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Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

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01/02/2012

... in its drive to improve the performance of the nation’ s healthcare system, plans to step down as the Fund’ s president on December 31, 2012. “Karen Davis is one of ... innovations and experience through the...

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The Commonwealth Fund

26 Apr 2013

Philanthropy New York's 34th Annual Meeting, with Shaun Donovan

Friday, April 26, 2013 -

12:30pm to 6:30pm

... to rebuilding and resiliency. The first hour of the day' s events will have three concurrent member engagement ... Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation, U. S . Dept. of Housing & Urban...

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

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05/12/2014

... the board to match its investments with the foundation’ s values. The board recruited Imprint Capital, a San ... Service Foundation Executive Director Lani Shaw told us for our new e-book “The Power of Impact...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Impact Investing

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

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06/25/2014

... the last place to go with a bold and risky idea. What’ s behind this disconnect? Foundations are in part to blame. We say, Bring us bold ideas, but we are loath to make a grant that might flop and make...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arcus Foundation

Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... of those from the top income quartile. Inequality in U. S . education is exceptionally high in comparison with other ... are limited in their capacity to contribute to the U. S . economy. Barriers to college...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

For Profound Change in America, Think Local

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01/29/2014

by Kenneth H. Zimmerman Director, U. S . Programs, Open Society Foundations We live in an age ... get our work done. The Great Recession has left many of us searching for jobs or struggling to gain skills that fit...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

... The New York Community Trust Many of New York’ s nonprofit groups are excited about receptive ears in a de ... residential treatment. Children’ s Village impressed us with its management...

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The New York Community Trust

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... are an even more vibrant and crucial sector of the city’ s workforce, employing 15 percent of the city’ s ... all our lives. Our “nonprofit biotech” model allows us to pursue research other...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

... to their field? These questions and more led us to create the Doris Duke Artist Awards, the first of three ... for the short- and long-term development of the artist’ s “voice” and the creative and personal...

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PRIs and Effective Intermediaries

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06/30/2015

... (!), promises to add a lot of value in PRI-making for us . And my confidence in this value was substantially ... by the panel discussion and the Q&A that followed. It’ s a type of vehicle that all medium...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Altman Foundation

03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... effort, creative ideas and coordinated strategy. That’ s where you come in! Join us on February 3, 2015 for breakfast and a spirited ... affordable, reliable public transit that works for all of us...

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#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective

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04/20/2016

... Policy and Communications. #FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’ s Perspective By Stephanie Chrispin, Philanthropy New York ... fiscal stability and long-term sustainability to join us . If you would like to join...

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Design High Schools for the 21st Century

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10/12/2016

... some college-level education. While the task facing us is daunting, it is not impossible. Between 2002 and 2013, ... is not to find a better cookie cutter. Rather, it’ s to put the cookie cutter away. The...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... two other New York-based foundations (New York Women’ s Foundation and Third Wave Foundation), along with two of ... and it will require change to seize the opportunity before us . There is an opportunity to...

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Groundswell Fund

Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... originally appeared on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation' s "Shared Experiences Blog" and is reprinted with permission. ... and employ millions of people across every state in the US . In fact,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Mellon Foundation

Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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02/27/2020

... from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Apollo’ s Master Artist in Residency, a central component of the ... New Works arrives at a necessary moment to inspire all of us to action, to help us...

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Asian American Leaders In A Moment Of Pride And Peril - Featuring Don Chen, Surdna Foundation and Taryn Higashi, Unbound Philanthropy

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06/30/2020

... and narrow sidekick roles for characters. While today’ s popular culture provides a broader and more inclusive slate ... in deplorable anti-Asian bigotry and xenophobia, those of us who know the pains of...

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