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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like education, ... The conclusion they came to is that their grantmaking practices may have been all wrong. Adva...

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

Release Date:

09/07/2018

... of artists sharing the immigrant experience and provide resources through entrepreneurial training, access to other ...

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Arts

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces a Series of New Artists Talks in Collaboration With Voices in Contemporary Art

Release Date:

10/24/2018

... Creating a Living Legacy (CALL) initiative, which provides resources and training for artists in the areas of studio ... provides artists with the opportunity to discuss their practices as well as their...

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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... and implementation in the region, with a focus on advancing democracy, human rights and social inclusion for ... issues such as improving governance, reducing poverty, advancing transparency in the extractives...

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28 Mar 2012

Philanthropy New York Leadership Network for Increasing Diversity: Introductory Meeting

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... where our members can discuss ideas and learn about best practices and new initiatives. This network (along with ... deem most useful. We hope to keep the group relatively small , so that the members have a...

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Network Building

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Expands SEED Program, Adding 3 Locales in 2016

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... local cultural leaders, the foundation provided grants to small - to mid-size arts organizations at their earliest ... fuel these cities as hotbeds for exceptional cultural practices . Robert Rauschenberg...

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What Makes for an Effective Program Officer?

Release Date:

12/08/2016

Essential Skills and Strategies (ESS): Tools and Techniques for Effective Practice is an intensive peer learning program we offer each January to program officers and directors newer to the philanthropic sector

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PNY News

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... those institutions is the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, a small and progressive family foundation with a strong mission ...

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Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Finds Funder Collaboratives for Systems Change Gaining Momentum

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... for Learning (48 pages, PDF), highlights many of the practices that have gained traction. Among them, the study ... that successful collaboratives tend to be launched with a small number of funders with...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Estimating the Real Cost of Community College

Release Date:

10/24/2017

... remains largely dependent on state - and county-level resources and economic contexts. Individuals have vastly ... and as things stand, those with the fewest personal resources may be the ones who accrue the...

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Education

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... a bold, and unapologetic approach to building power and advancing democracy by investing, over five years, $25 million towards resources and support for organizations led by and for women of color. In addition...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

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Spelman College Announces $2 Million Match From Philanthropist Jon Stryker, Founder and President of Arcus Foundation, for Endowed Queer Studies Chair Named After Audre Lorde

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... Center has been and continues to be a pioneering leader in advancing scholarship in the area of Queer Studies. Jon ...

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Education

05 Aug 2019

FCCP Racial Equity Series: August 2019 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 5, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... role in as much. Together, we will examine changes in practices after the 2016 elections, stand alone vs. ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

Release Date:

08/14/2018

... on the tobacco industry's complex marketing and sales practices . The full STOP is " Stopping Tobacco Organizations ... on March 7 at the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health , billionaire...

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Health

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Bloomberg Announces New City Leadership Series for Global Mayors to Aid COVID-19 Economic and Social Recovery

Release Date:

05/28/2020

... and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Bloomberg informed cities that the new programing ... the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health , who will provide the latest...

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Community Development

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Meet the New Grantees of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/27/2020

... it has awarded $915,000 in grants to 16 new grantees advancing Black liberation across the country, in addition to ... organizing— and the right thing to do—to entrust resources with Black people who know best...

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11 Jan 2012

The Infrastructure of Philanthropy Post-Economic Crisis with Rick Cohen

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... accomplish, develop sustainable business plans, and raise resources through memberships, grants, and earned income. ... are often called to address these challenges with fewer resources at their disposal. How...

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Issue-Based

26 Jun 2025

Service for Impact - Summer Meeting

Thursday, June 26, 2025 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... ROI and budget strategies, followed by interactive small group discussions to benchmark volunteerism budgets, ... Real-world corporate case studies Methods to optimize resources and budget strategies Corporate...