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04 Mar 2010

Linda Gibbs: Practical Plans for NYC's Nonprofit Sector

Thursday, March 4, 2010 -

10:00am to 12:30pm

... and Human Services for an overview of six initiatives now being designed to strengthen the City’s nonprofit sector ... the City's procurement reform process, and a workgroup is being headed by Blue Ridge...

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Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming

Release Date:

06/24/2014

... nation’s coasts could flood repeatedly before ultimately being destroyed. Entire states in the Southeast and the ... into turmoil. The report and campaign behind it are being funded largely by three wealthy...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

Release Date:

01/05/2016

The urge to change the world has obstacles, but the grant-makers at the Ford Foundation are on a mission to conquer inequality.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training

Release Date:

03/09/2016

... open ICT jobs and more than a million similar new jobs being created in the next decade. While these are only estimates, technology jobs are often touted as being plentiful, high-paying, and available to...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Technology

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"

Release Date:

01/06/2017

President of the Ford Foundation Darren reflects, "for as much progress as we have made, America has yet to fully live up to its promise and founding aspiration to be a nation of liberty, dignity, and justice for all. Yet this noble vision remains...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

Release Date:

01/30/2018

... for acts of kindness. This can include small gestures of being kind, doing good deeds, and extending generosity ... back, whether through volunteerism, donations, or just being kind to others... Newman's...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Newman's Own Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

Release Date:

04/13/2018

... consult it. “We found many examples of good research being ignored, and bad research being used,” Gamoran said…. William T. Grant ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection

Release Date:

10/29/2018

Their first joint project showcases findings from expedition into first-ever U.S. national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean and highlights the importance of marine monument protection

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

11 Jan 2022

Economics, Equity, and the Case for Supporting the Care Infrastructure in Greater New York - A Webinar Hosted by AFN and NYWF

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 -

9:30am to 11:15am

... recovery, family economic security, equity, and the well - being of children, older adults, and people with ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

NoVo Foundation Supports New Initiative to Fight Violence Against People With Disabilities

Release Date:

09/02/2016

... women and 32% of men with cognitive disabilities reported being victims of sexual assault. Despite these alarming ...

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Health

In May, the Korean American Community Foundation Celebrated its 20th Anniversary and Raised a Record-Breaking Amount at the Annual Gala

Release Date:

06/16/2022

The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) marked its 20th anniversary at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

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Member News

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Community Development

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Korean American Community Foundation

Building Bridges with AI: Philanthropy’s Urgent Call to Lead

Release Date:

02/28/2025

... large language models (LLMs), grantmaking processes are being streamlined by algorithms, and AI tools are influencing ... philanthropy remain unaware of the extent to which AI is being used—or assume that...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Information Technology

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Let’s Close the Gap on Mental Health for Good in 2023

Release Date:

02/16/2023

... health (Zimmerman 2020). There is an urgent need for resources and funding. Nowhere is that truer than in rural ...

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Disaster Relief

Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

Release Date:

08/11/2015

“We felt it was important to support the creation of this case study to advance the conversation about collaboration in philanthropy, demonstrate just how much work it really is and encourage funders who believe that finding common ground on...

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PNY News

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Education

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Education Funders Research Initiative

Ford Foundation

Trinity Wall Street

2/17/2016 - "Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

Publication date:

02/2016

View materials and recording of the program "Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals."

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08 Nov 2017

Service For Impact – Our History, Practice, and Program Management Challenges

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... these practices, and share examples of what we’re doing well , as well as practice areas where we’d like to see ...

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Professional Development

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice 2024-2025

... support to navigate the work between our current state of being and our vision for the future. This cohort is an ... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity...

Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel

Release Date:

09/25/2009

... of these proposals reflects the increasingly broad claims being made about the public’s purported right to direct ... questions on the table here: What are private foundation resources really about? Whom are...