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06 Mar 2013

Keeping Risk Above Water Part 1: Can Mission-Related Investing Be Used for Disaster Response & Recovery?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

... those who will be called upon in times of crisis, think about investing in a more secure and sustainable future, ... from three field-builders who will share their insights about how mission-related investing...

Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... entire shelves in the business sections of bookstores about this topic. No matter if the research focuses on what ... and corporate donors, seems intent on making decisions about how and what it will fund in a...

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

06 May 2015

Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... and grantees. Hear from funders and nonprofit leaders about lessons they have learned from their experiences in scaling. Learn about the unanticipated implications, challenges and success ...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

09 Nov 2015

How Does Implicit Bias Influence Philanthropic Effectiveness?

Monday, November 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... explore how Implicit Bias also affects our perceptions about the size of organizations, leaders of organizations, ...

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Workshop

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

Release Date:

10/02/2018

... have been edited and condensed. How did Open Road come about ? Laurie Michaels: My background is as a psychologist. I ... there’s generally not a plan B, which when you think about it is extraordinarily outside...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Road Alliance

01 Apr 2026

Rethinking Risks in Philanthropy: Myths, Misconceptions, and Where Funders Should Focus - A Webinar Hosted by Foundant

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... own rising uncertainties. Yet many common assumptions about risk in philanthropy, how it shows up in grantmaking, ... advisory, for a discussion to unpack the misconceptions about risk in grantmaking that...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... includes 80,000 church members. How do you think about community leadership? Consider Clara Miller. Since ... included: · You need to be clear about your vision and purpose, and align your operating model .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The Wallace Foundation

TIAA-CREF

F.B. Heron Foundation

Episcopal Health Foundation

08 Feb 2011

The New Demographics: How Will Our Aging Society Affect Your Grantmaking?

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... for the first time in human history, the number of people over 60 will outnumber children under the age of 14. ... society, one with a rapidly expanding component of older people . This unprecedented situation...

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Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

Release Date:

12/18/2015

... health. We’re excited to support programs that reach people where they are with specific ways to incorporate healthy eating and exercise – reaching people in their neighborhoods leads to sustainable change...

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Food Systems

Health

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Aetna Foundation

Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

Release Date:

08/14/2018

... the tobacco industry and a list of organizations and people that may have facilitated the tobacco industry's ... have obvious sounding names such as "Try to Get People to Smoke, LLC." For...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

A Consequential Myth

Release Date:

04/09/2019

... scope is illustrated by the shocking statistics that black people are five times more likely to be incarcerated in this ... (SYG). This policy was enacted to provide a defense for people who would be the...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Doubles Support To Prevent Global Road Traffic Deaths

Release Date:

02/18/2020

... cause of death globally and the number one killer of people ages 5-29. More than 1.35 million people die and up to 50 million are seriously injured in road ... at least one road safety risk factor. Over 3.5...

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Civic Engagement

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

22 Aug 2023

Navigating Disaster: Investing in Climate Resilience for Immigrant and BIPOC Communities in the South - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... part of our future. It is estimated that over 2 billion people will be at risk of exposure to intense heat by the end ... socially vulnerable to extreme heat waves. In the U.S., people of color are...