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19 Nov 2019

Equity, Access and Degree Completion: The Promise of Collective Impact in NYC

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... New York City. #DegreesNYC has brought together people and resources to build a powerful movement to transform practice and policy aimed at closing the attainment gap. Join us to learn more...

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... the true potential of our city as a place where all people are welcome and included. Catalyst grants support ... they are taking on. These grants include access to resources to help them grow their leadership...

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Civic Engagement

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... on foundation perpetuity or spending out was, per se , a distraction from: (1) attending to mission and effectiveness ... distracted by two things: (1) much of the discussion about foundation lifespan tends to...

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Open Society Foundations to close OSI-Baltimore after 25 years; will invest $20 million to seed the future of social justice philanthropy

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02/16/2023

... In keeping with Open Society’s legacy in Baltimore, the resources will enable OSI to make final investments in the ... Torain, director of OSI-Baltimore. “This effort is not about protecting the legacy of OSI...

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To Serve Racial Equity, What Are You Doing Less Of?

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10/28/2020

... within our organizations when one of you asked a question about how to create buy-in to fund these tools in the first ... how budgets are moral documents. Exemplified by the Poor People ’s Moral Budget , this...

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Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

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07/07/2015

... ideas to help prompt funders to do so. (Read the related debate series, “ Strategic Philanthropy and Its Discontents ... Effective philanthropy leaders may apply lessons about how ideas catch on to extend...

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Bessemer Trust

TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

... First, storytelling matters. Stories resonate with people on an emotional level and we’re learning more about the power of stories to incite change (we’ll be ... in our meeting remotely. Even without a lot of...

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College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

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06/11/2013

... groups in the New York City public school system. Our resources are deployed to ensure children and youth are in ... for Public Schools’ Susan Fairchild. As we think about the role of the State Education...

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Purpose as a Compass: Grant Reporting - What is the Purpose? Linking Values, Vision, and Practice 

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04/25/2023

... a rote requirement that contributes very little to their ongoing growth. And for funders, instead of a launch pad for ... “wicked” problems and make efficient use of limited resources . Sounds good, right? But...

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ViacomCBS Leads 25th Annual Day of Service

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06/17/2021

... address the mentorship gap that COVID-19 has caused for young people – especially those in underserved communities. ... or post-production. They’ll also teach the students about different...

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Paramount

New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality

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08/12/2014

... who will equip multi-faith movements for justice with the resources to harness the power of story; and Mosi Makori, who will be engaging young men and women of color in an attempt to change the ...

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

... those for au pairs and summer workers, that allow young people from foreign countries to work in the U.S., people ... program worry changes will be made without a full public debate...

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03 Jun 2026

Preparing for 2029: A Funder Briefing on Collaborative Efforts to Protect and Revamp Federal Governance - A Briefing Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 -

3:00pm to 3:45pm

... executive branch so that it can deliver for the American people . The impact of efforts to hollow out, undermine, ... to advancing economic justice and ensuring that public resources are deployed fairly and...

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... finds. "We believe that investing in youth is not just about the future, it is about their ability to be leaders in ... actively engage in problem-solving around those issues. Young...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, American Institutes for Research, and Spencer Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/28/2021

... Institutional Challenge Grantee (2018), to sustain their ongoing efforts to reduce racial and ethnic inequality in ... said: “This locally relevant research holds the powerful potential to inform how...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

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06/02/2015

... Moods The recent earthquakes in Nepal, along with the ongoing and tragic aftermath in local cities and villages, bring to mind inevitable questions about what type of community planning might have prevented...

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NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

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09/20/2017

... trust-based philanthropy in many ways. As part of our ongoing series featuring trust-in-practice, TWI sat down with ... since we believe in organizations making their own choices about how they spend their...

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