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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

Publication date:

06/2010

The nation' s foundation community has provided critical financial and ... support to states applying for the first round of the U. S . Department of Education' s "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet .....

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Education

Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

Release Date:

07/15/2013

... of the Community Food Funders Steering Committee, provide us with a recap of the series. Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’ s Food Got To Do With It? ...

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Insights

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Surdna Foundation

Understanding Muslim America

Release Date:

08/11/2011

... and one of the main organizers of this program, provide us with a recap and share his thoughts. Understanding Muslim ...

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Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Daphne Foundation

EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

New York Foundation

North Star Fund

Open Society Foundations

Philanthropy New York

Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

03/15/2010

... Karp, President of Karp Resources, share her thoughts with us . Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Community Development

Food Systems

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

Release Date:

03/22/2010

... families. We are pleased to have John Weiler, Heron’ s Senior Program Officer, describe the Fund and its work for us . Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’ s...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Economic Security

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking

Publication date:

09/2005

Whether it' s introducing new ideas into your foundation or offering ... to think and work like "naturals" - and how the rest of us can emulate their style. Personal Strategy: Mobilizing .....

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Report

Audience

Grants Managers

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy

Publication date:

10/2007

... the current state of decision making at large, private, U. S . foundations. Through in-depth interviews with CEOs and ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

With Latest $350 Million Gift to Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Surpasses $1 Billion in Giving to Alma Mater

Release Date:

01/29/2013

... the university. Mayor Bloomberg, who earned his Bachelor' s degree in Engineering from Johns Hopkins in 1964, made his ... initiative aimed at bringing significant innovation to U. S . higher education...

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Education

Sloan Foundation Announces 2013 Research Fellowships

Release Date:

02/22/2013

... is pleased to announce the selection of 126 outstanding U. S . and Canadian researchers as recipients of Sloan Research ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?

Release Date:

08/08/2013

... decline in corporate contributions to charities in the U. S ., as a percentage of pretax profits, over the past 30 years. A few weeks ago, I chaperoned my son’ s preschool field trip to the Maryland Science...

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22 Feb 2013

TDA Plan Administrators' Annual Meeting: Philanthropy New York's 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Program

Friday, February 22, 2013 -

8:15am to 11:00am

... LaRhette and Thesco Benefits, our brokers. Please join us for discussion around performance, costs, and customer ... for Current administrators of Philanthropy New York’ s 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity...

ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

Release Date:

04/06/2015

... in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year' s best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U. S . As part of an announcement and medal presentation event...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Citi Foundation Reports on First Year of $50 Million Youth and Work Skills Training Program

Release Date:

04/08/2015

... The Citi Foundation is recognizing the first year of it’ s three-year, $50 million commitment to provide 100,000 ... and leadership skills. Focusing on 10 of the largest U. S . cities, the Citi Foundation is...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Workforce Development

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Citi Foundation

ASPCA President Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting

Release Date:

04/10/2015

... Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting There' s no question dog fighting is a deplorable crime. Few things ... there are tens of thousands of dog fighters in the U. S ., forcing hundreds of thousands of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Animal Welfare

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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ASPCA

OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... story about themselves,” he says. “Narativ helped us realize that people have many stories. It can help break ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

Release Date:

04/21/2015

... Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U. S . cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... people. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg' s charitable foundation announced...

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Community Development

Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... that prevent their full participation in our country’ s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand the barriers they face, while opening ...