomes Donita Volkwijn as Senior Director of Member Engagement

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07/08/2021

Donita Volkwijn will be joining the PNY team on August 24 as Senior Director of Member Engagement.

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Westchester Community Foundation Awards $308,500 in Grants to 15 Nonprofits

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07/01/2021

Local arts and cultural organizations are the primary recipients

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Arts

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Tools and Resources for Assessing Social Impact (TRASI)

... from the Foundation Center contains proven approaches to measuring and analyzing the impact of social investments. ...

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Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

How has the increasing influence of business techniques affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and nonprofits?

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

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08/19/2013

This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing.

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Impact Investing

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F.B. Heron Foundation

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is Building an Anti-racist, Anti-sexist Institution

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02/09/2021

... equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts with a staff working group in 2008, the year America elected its first Black ... white patriarchal culture. As a result, we are working to identify and...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Informal But Important: Improving the Lives of Informal Workers

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08/19/2014

... is projected to grow, many of us are examining new ways of working with these communities to meet their health needs. ... have little spare time because typically if they aren't working they don't...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Racial Justice and Eviction Prevention Dominant Themes in $15 million in Grants Awarded by Trinity Church Wall Street

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06/17/2021

... and homelessness in New York City. These groups are working on priorities from immigrant rights to restorative ...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Housing and Homelessness

Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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12/03/2012

... of Hasbro Interactive and General Manager of the Games.com group . Louie is a member of the National Commission for ... National Academies; a member of the Technical Advisory Group for the United States Senate...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Leigh Bonney Named Chief Financial Officer for The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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03/01/2012

... She is also an independent board member for the Eliassen Group , a technology staffing and consulting services firm. ... and the Co-Chair of a national Finance Advisory Group for the Conservancy. She was the...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages

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03/13/2018

... the time of unemployment. Yet it’s hard to know exactly what causes these lower lifetime earnings. For displaced ... still not fully recovered five years later, according to a working paper by labor economists...

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Economic Security

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

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09/26/2019

... Crisis “I walked down this road … not knowing what to expect,” says Melissa*, a pregnant woman and client ... of Healthcare Providers, a community-based organization working to improve maternal health and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

Health

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The Burke Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Artealia Gilliard as its First Director of Communications

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03/23/2017

... flu crisis. “Artealia is a wonderful match for what Nathan Cummings needs at this time. She is passionate ... to raising its voice alongside grantees and partners working in the field, and Artealia will play...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Pursuing Adequate Funding of Community Colleges

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10/25/2018

... of high school graduates going on to further postsecondary education and training, 2 experts are increasingly ...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

University of Houston Receives $10 Million Legacy Gift from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

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03/03/2021

... has become world-renowned as a leader in hospitality education and research, in no small part because of the ... College today stands as a global leader in hospitality education with approximately 1,000...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Education

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Toyota Named Among of World’s Best Companies on Addressing Water Concerns

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10/22/2015

... Best Companies on Addressing Water Concerns Asahi Group Holdings, Colgate Palmolive, Ford Motor Company and ... water stewardship revealed today by global non-profit group CDP, which holds the most...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities

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11/18/2021

... for directing Open Society’s global priorities, working in close coordination with the leadership of its six ... to foster vibrant public debate, artistic expression, and education ; strengthens and helps to...

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