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05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... will focus upon best practices in aligning your company’ s grantmaking and volunteer programs, as well as how to ...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

Release Date:

06/10/2014

... is due to differences with the board over the organization' s future directions. In an email, Adam N. Cummings, board ... months, it became clear that my vision and the Board’ s vision for the Foundation...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Topic(s)

Governance

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

Release Date:

08/21/2014

... in a blog post that originally appeared on Medium. com . Here is an excerpt from her post: "In a conversation with The Washington Post' s Phillip Kennicott, I made the case for why building .....

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Funding Area

Community Development

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... As Managing Director for the Rockefeller Foundation' s Bellagio Programs, Garris built a global network for ... Dean. During this time, he coordinated the university’ s efforts to open a Columbia Global...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Washington Post Focuses on Carnegie Corporation Report

Release Date:

09/05/2014

The Carnegie Corporation of New York report indicates that the high Common Core standards could possibly double the current high school dropout rate, unless learning environments are drastically changed.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Funding Area

Education

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What Makes a Good CSR Leader?

Release Date:

09/26/2013

... is interested in getting into CSR should have. There’ s no good answer to those questions, but there are a couple ... and Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship ’ s “Corporate Involvement Leadership...

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Insights

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Topic(s)

Leadership Development

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American Express

04 Jun 2015

Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile

Thursday, June 4, 2015 -

3:45pm to 5:00pm

What do you do when you only have a photo and a few lines of text to get noticed?

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Appointments & Transitions

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Topic(s)

The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor

Release Date:

05/08/2015

... be useful to funders and grantees. “With Atlantic’ s final days on the horizon, our communications efforts are ... for people, institutions and nations, and it’ s our obligation to gather and relay the lessons...

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Arts

International/Foreign Affairs

Justice Reform

Social Justice

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Oct 22 White House Conference on Criminal Justice Reform with Funders to be Live-Streamed

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... The focus of the discussion will be how to make America’ s law enforcement, courts and correctional practices more ... House will be live-streamed with The Marshall Project’ s media partner, Yahoo, beginning...

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Justice Reform

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The Tow Foundation

15 Jun 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Effective Methods of Giving and Receiving Feedback

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:45am

To build on recent FAN programs - in particular, the topics of performance management and intergenerational workplaces - we invite you to a workshop on effectively giving and receiving feedback.

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Network Building

Format

Workshop

Audience

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship

Release Date:

02/17/2016

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, in partnership with Art in America, has launched a pilot writing fellowship to support arts and culture writing in regions of the country that are often underrepresented in the media. The goal of the program is to...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Susan L. Solomon, Co-Founder of New York Stem Cell Foundation, is on a Quest

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... Stem Cell Foundation, or NYSCF, in 2005. The foundation’ s research institute has gained more notice lately for its ... ailments like mitochondrial disease and Parkinson’ s disease. Ms. Solomon came to the...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

Funding Area

Health

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JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

Release Date:

02/25/2016

Around the world, youth unemployment rates are at or near historic highs – with a slow predicted recovery – including in the United States, where young people are experiencing Depression-era levels of employment. JP Morgan Chase released its second...

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Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Economic Security

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

... social, economic, and political landscapes of the state’ s fascinating and diverse regions connect to ... campaigns & policies. Long Island’ s unique character is shaped by urban, suburban, and rural .....

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Site Visit

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Community Development

29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Strategic philanthropy is increasingly requiring advocacy and creative collaboration to achieve its goals. Funders, investors, and social entrepreneurs are eager to go beyond traditional grantmaking to employ innovative approaches to achieving...

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Format

Panel

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Legal Issues

Rockefeller Foundation Launches Conversation-for-Action Series, Insight Dialogues

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... facilitate an exchange of ideas and inform the Foundation' s ongoing work to improve the lives of poor and vulnerable .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

07 Dec 2016

Rock Your Panel! How to be a Great Moderator

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

How many panels fail to engage the audience? What is the role of the moderator in facilitating a compelling panel discussion? Embrace the responsibility of great panel moderators: think of moderating a panel like hosting a dinner party!

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