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The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... no longer a ‘start-up’? Is it age, size, or some other acquired wisdom that moves it out of the ‘test and ... too. We’ve taken note of announcements from Ford and other traditional foundations to commit larger...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Road Alliance

The Power of Giving Caregivers Extra Hands for Their Research

Release Date:

05/17/2018

... the program’s potential to inform wider efforts by other institutions, we also made a grant to Dr. Reshma Jagsi ...

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Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

You Can't Hack Trust

Release Date:

06/17/2019

... language, and your mental presence during a meeting. In other words, your authenticity. Experience Now, once folks ... and conversations, allowing both to uncover the other ’s motivation, needs, nuance and...

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Moore Philanthropy

Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... his guidance. Sensing our interest, the man pointed out other historical sites, all within a stone’s throw, as he ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Walter Panzirer, Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Trustee Shares Rural Healthcare Program's Telehealth Support During COVID-19

Release Date:

11/17/2020

... strokes, but also heart attacks, obstetric emergencies and other trauma. One of the greatest barriers to increased ... Board of Telehealth (ABT), Avera Health and several other organizations to create the CORE...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Annie E. Casey Foundation and TCC Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... investments – one via a Promise Zone grant and the other via a Choice Neighborhood grant. FCCC approached these other , more formal, neighborhood efforts by focusing on ... may dilute the emphasis on the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

TCC Group

Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

Release Date:

12/18/2009

... are so hyper-social that our brains are wired to help other people, even strangers. There’s very little evidence that other animals have that capacity.” Sure, I thought about ... brain pleasure areas.” Reading...

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All Funders

25 Apr 2012

Power to the People: Participatory Budgeting as a New Model of Civic Engagement in NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Participatory budgeting is a democratic process that gives ordinary people real decision-making power over real money. Community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. The process has the potential to transform relationships...

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25 Oct 2012

Based on Faith: Community Partnership Supporting Youth & Families in Child Welfare

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... bonds within a community are being strengthened while resources are leveraged. This collaborative model has ...

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27 Apr 2011

Success in College for New Majority Students: Applying What Works

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... goals, funders who are themselves stewarding constrained resources seek evidence of what works best with these groups ...

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Issue-Based

19 Oct 2010

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... of people with disabilities. Offer accessible tools and resources for grantmakers. Discuss opportunities for funders ...

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Issue-Based

For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector

Publication date:

04/2014

... Staff at Community Foundations: 8.2 Representative Human Resources Data: Benefits, tenure, and promotion Close to ...

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Job Seekers

Brooklyn Public Library Receives $400,000 From The New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... grant will allow the Library to extend these educational resources to six high-need areas of Brooklyn, and conduct ...

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Education

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New York Life Foundation

15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Human trafficking is often approached as a women and children’s human rights and social justice issue. Rightly so considering the U.S. State Department estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year with...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

18 Sep 2014

Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power

Thursday, September 18, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

A series of Supreme Court decisions; Buckley v Valeo, Citizens United, Shelby v FEC and McCutcheon v FEC, have expanded corporate constitutional rights and limited the ability of Congress and the states to protect voting rights and regulate campaign...

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning investments and operations with their mission and objectives. How can you engage your board in a thoughtful...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Hurricane Season is Here, Sandy is Not Over

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... the days after Sandy. Cowan worked around the clock to get resources to vulnerable families in Red Hook in the absence ...

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North Star Fund

12 Jan 2015

Ebola: Philanthropy’s Multidimensional Approach to Healthcare Amidst Crisis

Monday, January 12, 2015 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

A second part of Philanthropy New York’s program on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa examines how can philanthropy respond with funding that meets immediate needs and invests in long-term solutions.

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

Release Date:

08/27/2012

By Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country...

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10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Missed this session? View the recording here . Each foundation takes its own approach to thinking about and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, launched a guide called Supporting Grantee Capacity: Strengthening...