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Miriam Nelson Named President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/12/2021

... 15 years directed—the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention at the ... campaign. Dr. Nelson served as the vice chair of the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/17/2021

128 outstanding early-career researchers honored across eight fields

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The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/15/2022

118 outstanding early-career researchers honored across seven fields

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Lies, Bots, and Coronavirus: Misinformation’s Deadly Impact on Health

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07/31/2020

... for Public Affairs Research , only about half of U.S. adults say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine, even though ... respond to misinformation, but also proactively support access to these tools by our grantees...

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity internally and externally. ... by a grant from the Deutsche Bank Foundation to make access to this resource-intensive...

A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

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09/30/2020

... services, organizers to social workers helping members access support for basic needs or counseling through illness, ... of a transition, these new leaders are not afforded the resources and support needed to...

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Between Resistance and Rebuilding

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04/05/2021

... years on our communities. Or, we can be weavers if we have access to resources in order to target resources to communities across the country. Or, we can be ...

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Some Measure of Leadership

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04/23/2009

... business executives will volunteer their time and company resources to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek substantial ... professional development, and board capacity; improving capitalization and cash flow;...

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Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously

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06/21/2016

... recognize this unprecedented opportunity to leverage their resources . Philanthropic institutions have a critical role to ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply

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01/27/2023

... and retirement funds. All of these are important human- resources practices and should be offered to every staff ...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Fundraising

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Fund for 2025 Testimonials

... problem solving, we know that when we combine our grant resources with knowledge building objectives and impact ... achieving that ambitious plan would require additional resources . I hope that all members of...

10/30/2014 - A New Food Economy - Live stream Recording & Materials

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10/2014

View the materials and livestream recording of the program, "A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?"

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Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice

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03/2012

... between listening to and learning with grantees and improving practices to achieve better results. In light of ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... to provide grantmakers and grantees with a solution to improving nonprofit governance in a manner that respects both ...

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United Way of New York City

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Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

Many grantmakers champion the idea of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or advance a field of practice. It's a worthy endeavor, but how can you make it happen in the real world? This guide explores an increasingly popular method called "collaborative inquiry." Grantmakers define the practice, consider potential benefits and grapple with common challenges. A mini-case study shows how collaborative inquiry was used to support growth in a new field.

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Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes

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01/2011

Foundations often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees so that these nonprofits can spend more time doing their work. How do grantees experience reporting and evaluation processes? What makes them most helpful? How can foundations improve them?

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Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency

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01/2014

"Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency" explores how transparency can strengthen credibility, improve grantee relationships, facilitate greater collaboration, increase public trust, reduce duplication of effort, and build communities of shared learning.

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