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The William T. Grant, Spencer, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Announce Winners of the 2020 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

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04/16/2020

... that needs to be done in tackling social problems. One powerful approach is for foundations to work together to ... youth-led participatory action research with three peer resource sites to leverage youth...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $3 Million in New Funding for Data Science Platform Global.health To Strengthen Pathogen Surveillance and Response

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11/01/2022

... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and bring about transformational change during the Covid-19 response ... the reach and impact of Global.health,...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Shares 2020 Annual Report

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03/17/2021

... became even more important – while the information and resources they were receiving was scarce. The Bloomberg ... protected by comprehensive smoke-free laws, setting a powerful example for the entire world...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

... seems like a natural interest for funders that care either about early childhood education or the struggles of working ... investment in grassroots organizations. It got serious about childcare about...

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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation

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03/10/2016

... at City Halls Across the Nation Limited training and resources hamper city efforts to use data-based ... 39 visits to municipalities in 2015—representative of about 40 percent of all midsize U.S. cities. With...

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Community Development

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Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So

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01/18/2017

... Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So We've written quite a lot about the Henry Luce Foundation—including its ... goal of the initiative is to establish best practices and resources for those looking to engage...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Sarah Williams and Ella Gudwin Share Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/20/2017

... seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and ... of Propel Capital and Ella Gudwin of Vision Spring about the importance of transparency in grantor-...

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Claudia Juech, Associate Vice President & Managing Director, Answers “5 Questions” in PND

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05/10/2017

... both strategy and programs. Recently, PND spoke with Juech about Rockefeller's "scan and search" activities, an approach ... evidence, and ultimately do the most good with the resources it has...

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New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One

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10/11/2018

... New York Life employees and agents to give presentations about grief in schools and the resources available for educators. Schools then have the ...

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If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

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03/20/2017

... Across the nation, and here in New York State, millions of people lack the skills necessary for the jobs of today and ... changing skill requirements and variety of specific human resources needs. This paid...

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This Guy Has Plans to Make Your Foundation More Accountable

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03/15/2017

... stand before PNY members to defend his approach and ideas about the future of philanthropy in America. The majority of ... foundation CEOs are stepping up to address his ideas in a debate -style program...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Announces Plans to Spend Down

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03/05/2019

... and applying them to education and other issues on which young people were taking a leadership role. In 2009, the foundation ... plans to support the development of a new generation of young...

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... policy and foundations agree with this claim. Rather than debate the extent to which my assertion is true—as the ... agenda and develop—not just capture temporarily—human resources and talent to address that...

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Evaluating a Culture

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05/22/2019

... particular point: the Foundation’s culture. Thinking about this recommendation in terms of culture opens a rich ... decisions prior to this relaunch. First, it got specific about mission. Though Howard Gilman...

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28 Mar 2019

Enlisting a Critical Constituency: Youth Civic Learning and Engagement

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9:00am to 11:00am

... that is often essential for constructive change. Today young people continue to inject new energy, passion, and ideas into ... equalizing, and strengthening programs that enlist young...

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Civic Engagement

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

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01/25/2023

... “It shows that we’re not alone — that there are people who care,” Dr. Brizhik said of the funding. “It ... belt-tightening of wartime and the lure of foreign work to young scientists. “For those who remain,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

... expert – Linda Darling-Hammond – and local peers about the challenges and opportunities of applying the ... is wrong with our system that these immensely important people – and frankly, just a tiny fraction of...

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“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

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01/21/2015

... State of the Union address last night intending to write about the implications for the philanthropic sector. There ... America aren’t really poor, not like “really poor” people in developing nations or those...

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