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Design Thinking for Advocates: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It

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02/23/2016

... negotiating differences among this large, representative group is hard. The challenge: Setting individual interests ... arrival, i2i facilitators had covered the walls with Post-its with...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Civic Engagement

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Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement

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04/10/2017

... Originally published in the Huffington Post and re-posted with permission from the author, David Sandman, President ... you across a range of measures: quality, cost, experience, education , personality,...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Changing Corporate Behavior through Shareholder Activism

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09/2010

This new white paper outlines the theories underpinning the Nathan Cummings Foundation's shareholder activities work and reports on the numerous concrete changes in corporate behavior that NCF has helped to promote through its shareholder activism.

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Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

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03/2011

This report analyzes how the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and recommends ways to improve coordination and strengthen collaboration between the humanitarian and technology communities during future emergencies.

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Ann Raffel Joins John A. Hartford Foundation as Information Technology Officer

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06/04/2012

... Folklore from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. " Working in IT has its own rewards, but working to support the broader mission of an organization is .....

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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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07/25/2013

D5 Coalition Director Kelly Brown talks about their 2013 State of the Work Report and how it can help institutions at all levels of engagement learn more about effective best practices and policies for increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

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03/24/2011

In our latest blog post, Philanthropy New York's Executive Coordinator, Nur Ibrahim, shares her experiences from this year's edition of Foundations on the Hill and talks about ways to effectively promote the work of the philanthropic sector to...

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Philanthropy New York

Using Competitions and RFPs: Requests for Proposals

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12/2004

... competitions to serve larger strategic goals, communicate with wider audiences, create a learning community, and find ways to work with those who are not selected. Using Competitions and RFPs: ...

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Grants Managers

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Evaluation

Cracking the Network Code: Four Principles for Grantmakers

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07/2013

... comprise the network mindset, illustrates the principles with a range of examples of networks that have achieved real ... achieve the benefits and avoid common pitfalls of working through networks. Cracking the Network Code: Four ...

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Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact

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03/2014

This special supplement includes eleven perspectives on “scaling what works”—what it means, what it takes to do it right, and what needs to happen to increase the impact of successful solutions to social challenges.

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

... on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution. He also helped guide ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Discusses How African Cities Need Urgent Back-Up Plans

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01/17/2017

... to increase in tandem. The Rockefeller Foundation works with governments and finances programmes aimed at preparing ... shocks that often roll back economic gains. We caught up with Mamadou Biteye, the...

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Taking the Evaluation Leap: Lessons from Urban Alliance’s Six-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

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10/16/2017

It’s a familiar conversation. When asked how they know their model works, a nonprofit or foundation will tell you a story. They’ll say that seventeen-year-old Darren turned his life around after going through their program, and eighteen-year-old...

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United Hospital Fund Names 2019 Patricia S. Levinson Fellow

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04/03/2019

... S. Levinson fellow. The fellowship was established in 2017 with the generous support of the Robert A. and Patricia S. ... choosing post-acute care providers, and she collaborates with the New York State...

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Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

... Episcopal Health Foundation in Houston. Her board includes members of the Episcopal Diocese, and her constituency includes 80,000 church members . How do you think about community leadership? ... foundations...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/14/2013

The Medal is awarded annually to individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and understanding New York City.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity

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03/2015

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has released the second report in their "Smashing Silos in Philanthropy" series.

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Ford Foundation Launches 'Art of Change' Fellowship Program

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04/10/2015

... giving them the opportunity to study issues that intersect with the foundation's work and reflect the cultural richness .....

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Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional Philanthropy

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05/27/2016

... was planning to retire. As one of the few Native Americans working at a foundation, I celebrated her many ... influencers in philanthropy. Why are there so few of us working in philanthropy? Who's...

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