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Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

Publication date:

04/2003

... idea to organization, and what they learned along the way about how to solve problems and help an organization sustain ... also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web. Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers ...

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With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver Environmental and Financial Returns

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09/08/2016

... plenty of political momentum for forest restoration, only about 17% of funding needs are met each year with very little ... of that coming from the private sector. However the World Resources Institute and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

Publication date:

09/2019

... the core principles of equitable evaluation , and share resources to spur your thinking about how your organization could apply equitable evaluation ...

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Evaluation

06 May 2011

You Can’t Really Say That, Can You?: How Your Foundation Can (and Cannot) Use and Fund Advocacy to Support Its Mission

Friday, May 6, 2011 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about the ins-and-outs -- what's licit and what's not -- ... respective agendas forward. Today, a broad national debate is raging about...

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Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind

Release Date:

10/15/2021

... in and benefit from the sustainable management of natural resources in important gorilla and chimpanzee habitats in the ... Liberia, a protected tropical rainforest that is home to about 1,000 critically...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

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09/19/2013

... and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate about the future of philanthropy. Peter Buffett used The New ... a controversial opinion piece that has sparked a spirited debate...

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Communications

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NoVo Foundation

Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

Release Date:

01/16/2014

... in my career, I have to admit, I was a bit of skeptic about boards, thinking they were really just window dressing. ... At times, my RAF duties have felt a bit like a distraction from Surdna’s core business,...

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Governance

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Surdna Foundation

17 Jun 2025

Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Virtual via Zoom

... significant strides in addressing the need for advising young adults on both college and career pathways, including ... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... the time of World War I, two organizations set out to mold young Americans into resourceful and virtuous future leaders, ... There was one major difference: The Boy Scouts admitted young men, and the Girl...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook Launch Coding for Employment Program

Release Date:

06/07/2018

... for tomorrow’s jobs and unleashes the next generation of young digital innovators from the continent. Coding for ... accelerates investments in Africa’s most valuable resource – its young...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Education

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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

Release Date:

12/19/2012

... was meeting with parents in the Mississippi Delta, talking about the so-called “training schools” where their ... The hearing was a step towards schools with the tools, resources and training to create...

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Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

Release Date:

06/28/2024

... organization’s issues, without the necessary support or resources , and without room for error – though the risk of ... advised to consider “changing (my) tone” when speaking about the structural and systemic...

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Leadership Development

As the Pandemic Pushes Women and Girls Further Behind, a Global Response to Gender Inequality Is Needed

Release Date:

05/05/2021

... began in March 2020. The problem is not a lack of resources . Global military spending reached a record $1.9 ... have the power and resources to address it. Activists and young people...

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Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

21 Oct 2013

Sandy Bus Tour Site Visit – The Rockaways and Long Beach, L.I.

Monday, October 21, 2013 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

... long-term. Insights into how despite misconceptions about suburban communities being well-resourced and ... and to several areas that are heavily populated by people who were most vulnerable in the disaster...

Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

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02/09/2022

... fields, igniting the imaginations of many as they learn about it from television shows or news of space exploration. ... promising students lack the financial support and other resources to do so,” said Robin...

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Reimagining Safety and Justice for Black Life Now and Forever

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07/07/2020

... a philanthropy executive, and a descendent of enslaved people , I have constantly been trying to unpack this moment. ... happening right now, amid the chaos. I have often thought about what my grandmother would...

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For the Success of Boys and Men of Color, A Call to Action

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02/14/2014

... in the fundamental importance of transforming the lives of young men and boys of color and is committed to bolstering ... explicitly on helping boys and men of color succeed. Young men of color face systemic...

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Public Policy

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Justice Reform

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... by the work we’ve funded to ask ourselves hard questions about the knowledge ecosystem in which we participate. Who ... that serves—and fails—migrants. This database is a resource for scholars, journalists,...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/18/2012

... and CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation , and young leaders from four grassroots nonprofit organizations, ... was established, Oliveira noted, around what many people at the time thought was “a crazy idea...

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