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The Pinkerton Foundation

Philanthropy’s New Tool for Action and Impact: Operating Archetypes Launched by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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04/27/2022

... more thoughtful and effective philanthropy by helping funders better understand and articulate their distinct ... of these acute questions.” The archetypes were developed based on input from dozens of...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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06/22/2023

... will make a $26 million grant to the Obama Foundation for the forthcoming Obama Presidential Center . The ... place in Athens as part of SNF Nostos 2023 , an annual event hosted by SNF at the Stavros Niarchos...

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MTV Plans to Partner With Ford Foundation to Create a Mobile Voting Registration Unit

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08/20/2018

... is called +1thevote —in reference to the phrase for bringing a guest to a party—and it’s designed around ... is to engage and entertain and celebrate the spirit of youth —everything from activism to escapism...

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11 Mar 2015

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session B - Webinar

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Leaders Breakfast Club is a peer-to-peer networking and group - based mentoring program designed to support younger ... 2016, date TBD Contribute to planning one program or event for...

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06 Mar 2015

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Info Session A - Webinar

Friday, March 6, 2015 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

... African leaders, CEOs and other development partners, the event explored how smart investments in health, empowerment, education and employment can reduce vulnerability and support ... an average 60% of the...

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

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12/10/2020

... suffers when our democracy fails. Imagine a world where funders see and nurture the connective tissue between ... issues such as the environment, healthcare, and education – among the leading priorities...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

22 Jun 2016

Social Impact Exchange: 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 8:30am to Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pm

At the 2016 Conference on Scaling Impact, funders , advisors and leaders from across the social sector ... innovative methods to support high-impact nonprofits in education , youth development,...

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Javon Robinson

javon robinson.png Javon began her career in public service by joining NYC Service ’s Civic Corps, a local branch of AmeriCorps ... assisted the Junior Board with their annual fundraising ...

Sample Job Descriptions: Development Assistant

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11/2013

The following jobs descriptions for development assistant professionals were previously ...

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To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

... economic hardship is an ever-present reality. On top of working full-time jobs, many also work part-time to make ends ... the more. FPWA has been proud to partner with community- based organizations and with...

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13 Feb 2025

Tech for Good: Building Innovative Tools to Serve Immigrant Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 13, 2025 -

12:45pm to 2:00pm

... legal tools, to on-demand translation services, to tech- based workforce development, the movement for immigrant ... technology in creative ways to transform and scale service delivery. What...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $72 Million to Teams Led by Humanities Scholars to Ensure “Just Futures” and Expand National Cultural Narratives

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01/13/2021

... for proposals from multidisciplinary, humanities-led teams working to address racial inequality. A select group of 38 universities, including public universities, ... Maryland): “Inheritance...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

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05/04/2021

... Government (CEG) program. Valdés will assume the New York- based role in August 2021, taking over from current CEG ... the frontline organizations and visionary leaders working to advance this work around the...

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Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative

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01/24/2017

... fled from its changing habitat? Large green groups and funders are lumbering beasts themselves, though, so change ... climate and conservation work. This is tricky terrain for nonprofits to navigate, given...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Elects Two New Members

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06/08/2023

... good for the greatest number,’ and we look forward to working with them both.” Prior to her work in older adult ... Schools. As she transitioned from serving the nation’s youth to the nation’...

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03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

... we must examine the structures we want to address while working to shift our practices at an institutional and ... have shaped our sector? Can philanthropy be transformed in service to racial equity? What...

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Arabella Advisors Produces Issue Brief On How Donors Can Support Women’s Mental Health

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10/11/2017

... sharing two recommendations from that work that concerned funders can use right away. 1. Support interventions ... determinants of health—e.g., access to health care and education , safety of neighborhoods, and...

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