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Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

Release Date:

03/19/2013

Nathan Cummings Foundation Board Chair James K. Cummings shares what he learned from taking the SNAP Challenge—spending a week eating on $5.27 a day, the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget (commonly known as...

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Food Systems

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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer

Release Date:

03/30/2012

In this PhilanTopic interview, Doug Bauer, Executive Director of The Clark Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York, discusses how funders can support nonprofit leaders as they deal with the uncertain “new normal” of...

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The Clark Foundation

Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers

Release Date:

04/07/2013

An op-ed by Simon Greer, CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation.

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Economic Security

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Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery

Publication date:

02/2014

... for collaboration from regional associations, community foundations , and other key funders in the region. Hurricane ...

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

The Perpetuity Debate

Release Date:

04/29/2014

... and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies PNY convened four foundations whose boards had considered the question of ... community and the issue in general. The represented foundations included: • Edward W. Hazen...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Rockefeller Foundation

SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City

Release Date:

11/24/2014

Funders include the Altman Foundation and the Heckscher Foundation for Children.

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Altman Foundation

Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

Release Date:

09/28/2015

... Gender Equality New York Leading global companies and foundations are committing millions in additional financing ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Citi [Corporate]

MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

09 Feb 2017

Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar

Thursday, February 9, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... chairs play an important and indispensable role in family foundations . This position is not just honorary and it ...

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Three Questions With Darren Walker

Release Date:

09/23/2016

Ford Foundation president Darren Walker talks with SSIR senior editor Michael Slind about what organizations like his can do to address inequality.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

The Final Countdown: Where are MetLife’s Financial Inclusion Grants Landing?

Release Date:

03/02/2017

In 2013 the MetLife Foundation made a $200 million commitment to advance global financial inclusion. With $100 million left to move, where is the money going?

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Economic Security

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MetLife

Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

Release Date:

05/12/2017

On May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education marked 25 years of fighting to end educational inequities in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge for education...

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Taking the Evaluation Leap: Lessons from Urban Alliance’s Six-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

Release Date:

10/16/2017

It’s a familiar conversation. When asked how they know their model works, a nonprofit or foundation will tell you a story. They’ll say that seventeen-year-old Darren turned his life around after going through their program, and eighteen-year-old...

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19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... is becoming increasingly divisive. What roles can family foundations play in finding ways to support meaningful ... their community? Is this role appropriate for family foundations ? What are the biggest...

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Family Foundation

Jim Simons, the Numbers King

Release Date:

12/13/2017

Jim and Marilyn Simons became major charitable donors in the nineteen-nineties, when they launched their foundation. The Simons seeks to heighten the foundation’s impact on the sciences.

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Education

Science

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Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

Release Date:

01/03/2018

Matching grants will bring free outdoor concerts to 15 small- to mid-sized towns and cities across America

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Arts

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Levitt Foundation

24 Apr 2012

Post Penn State: Strategies for Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of the Penn State child sexual abuse case, the issue of child sexual abuse has entered the national spotlight like never before. A wave of legislative activity has followed this story—and with 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys sexually abused...

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Issue-Based

23 Oct 2018

The Art of Knowledge-in-Action: Building Your Reflective Practice as a Funder

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Experienced funders often say that grantmaking is both an art and a science. To be effective, ... your ability to contribute to transformative work. Join us to learn practices that can help you navigate...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

23 Feb 2021

Investing in Financial Coaching with a Racial Equity Lens - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

As a result of COVID-19, economic insecurity is increasing–especially among Black and Latinx households. Join AFN for an engaging discussion about best practices, effective models, and emerging tools to apply a racial equity lens in the specific...

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Issue-Based

Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Philanthropy as Backer of Brains

Release Date:

05/02/2013

The third in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of 100 years of strategic philanthropy.

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College

Release Date:

04/29/2013

The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is giving $15 million to New Community College, one of the largest donations ever for a public two-year college. The foundation is giving an additional $10 million to increase graduation rates at all seven...

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