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Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice

Publication date:

03/2012

GEO's new national field survey of grantmaking practice (conducted by research partner TCC Group ) examines the connection between listening to and ... and improving practices to achieve better results. In light of the global economic downturn, this survey also .....

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

A Road Less Traveled....

Release Date:

11/01/2011

... juvenile justice system—recently supported a small group of juvenile justice-involved young adults as they created ...

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Insights

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Community Development

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Casey Family Programs

Philanthropy New York

What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

Release Date:

07/01/2010

... efforts? Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf ... Community Renewal and Ecological Health (a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy...

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Insights

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit Involvement

Release Date:

01/11/2013

... for Russia and Eurasia at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, writes an open letter to Russian president ... generously hosted the Valdai International Discussion Club in Russia, giving time and attention to...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

As Asian-Americans’ Numbers Grow, So Does Their Philanthropy

Release Date:

01/08/2013

... nonprofit executives and individual donors profiled in this article. About 800 people gathered in November in a ballroom in Midtown Manhattan for one of...

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Laura A. Robbins Consulting, LLC

World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

Release Date:

06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a recent effort with ... global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40 percent in developing countries by 2030. The topic...

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Member News

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Funding Area

Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Founders Named American Academy of Nursing 2013 Honorary Fellows

Release Date:

09/18/2013

Donald and Barbara Jonas , Founders of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence , have been named ... Fellows. Each year, the Academy recognizes a small group of individuals as Honorary Fellows...

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Member News

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Health

Oliveira Outlines Plight of Women and Girls in NYT

Release Date:

12/30/2014

Oliveira Outlines Plight of Women and Girls in NYT When it comes to charitable giving, women’s funds ... powerful joint resources into funds that go towards a group of people –...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Women's Foundation

NoVo Foundation Transforming Former Prison to a Hub for Women's Rights Organizations

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... Organizations Bayview Women’s Correctional Facility in Manhattan closed its doors due to Hurricane Sandy. The NoVo Foundation and the Goren Group are transforming it into The Women’s Building, which ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

Release Date:

11/28/2011

Philanthropy New York's Assistant Manager of Professional Education , Beeta Jahedi, and our program ... talk about our participation (along with Grantmakers In Aging, the John A. Hartford...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Governance

Funding Area

Aging

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FJC

Philanthropy New York

Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million

Release Date:

12/31/2012

Established in 1994, the fund's grantmaking totaled nearly $286 million ... public health, human rights and civil society, and education . Diamond, who died in 2003, intended for the fund to...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners

Release Date:

12/19/2012

The Carnegie Corporation of New York spotlights the winners of the 2012 Carnegie Corporation/New York Times "I Love My ... everyone's life has been enriched by what they learned in a...

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Member News

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Arts

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

Release Date:

05/22/2013

A review of the findings from The Century Foundation’s report on the ... Community colleges have received a declining share of government spending on higher education over the last decade even as...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems

Release Date:

05/31/2016

Wallace Report Connects the Dots of Data Use in Afterschool Systems A growing number of cities are building afterschool systems to provide ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Moody's Foundation Supports 12th Annual Mega Math Challenge

Release Date:

04/19/2017

... by The Moody's Foundation, the M3 Challenge - now in its 12th year - spotlights applied mathematics as a ... tool and motivates students to consider further education and careers in math...

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Member News

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Education

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The Moody's Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation Trustee Hiro Yoshikawa and Former Visiting Scholar J. Lawrence Aber Win MacArthur Foundation Grant

Release Date:

12/21/2017

... Grant The MacArthur Foundation has awarded a grant of $100 million to the Sesame Workshop and International ... Rescue Committee (IRC) to develop evidence-based, early education interventions for children...

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Member News

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Russell Sage Foundation

NYCT Announces New VP of Grants and VP of Philanthropic Initiatives

Release Date:

10/18/2018

NYCT Announces New VP of Grants and VP of Philanthropic Initiatives The Trust is ... that Shawn Morehead, currently program director for education and human justice, will become the Vice...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The New York Community Trust

Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named ... (Oct. 29, 2019) -- Spelman College, the global leader in the liberal arts education...

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Sector News

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Education

How Philanthropy and Nonprofits Responded to the Government Shutdown

Release Date:

10/18/2013

We are all grateful that Congress moved back from the brink of default and frankly, it is hard not to simply want to ... clear that Congress bought time, not a solution. With that in mind, it might be valuable for...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Getting Out of our Comfort Zone in Response to COVID-19

Release Date:

04/07/2020

Getting Out of our Comfort Zone in Response to COVID-19 By: Ivan Rosales, Finance Director, ... money with multiple crises facing communities across the state . As we continue to make difficult...