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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities

Release Date:

06/30/2015

... again, providing confidence, optimism and stability to our families,” said Raul A. Anaya, Los Angeles market president of Bank of America. “ Our philanthropic investments are one way that we’re working to...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/12/2016

... this country and in philanthropy, and if we believe that our old behaviors and old ways of doing things will continue ... Walker. “We must interrogate our own behaviors, our own practices and...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

Release Date:

08/02/2016

... time and valuable insights, who pushed us and challenged our assumptions, and who encouraged us to remain bold and ... change and inequality mean to us. We are staying true to our roots and are clearer now...

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Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope

Release Date:

10/04/2016

... election and think deeply about the direction of our country in light of current events, it seemed important ... fashion some of the significant challenges facing our country, while also echoing a refrain of...

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Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing

Release Date:

10/11/2016

... were faced with a big question: how could a foundation of our size be impactful when hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to achieve our mission globally? We started with two core principles. ... would...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors

Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying

Release Date:

12/07/2016

... too often, the very partnerships we’ve established in our efforts to eliminate inequality end up being unequal ... to spend valuable resources accounting for how they use our support, and to hold our...

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Mellon Foundation Features Harlem Studio Museum Director on How Art Helps Us Understand Diversity

Release Date:

02/23/2017

... At a time when society is swiftly being transformed, Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for ... how diversity and social connectedness are imperative to our shared success and a broader sense of...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

Release Date:

10/17/2017

Our food system produces more than enough to feed our entire global population of over 7 billion people. Yet at ... spirit, two years ago the Rockefeller Foundation launched our YieldWise...

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Food Systems

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Morgan Stanley Foundation Partners with Mindful Philanthropy to Conduct a Funders Survey on Children's Mental Health

Release Date:

01/13/2023

... current drivers and barriers to funding the well-being of our nations’ youth. Please answer based on the funding ... philanthropy can best adapt to champion the well-being of our nation’s youth in 2023 and...

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17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

Join us for a discussion among arts funders about the role of digital media within the arts, and the growing funding connections between the arts and media. In addition to data on the field of digital media funding and the arts, we'll explore the...

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Communications

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Arts

27 Oct 2010

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: The New HR Challenge - Managing Misclassification Risks

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Arcus Foundation, 44 West 28th Street, 17th floor, NYC

Presented by the Foundation Administrators Network , a Philanthropy New York Peer Network. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Members who have responsibility for...

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Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

As I read “Philanthropy As ‘Invisible Aid'”, I thought to myself that while private foundations need to do a better job of communicating their good works

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Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

Release Date:

01/31/2018

Carol Corden, Executive Director of New Destiny Housing suggests alternatives to current standards in shelter for families affected by domestic violence.

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Housing and Homelessness

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Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

05 Dec 2023

Enhancing Mental Wellbeing in NYC: A Briefing on the New York City Council’s Mental Health Road Map

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Join us for a virtual briefing with the New York City Council for members of Philanthropy New York. This session will provide an overview of the City Council's Mental Health Roadmap, delving into the bills the legislative body has passed in support...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Protect Census 2020

... undermine the basic political equality that is central to our democracy. Institutions across the country – including ...

Payout Redux

Release Date:

04/09/2010

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York In recent years, much has been made of payout rates. On the one hand, many writers have favored increasing the 5 percent minimum required of foundations because it “...

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6/4/2015 - AGIO IT Security Awareness Seminar - Recording

Publication date:

06/2015

View the recording of our June 4 Seminar on IT Security Awareness, presented by ...

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Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

Release Date:

06/22/2012

George E. Thibault, M.D., President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, talks about the importance of interprofessional education—when students from different health care professions learn together during their training in order to build teamwork and...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Scanning the Landscape

Publication date:

04/2004

Scanning is no longer something done only when planning a new program or contemplating a shift in strategy. Using learning networks, grant makers are starting to scan continuously, looking beyond the usual sources to find innovative organizations and fresh ideas. GrantCraft asked seven grant makers how they build networks to discover the unexpected in their fields and communities: