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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

... board service and grantmaking experience for teenagers and young professionals. Inspired by the Andrus family’s ... E. Andrus. We know that Andrus cared deeply for vulnerable people , evidenced by the fact that...

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The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Elects New Officers and Welcomes Seven New Board Members

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07/01/2019

... AJC, where she oversees an international program to engage young professionals through transformative leadership ... them along with Rachel Weinstein, our new President, and a powerful Executive Committee to...

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Elluminate

F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' with 100 percent Impact Investments

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02/26/2018

... into impact investments. As of the end of the year, about 60% of Heron's funds were in such vehicles, with the ... hitting 100% by 2017. (Here's a previous post I wrote about going all in). I...

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26 Jun 2014

Foundations for Social Impact Bonds

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8:30am to 11:00am

... through which foundations can spur demand and support ongoing projects: Working directly with state and local ... which foundations can spur demand and support their ongoing projects. Presenters Paul Bernstein...

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26 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Public Service Excellence and Diversity: A Leadership Opportunity

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

The United States population is now comprised of 34% people of color, and by 2042 our nation will be over 50% people of color. We are truly the most diverse nation in the ... non profits and philanthropy is now...

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Arcus Foundation Releases Social Justice Program Strategy Evaluation Report: 2021

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01/23/2023

... focus on work supporting increased safety for LGBTQ people across the Global South and the southern United ... come from grant reports submitted by our grantees; our ongoing engagement with grantees, colleague...

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01 Apr 2024

Assessing A Better Contract for New York: Two Year Check-In

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3:00pm to 4:30pm

... from the City government to discuss progress made, ongoing challenges, and how to get back on track to finally ... and nonprofits. Hear directly from key decision-makers about the progress made since the 2022...

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Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... museums’ strategic retrenchment and acclimation to fewer resources . When the AARF initiative concluded , 85 of the ... of typical requests for programmatic support), our ongoing communication with the field...

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Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18

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07/25/2018

... on Racial Equity . A lot of organizations are talking about racial equity these days and looking for ways to add it ... discussions on how to apply a racial equity lens to just about every aspect of our work...

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Hirokazu Yoshikawa Joins Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation

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10/20/2021

... Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children (2011). “As the Foundation enters its eighth ... year of funding for studies on reducing inequality among young people ,...

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21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

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8:45am to 11:00am

... began talking to each other, telling stories has been a powerful way to capture attention, engage an audience, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work, we’re also discovering that...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

... Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of hard work. The phrase “by the ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

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11/29/2018

... for the United States. “I said ‘I’m really worried about this,’” said Dr. Prewitt, now a professor of public ... at Columbia University. He added, “Statistics are powerful . They are a description of who we are...

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Simons Foundation Gifts UC San Diego Funds to Operate Simons Observatory in Chile to Explore Early Universe

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07/09/2019

... the science goals we are uniquely capable of.” UCSD has about 250 collaborators, and partnerships with UC Berkeley, ...

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Kimberly Walker Appointed as First Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Arabella Advisors

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03/11/2020

... capacity and in an area that I am personally so passionate about ,” says Walker. “I see commitment at every level of ...

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03 Nov 2016

Summer of Savings: Integrating Financial Empowerment into Summer Youth Employment Programs

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... often one of the first formal employment opportunity for young adults. Participants learn job skills, work with other young people and adults, and bring home a paycheck. In the last ...

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Earthquake Rocks Nepal

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04/28/2015

... Everest. Early estimates indicate that several thousand people have died in the earthquake, and thousands more have ... that many remain trapped in debris and tumbled buildings. About 6.2 million ...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment When people hear about impact investing, a light goes on. People immediately begin to see the potential. Once they do, ...

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Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy

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09/21/2015

... has made grants totaling more than $7 billion to bring about lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people around the world. Established as a limited-life ... and delivery of services for...

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