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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes New Program Officer, Anupreet Sidhu, Ph. D

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02/02/2023

... She will also direct the Foundation’s portfolio of studies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that ... practices. She recently completed her postdoctoral studies at the Perelman School of Medicine...

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Member Input on Official Statements on Indirect Costs

... but with a similar meaning. Funders and nonprofits alike find this a frustrating situation. Far worse, for those ...

The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

Release Date:

08/25/2014

The Century Foundation's Clio Chang writes that the implementation of child allowances could go a long way toward reducing child poverty rates in the United States.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Program Recap—American Journalism: Views on Reconstructing the Falling Industry

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03/19/2010

By Vincent Stehle Consultant, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation On February 23rd, Philanthropy New York hosted a debate between Michael Schudson , co-author of The Reconstruction of American Journalism and...

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Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

Phillip Henderson, president of the Surdna Foundation, writes about a nine-month learning process that led to the Surdna board unanimously voting to commit approximately 10 percent of its endowment — $100 million — toward impact investing.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

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04/20/2017

... on employee Engagement Survey I don’t think many will find the above results surprising, but it’s been important ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

What Philanthropy Can Do to Stabilize Homeless Families and Break the Cycle of Homelessness

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... path forward to helping these men, women, and children find a permanent home. Year after year, we watch as the ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Women In Need

Changing The Conversation Around Mergers and Collaborations

Release Date:

06/13/2018

... capacity-building. And the team at SeaChange continues to find the day-to-day work a fascinating way to earn our keep . ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

Surdna Foundation Announces a Reorganization and Promotions

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07/11/2023

In a Letter from Surdna President Don Chen, he shares news about a recent reorganization at Surdna and celebrates some of our people who have been promoted.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Surdna Foundation

A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

By Dr. Irwin Redlener Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness , Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Co-Chair, NYS Ready Commission As we move beyond the immediate response to...

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

Release Date:

08/19/2009

... to our economy and to the people and causes we serve, find creative ways to help those organizations squeezed by ...

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2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality

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02/06/2020

... change. Nathan Schneider , assistant professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, will work to ...

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Open Society Foundations

01 Nov 2023

Shifting to Build More Equitable Practices - From Grantmaking to Evaluation to Vendor Relationships

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... interrogate the most entrenched areas of philanthropy and find out what is possible. Join us to continue to shift to ... of the journey in shifting philanthropic practice Case studies from and within areas of...

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3/19/2015 - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees - Recording & PowerPoint

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03/2015

View materials and the recording of the program, "Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees."

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3/17/2016 - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 - Live Stream Recording

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03/2016

View the live stream recording of " Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees ."

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YLBC 2020 Young Leader Application

... please contact Allyson Goldhagen . Below you will find a pdf of the YLBC Young Leader Application. YLBC 2020 ...

YLBC 2020 Sponsor Nomination

Below you will find a pdf of the YLBC Sponsor Nomination Form. To complete ...

Are Foundation Leaders Using Social Media?

Publication date:

09/2010

This report, which documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from members of the Center's Grantmaker Leadership Panel, finds that about one-third of foundation CEOs surveyed regularly use Facebook or read blogs, and that only six percent use Twitter. It also analyzes the perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 in philanthropic work, and highlights the social media activity of two "power users" in the field.

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Communications

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Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

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01/2012

Published on the occasion of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' 30th anniversary, this report documents the first 40 years of U.S. foundation support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Among the report's findings: in total, 799 U.S. foundations have invested more than $771 million and nearly 36,000 grants in LGBTQ issues from 1970 to 2010, with the Arcus Foundation as the largest single foundation donor by dollar amount (the Ford and Tides foundations are also in the top ten).