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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... have one of the presenters, Karen Karp, President of Karp Resources , share her thoughts with us . Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

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07/01/2015

... in our country’s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand the barriers they face, while opening ...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

New Multi-Foundation Matching Fund Recognizes Public Transit’s Importance to Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability

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09/17/2020

... standard, and very inequitably distributed across the five boroughs, reinforcing racial disparities. (In all other ... riders are employed in “essential” jobs, in health care , food supply, critical retail, and...

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Community Development

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Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... grants tackle unequal access to everyday things that make us healthier in the long term, like spaces for exercise and affordable , healthy food in the neighborhoods where we live. ...

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Health

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Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

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08/08/2017

... in Texas. Texas social justice organizations need more resources to deepen capacity and expand reach. Texas ... to organize. We need funders outside of Texas to support us . We are starved of organizing...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering

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03/18/2015

... and the American Express Foundation have announced a four- year , $5 million grant to the National Park Foundation in ...

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Volunteerism

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

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12/18/2020

... they will build on the energy we saw in the streets this year and lead us to a more just and equitable society.” Among the other ... Other fellows will work to help those in the informal economy...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society Foundations

Carnegie President Praises Efforts to Amplify World Humanitarian Initiatives

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08/19/2015

... number of refugee camps like the Zaatari is growing every year around the globe. A recent report from the U.N. High ... the number of Colombian refugees decreased over the past year , but the country continues...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Nathan Cummings Announces Increased Payout to Respond to ‘Extraordinary Times’

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05/03/2017

The Foundation’s board and staff met to consider the question: how can we stand alongside our grantees and philanthropic partners and respond to current societal challenges with leadership, urgency, and impact? Its board made the unanimous decision...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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MetLife Foundation Creates Partnership to Innovate Financial Services for Real People

Release Date:

11/28/2017

... accessibility—should be designed for how real people act , using insights from behavioral science. In the coming year , we will release more information on the impact of these ...

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Economic Security

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

... importance.' The fund has invested $1 million this year and will spend an additional $2 million in 2018. The ... tells it, there’s not a moment to lose—donors need to act now to capitalize on the momentum...

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Civic Engagement

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Propel Capital

Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... be a Philanthropic Advisor?" I had the honor of sharing my perspective on this question, along with my co-panelist ... where they are, even if you don't agree with it. Many of us get into...

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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

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12/19/2016

... You cannot normalize this atrocity. You cannot expect us to put it all behind and get back to business. You want ... It is our right to fear for the lives of those around us . It is our right to fear even for...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Why Bring People Together In Person?

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08/13/2013

by Robert Garris , Managing Director, Bellagio Programs , The Rockefeller Foundation With so many effective communication technologies available, it would be easy to assume that Skype, videoconferencing, webinars...

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31 Mar 2022

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, March 31, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence. Join us to explore what can be gleaned from internal financial ...

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Nonprofit Financials

30 Mar 2023

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

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10:00am to 12:00pm

... will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence. Join us to explore what can be gleaned from internal financial ...

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04 Apr 2024

2024 Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 4, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence. Join us to explore what can be gleaned from internal financial ...

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Nonprofit Financials

Top 5 Brooklyn Nonprofits Named Winners of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Annual $100,000 Spark Prize

Release Date:

01/15/2019

... Prize Brooklyn Community Foundation has selected the top five social justice nonprofit organizations of 2019 to ... Against Hunger · Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation · Girls for Gender Equity ... business...

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Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

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01/26/2022

... a grant of up to $1.5 million to be used over a three- year period to support the envisioned curricular projects and ... work.” “Deep engagement with the humanities gives us insight into complex cultural...

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