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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. (Lisa will also be speaking at two upcoming Philanthropy New York...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

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06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a ...

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

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09/18/2013

... 30, Governor Jerry Brown’s bid to raise taxes to increase state revenues for schools... Will California Choose ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Education

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

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05/26/2015

... called angiopoietin-like 4 together with VEGF could increase the effectiveness of the treatment. Research to ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era

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10/17/2016

A partnership-based funding model — 200 libraries in 24 countries plus the support from the Simons Foundation — is sustaining exchange among libraries.

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Communications/Media

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Newman's Own Foundation Provides More Than $1.5M to Nutrition Focused Nonprofits

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10/26/2016

... than $1.5 million in grants to support initiatives that increase access to fresh food and nutrition education in ...

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Food Systems

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Alfred P. Sloan Study Gives Insight into Employee Engagement

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05/12/2017

Research by Georgetown University and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation confirms that 80 percent of employees would be happier with more flexible work options and alternative schedules that meet their personal needs.

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J.P. Morgan Is Giving $1 Million to Nonprofits Exposing Hate Groups in the Wake of Charlottesville

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08/23/2017

J.P. Morgan Chase will be giving $1 million to nonprofit groups fighting extremism following the deadly white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va.

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

Just over 60 U.S. foundations increased their grantmaking by 25 percent or more in 2016, earning them a place on Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ 2016 honor roll.

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Gender Justice

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Bloomberg Commits $375 Million to Education Initiatives

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06/01/2018

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that he will donate $375 million to a variety of education initiatives nationwide over the next five years, increasing his commitment to an area that has been a core part of his Bloomberg...

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

... Director of Media Impact Funders, provide a recap of our recent program on the vision that drives TED, its plans ...

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The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value

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07/17/2013

... volunteerism that have emerged from regular meetings with our members, the Service for Impact working group and ...

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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits

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03/07/2013

Urban Institute Fellow Eugene Steuerle, a presenter at our recent program on the ongoing charitable deduction ...

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Finance Staff

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits

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02/11/2016

... and analyzing input from nearly 1,000 participants in our 2014 Brooklyn Insights project, the foundation created a ... vision, mission, and strategy that resonates not only in our neighborhoods but around...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

... of New York has been a leader in providing help to our cities’ most vulnerable. Propelled by a moral mandate stemming from both our Jewish values and our experience in supporting a vast...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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New NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation

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08/03/2017

... in New York and nationally. Yet, because of a lack of resources , they are often unable to do so. Through this RFP, ...

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RFPs Etc

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Atlanta and Seattle First Winners American Cities Climate Challenge

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09/21/2018

... into a two-year acceleration program with powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help them ... or beat – their near-term carbon reduction goals. These resources include a philanthropy-...

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