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The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize

Release Date:

02/09/2023

... transformative early-stage projects in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation, and social ... database of applications to the 2023 Prize available to funders...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Robertson Foundation Names Richard Barth President

Release Date:

08/19/2021

... -- The Robertson Foundation today named Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation, as its new President. Julian Robertson, who launched the foundation in 1996 with his late wife, Josie, said, “Richard is a...

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Robertson Foundation

The Right Starting Point for Productive Grantee Relationships is Putting Power Points Aside

Release Date:

09/03/2014

... Senior Program Officer, The Pinkerton Foundation One of the most rewarding aspects of being a foundation program officer is the opportunity to learn from so many knowledgeable people in the...

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20 Jun 2016

Philanthropy, Refugees, and the Global Humanitarian Crisis: World Refugee Day - Webinar

Monday, June 20, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Expanding Perspectives on the Integration of Refugees Refugee integration is not just about how our ... it is also about how refugee leaders and organizations are working at the intersections of...

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All Funders

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

29 Oct 2018

Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Ibram X. Kendi

Monday, October 29, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... New York for our Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America featuring some of the nation’s leading authors, artists, and ... Center at American University Designed for All interested funders...

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Widespread Empathy: 5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy

Publication date:

09/2010

... can develop a more thorough, gut-level understanding of community needs and the work of grantees. Widespread Empathy: 5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy ...

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24 Mar 2015

THREADS NEW YORK

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

Weaving the fabric of a stronger future The world is rapidly changing around us. ... that will affect every organization and individual working toward the common good over the next 20 years. ... way we work as a...

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Conference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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New York City

Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications

Release Date:

11/15/2016

Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications The Surdna Foundation announced Ellen ... to support Surdna's partnerships with grantees, funders and leaders in the...

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Surdna Foundation

07 Dec 2023

The Role of the Corporate Changemaker - Strategy, Influence, and Impact

Thursday, December 7, 2023 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The work of social impact leaders has never been more complex, and ... higher. The corporate changemaker plays a crucial role in addressing social and environmental issues, both through ... peer learnings. What...

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Corporate Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal on the Healthcare Collaboration Between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

Release Date:

02/05/2018

... different corporate behemoths — has become something of a Rorschach test for analysts and pundits. Since the ... tycoons have just launched a brilliant ploy to get all of us to crowdsource ideas that will help...

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The Commonwealth Fund

United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

Release Date:

12/03/2012

The United Nations Foundation Board of Directors has named Kathy Calvin as the new President of ... Barbosa, Chief Executive Officer of Brazil’s Abril Group , will assume the...

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

Release Date:

05/28/2013

... pleased to have Vincent Stehle, the Executive Director of Media Impact Funders , provide a recap of our recent program on the vision that drives TED, its ...

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Far Rockaway Leaders Look Ahead

Release Date:

02/12/2013

... talks about a recent funder trip to meet nonprofit leaders in Far Rockaway and what she and others learned about the ...

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Community Development

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New York Foundation

Impact Investing in New York and Beyond

Release Date:

07/12/2012

Cynthia Muller and Samantha Beinhacker of Arabella Advisors discuss recent investment projects across New York and how funders can successfully implement their own impact investing initiatives. Impact Investing...

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Arabella Advisors

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

Health and Environmental Funders Network Program Manager Ramtin Arablouei shares the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Great Power, Great Responsibility: Grantmakers’ Role as Conveners

Publication date:

01/2013

Funders are finding ways to use the power of convening to benefit their grantees and their communities in countless ways. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' .....

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Report

14 Mar 2013

Adding Nonfamily Trustees and Community Voices to Your Family Foundation Board

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

... their inception—either a friend or business associate of the founder, a trusted lawyer or accountant, or a program ... decision, what questions and challenges they addressed in the process of...

19 Oct 2010

Leaders in a New Era: A Conversation on Leadership Development and Race

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Committee. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, trustees, and other funders interested in creating and increasing diverse ... opportunity and are responsible for their fates by virtue of their individual...

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Issue-Based

19 Oct 2015

Learning From Transformational Women Leaders: Leymah Gbowee & Sophia Bracy Harris

Monday, October 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... grassroots women into a force for peace and equity in their respective communities. Each woman’s blend of vision, strategic thinking and patient community-building ... College - School of...

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Panel

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Gender Justice

Doris Duke, Ford, Nathan Cummings, JPB, Open Society and Others Support Initiative to Transform Our Nation’s Cultural Landscape

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... Landscape The National Trust for Historic Preservation, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, ... the Open Society Foundations, today announced the launch of the African-American...