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“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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01/12/2011

... Advisors On November 16th, 55 Philanthropy New York members participated in a members briefing featuring a keynote address by the ... city. Programs that help community advocates analyze their needs...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

By Richard Smith, President, The Pinkerton Foundation How has the increasing influence of the tools and techniques of business affected the world of philanthropy? That was just one of the themes of a panel I had the privilege of...

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Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

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10/22/2009

... foundations there is a lot of misguided energy and wasted resources on “visibility” that still misses the mark. At ... has established a foundation or giving program, these are resources that are going to the...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... is launching a new research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision. The $1.2 ... and visually impaired persons should have the tools and resources necessary to lead...

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Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy

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01/27/2016

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills. In a ... practice of philanthropy, one that makes use of all of its resources to actively engage...

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Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

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03/31/2016

... and increased compensation. "The schools with resources to attract minority faculty may diversify their ... the expense of other schools, and students, lacking those resources ," Mr. Milano said...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic

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10/26/2020

... addition to this unique, one-time commitment of additional resources , The Rockefeller Foundation’s efforts and ... . “To meet this moment, we must leverage all our resources and relationships to build an...

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Citi Joins Breakthrough Energy Catalyst as Anchor Partner to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition With $100 Million Commitment

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11/02/2021

... sector leaders to unleash our collective expertise and resources . This partnership complements our significant ... to Catalyst brings the Citi Impact Fund’s total resources to $250 million and represents the...

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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 ... the state of Maryland have the sustained investments and resources they need in their...

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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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What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

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08/2015

... 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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4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

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09/20/2017

In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...

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Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’

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10/01/2013

... order to create a shared agenda of national priorities by 2016 . “A dream stolen” were the words used by Stephen ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Helps Expand Cornell's Prison Education Program

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10/06/2015

... programs at Five Points Correctional Facility in 2016 and at Elmira Correctional Facility by 2017.... Andrew ...

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'Embrace of the Serpent' Wins Sloan Foundation Prize at Sundance for Portrayal of Science

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01/29/2016

... another prize Wednesday: The Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The prize is given out ...

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Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba

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04/15/2016

... cultural mission to Cuba will take place from April 18-21, 2016 . The President described his trip as extending the hand ...

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Megan Holmes to Give Annual Italian Art Society/Kress Lecture

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04/15/2016

... Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, on June 1, 2016 ... Megan Holmes to Give Annual Italian Art Society/Kress ...

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New York-Based Groups Benefit From $23 Million Grants By the Conrad Hilton Foundation

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06/27/2016

... $22.9 million in grants during the second quarter of 2016 . It included $1.15 million for New Yorkers for Children ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Capital One Is A Supporter Of Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program

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06/30/2016

... Summer Immersion Program Girls Who Code kicked off its 2016 Summer Immersion Program in Chicago and Washington D.C. ...

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Supported by Weinberg Foundation, Program Designed to Help Seniors Wins Award

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07/21/2016

... Intervention Program for Seniors) was selected for a 2016 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement ...

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