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11 Apr 2023

Guiding Donors on the How and Now of Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... wealth creation and wealth transfer. More donors have the resources to meaningfully address those challenges. But the ... through an open facilitated dialogue. How do you sign up? Members : To register yourself...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

Release Date:

10/04/2012

... a similar philosophy of directly involving community members in funding decisions and leadership. Taking cues ...

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Insights

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All Funders

A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

Release Date:

04/18/2012

... the NYC Workforce Funders has conducted an annual member survey of private funding in New York City, and found an ...

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Insights

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All Funders

Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

Release Date:

10/30/2013

... Council on Foundations' Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers report for 2012, reported the Star Tribune. The Target .....

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

$50-Million from Goldman Sachs Seeds Fund for Businesswomen

Release Date:

03/05/2014

Goldman Sachs and the World Bank will partner to raise $600 million in support of female entrepreneurs in developing countries, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Gender Justice

United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover

Release Date:

04/29/2014

United Way hires top marketer for brand makeover, reports Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Brooklynites' Greatest Hopes, Concerns Detailed in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

11/05/2014

... in New Study by Brooklyn Community Foundation A new report curating six-months of interviews with everyday ... juvenile justice systems. The Brooklyn Insights Final Report , produced by the Brooklyn Community...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

How Philanthropy Can Help Achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the U.S.

Publication date:

07/2016

... philanthropy has an opportunity to make an impact. This report from the Council on Foundations examines how U.S. ... to the success of the goals in the United States. This report was published in conjunction with the SDG ...

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Report

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Council on Foundations

Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

Release Date:

06/17/2014

n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state’s tenure laws and possibly many other teacher protections.

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Education

Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

Release Date:

10/27/2015

Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally performed by physicians to nurses with advanced training.

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Member News

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'

Release Date:

04/08/2016

"Effectiveness" and "efficiency" are dirty words to some people in academe, often promoted by government technocrats or by those who believe higher education can be reduced to measurable outcomes that show up on the bottom line.

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Member News

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Education

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Russell Sage Foundation

New Mellon Fellowship Program Explores Cultural Preservation through Long-Term Conservation of Navajo Textiles

Release Date:

08/04/2017

The Heard Museum has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a fellowship program centered on care and long-term preservation of Navajo textiles while potentially gaining new insights into conservation techniques.

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Member News

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Social Justice

New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

Release Date:

09/26/2017

An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.

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Food Systems

New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering

Release Date:

11/13/2018

... the opportunities afforded to students, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, ... work by teachers, administrators, and policy makers, the report says. “Students learn by doing, and...

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Member News

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Education

Science

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

Release Date:

12/14/2016

... decided to "sunset" the Foundation and spend all of its resources (approximately $1 billion) over the next decade. ... youth. In 2007, we began leveraging the Foundation's resources through...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

New Humanities in Place Program at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards More Than $15 Million to Organizations Doing Place-Based Work

Release Date:

09/30/2021

... and critical time to direct much-needed and deserved resources to shaping these landscapes and narratives to ...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Arts

Communications/Media

Community Development

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Mellon Foundation

New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance Open Competitive Grant Program to Help Middle School Youth in Out-of-School Time Programs

Release Date:

12/13/2018

... seven students experiencing disabilities and special needs . Reno, Nevada: A two-year $50,000 grant award to the ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

Release Date:

05/19/2017

... and public school children—would benefit. But the 2016 presidential election changed things. With the federal ... two different things. How will the City ensure that more resources flow directly into and...

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Insights

Funding Area

Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Lambent Foundation

Wil Priester joins Arabella Advisors as CFO; Shelley Whelpton to Lead Arabella Advisors' Mid-Atlantic Practice

Release Date:

10/15/2013

Arabella Advisors has announced the appointments of Wil Priester as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Shelley Whelpton as a Managing Director. Both are based in Washington, DC.