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Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

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08/27/2014

... Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children , Dies at 91 Philanthropist and civic leader ... was elected President of the Heckscher Foundation for Children in 1986 and was appointed...

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09 Dec 2021

Succession Planning and Family Transitions - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, December 9, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... transitions? Explore Anticipated moments of transition How families have managed successful transitions The necessary ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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11 Apr 2013

Community Connections: Place-Based Family Philanthropy

Thursday, April 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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While some families pay particular attention to their legacy of giving, ... community. This webinar will feature the stories of families who have created place-based giving strategies at ... Presenters to be...

Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 ... outcomes of children at the global scale. “Looking at all of these diverse...

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children ’s Menu Choices To parents of picky eaters ... Diner family restaurant chain made healthy changes to its children 's menu. The team then followed up to measure...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Tufts University

Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children During their long, languid summers, lots of children forget the lessons they learned in school. But the ... an especially big academic hurdle for...

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Education

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting The ... national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since...

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Social Justice

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Howard Gilman Foundation Helps Bring the Arts to Public School Children

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04/24/2015

... Gilman Foundation Helps Bring the Arts to Public School Children National Dance Institute was founded by the ... and music in particular, have a unique power to engage all children and...

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Arts

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How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing

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01/18/2018

How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion ... to organizations that strengthen the field by providing resources and otherwise helping institutions that want to ... but also to make investments...

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Environment and Climate Change

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4/13/2015 - Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Live stream & Presentations

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04/2015

... materials and the live stream recording of the program, " Social , Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour ." 4/13/2015 - Social , Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Live stream & .....

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16 May 2018

Fund the People: How and Why to Invest in the Staff of Grantee Organizations

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

How can funders advance nonprofit equity, performance, ... in grantee staff and the systems that support them. No matter your size, issue focus or model of your foundation, ... attachment at the bottom of this...

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In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster

Release Date:

09/07/2017

In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of ... in the continental US, and displacing thousands of families . It’s too soon to tell exactly how much damage...

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20 Jun 2017

Charter and District Schools Sharing Innovations: How Philanthropy Can Help

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... to include 216 campuses serving over 106,000 students in all five boroughs. Each campus adheres to their unique ... to state standards. Charter schools continue to provide children from underserved backgrounds...

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25 May 2022

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Navigating Difficult Conversations. How?

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. Join your ... Assistants and Coordinators Network , but is relevant to all administrative support staff...

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Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving

Release Date:

11/08/2018

Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving The artist Joan Mitchell ... plans for a massive Mitchell retrospective in 2020. Add it all up, and Mitchell, according to Artnet, is “the...

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23 Apr 2013

Elder Abuse: How Funders Can Make a Difference — Conversations with GIA

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Webinar

... occurs and will be stimulated to think differently about how their priorities, present and future, directly and ... of California, Irvine School of Medicine Designed for All interested funders. Elder Abuse:...

Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events

Release Date:

04/03/2018

Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events Even when wowing attendees, squandering food is not cool We’ve all been there. A lunch buffet has just been served in the ... which...

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04 Apr 2024

Are You Listening? How To Become A More Responsive, Effective, and Equitable Grantmaker

Thursday, April 4, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... with a framework to think in a systematic way about how they can take up listening practices that center the ... session, participants will learn about emerging tools and resources to help them reflect on...

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Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships

Release Date:

11/15/2016

Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships Macquarie Group Foundation, the ... today announced the 2016 winners of its four David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships. Located in the US,...

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