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Newman's Own Foundation

05 Dec 2018

The Make or Break Moment: Blending Capacity Building and Capital for Change

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... in their staff, along with strategic and financial “know- how ,” to navigate change and adapt to consistently meet ... nonprofit sector, corporation and foundation funders are responding by blending different...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... knowledge to improve public policy. Join us to learn how peer foundations are carving out roles as advocates, informing public ... The range of potential advocacy roles for your foundation How...

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05 May 2022

Restoring Safety & Dignity to People Seeking Asylum: What Funders Can Do - A Webinar Hosted by Four Freedoms Fund

Thursday, May 5, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... basis.* Our humanitarian protection systems in the U.S. are in peril, and those seeking safety and protection are ... advocacy to restore the right to asylum in the U.S. How communities...

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Immigration

Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research

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11/03/2022

... Arnold Ventures is specifically focused on how prosecutors can use their discretion to promote racial ... policy and practices and expand our understanding of how to build safe and racially just outcomes,”...

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Justice Reform

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Arnold Ventures

Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

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12/12/2012

... by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and ... Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

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08/2015

Increasing numbers of grantmakers are opting for a spend-down strategy - meaning they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close ... their grantmaking. But most hope that by exhausting their resources in relatively short order, they will be able to ...

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Governance

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Do Nothing About Me Without Me: An Action Guide for Engaging Stakeholders

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06/2010

... engaging diverse stakeholders, highlights grantmakers who are bringing stakeholders into the center of their work and offers a variety of tools to help ...

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4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff

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04/23/2013

The inaugural President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy talks with Arabella ...

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Disaster Relief

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Arabella Advisors

Young Wealthy Donors Bring Taste for Risk, Hands-On Involvement to Philanthropy

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05/19/2013

... Chair for Family Philanthropy at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University. ...

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09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... reform, President Barack Obama announced on November 20, 2014 , the Immigration Accountability Executive Action, which ... and protection from deportation. In addition, there are other components of the...

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Immigration

05 Mar 2018

Rethinking Democracy Through Electoral Reform - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... a difference on issues that impact their lives. Explore: How new RCV and Fair Representation is being pushed at more ... The current landscape of these reforms and their benefits How funders have promoted and...

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Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join

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09/13/2017

... private impact investing opportunities. The four issuers* are mission-driven organizations dedicated to building ... and lives by bringing capital to developments that make well -designed homes affordable...

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Ford Foundation

Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... workers for their livelihoods were directly affected as well , with serious financial repercussions. Across the ... Those concession stand managers and employees who are dependent on the income generated from...

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Workforce Development

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Donita Volkwijn as Senior Director of Member Engagement

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07/08/2021

... engagement and recruitment, understand member goals and learning priorities, and facilitate several of PNY's ... that access and information (and, as a result, power) are distributed fairly and equitably...

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PNY News

21 May 2014

Building Assets Through the Tax Code: Proposals for Reform

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... take certain action - buying a home, or saving for higher education or retirement - by providing them with tax credits, ... about the cost and benefits of various tax expenditures - are underway in Congress...

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The New York Community Trust

Why Cultural Policy is Critical for New York City

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06/12/2015

... field’s unique contributions to housing, health care, education , economic development, and more; Maintain its ...

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Arts

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The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrates Six Outstanding Women Leaders of Queens

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09/27/2016

... , President and CEO of The Foundation said, “Tonight, we are delighted to honor these extraordinary women of Queens, ... award. Program Director at the Women Business Center , she was recognized for her efforts...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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30 Oct 2019

Unfinished Business: Sustaining the Momentum of Justice Reform in NYS

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... impacted annually by these changes. Although these changes are significant, sustained advocacy is needed to advance ... York. On the horizon in the upcoming legislative session are important bills that...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and William T. Grant Foundation Award Grants to Three Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/12/2022

... Spencer Foundation, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 ... The newest grants, amounting to nearly $1,950,000, are being awarded to the University of Michigan...

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