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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... responsibility of white leaders in addressing racism in philanthropy and the connections between gender based violence and mass killings. Pamela instilled an even ... brilliance, humility and courage, striving...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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02/15/2018

Coming out of a historic meeting that brought together philanthropic leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States, more than 80 philanthropic leaders have joined in solidarity and pledged to work to reduce poverty and increase opportunity for...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

Release Date:

02/20/2018

Aditi Srinivasan, a consultant at FSG, on how to incorporate a gender lens into your work.

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Insights

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

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FSG Social Impact Advisors

10 Feb 2015

The Conference Board's Business - Community Impact Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 8:00am to Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 5:00pm

... company to create social good, a corporate citizenship and philanthropy program is a business imperative. Join your ... 2015 to hear how they tackle these key issues: Corporate Philanthropy and Education...

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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United States

For Profound Change in America, Think Local

Release Date:

01/29/2014

... in the late 1990s, and has invested in other place- based initiatives such as the Young Men’s Initiative in New ... and long-term change require increased civic capacities based on authentic community...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

Beyond the Cause: The Art and Science of Advocacy

Publication date:

10/2012

This comprehensive study, based on over 100 interviews, three surveys, three case ...

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Hurricane Sandy Activism Report

Publication date:

07/2014

... presents the largely unacknowledged role that community- based organizations—especially activist groups—played in ...

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Report

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Disaster Relief

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North Star Fund

What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

Release Date:

01/30/2017

Prachi Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation, writes that many immigrant rights groups are now sharing stories similar to what communities felt almost two decades ago.

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... and some of the larger trends permeating the arts philanthropy landscape. The Unrestricted Support Disconnect As often noted here on Inside Philanthropy , individual support for working artists is not ...

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Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing

Release Date:

02/06/2017

... in the fields of mission-related investing and family philanthropy and celebrate these core values." A few examples .....

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... Programming Consultant to the Education Working Group, Philanthropy New York Even as graduation rates have risen ... disabled, or English Language Learners. This month, Philanthropy New York’s Education...

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Education

Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking

Release Date:

01/14/2013

Minneapolis- based Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced a $2.7 million ... to revitalize communities through the arts. Minneapolis- based Artspace Projects, Inc. has announced a $2.7 million ...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Century Foundation Says States Are Wrong to Tie Higher Education Funding to Performance

Release Date:

05/26/2016

... to Performance The Century Foundation says the performance- based funding model is reinforcing disparities within public ... from the Century Foundation argues that such performance- based funding models are...