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20 Oct 2025

Funder Call: So, You’re Hosting the 2026 World Cup - How to Prevent Displacement of Unhoused People - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together for Housing Justice

Monday, October 20, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... must lean into the complexity and leverage philanthropy’ s unique vantage point.     Co-hosted by key ... activism by the Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity' s , and surface how philanthropy can...

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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

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Design Thinking for Advocates: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... it Till You Try It By Salem Tsegaye, Program Associate, New York Community Trust You’ve probably heard of design thinking by now. It’ s an approach to creating innovative products and...

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Insights

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Arts

Civic Engagement

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The New York Community Trust

Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network

Release Date:

10/16/2013

Bruce S . Trachtenberg, Executive Director of the Communications ... absorbs the million and one ideas spewing from the Network' s Board and the membership. He keeps the books. He makes sure ... If the Board...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

The Wallace Foundation

26 Sep 2018

How International Education Funders Facilitate Learning Among Grantees - and Translation of Practice into Policy - A Brown Bag Lunch

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Malombe , Sr. Program Officer for International Children’ s Education, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Dana Schmidt, ...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Education

International/Foreign Affairs

To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize” in the book “What It’ s Worth: Strengthening the Financial Future of Families, ... stability erodes. There is a role for philanthropy in funding interventions that treat the...

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Insights

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Citi Foundation

22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... and future of the microfinance industry. Explore New tools and approaches that help to promote a client-centered focus. New responsibilities for funders. New opportunities for ... Mahmood , (...

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Issue-Based

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Relief Initiative to Help Alleviate the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Release Date:

04/08/2020

... Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has announced a major new initiative which aims to help address the impacts of the pandemic. This initiative, rooted in SNF’ s philanthropic philosophy of public-private...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Science

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2022 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars

Release Date:

06/29/2022

... whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The selected Scholars ... of the cerebral cortex. “We are delighted to welcome a new class of remarkable scientists...

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Member News

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Science

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Rita Allen Foundation

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

Release Date:

01/11/2017

... fact: while two out of three foundation CEOs think it’ s possible for foundations to make a significant difference ... feel we actually are making such a difference. What’ s behind this “aspiration gap,” as it...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

22 Mar 2017

Harnessing the Power of Youth Organizing: Impact on Resiliency, Social-Emotional Development, and Academic & Career Success

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... explore the important role of youth organizing in today’ s political climate and how funders can learn more about ... build resiliency and gain valuable skills The value of funding youth organizing and how...

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Children, Youth and Families

Civic Engagement

Social Justice

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... Trust , one of the largest private foundations in the U. S ., have announced the appointment of John R. Ettinger as ... helped manage a broad expansion of the 160 year-old firm' s practice both...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

03 Feb 2015

Helping Grantees Work with Consultants: The Grantmaker's Role (Canceled)

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... services Managing the consultant relationship Additional resources Presenters Don Crocker , Chief Executive Officer, ... Helping Grantees Work with Consultants: The Grantmaker' s Role (Canceled) .....

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

05 Mar 2015

Helping Grantees Work with Consultants: The Grantmaker's Role

Thursday, March 5, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... services Managing the consultant relationship Additional resources Presenters Don Crocker , Chief Executive Officer, ... Helping Grantees Work with Consultants: The Grantmaker' s Role .....

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Location

New York City

29 Apr 2015

Can Capacity Building Impact Be Quantitatively Assessed? Lessons from an Emerging Evaluation Method - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:00am

Missed the webinar? View recording here . As funders we intuitively understand the value of capacity building - to institutions, fields, and movements. However, quantitatively evidencing capacity building impact is a much more difficult task. Join...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Schott and Arcus Foundations Partner to Empower Trans Students with Super Powers

Release Date:

06/17/2016

... environment regardless of their gender expression. It' s up to all of us to make that happen. In May 2016, U. S . Departments of Justice and Education released joint ... the student in a manner consistent...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Arcus Foundation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Artealia Gilliard as its First Director of Communications

Release Date:

03/23/2017

... Gilliard brings 15 years of experience in the Foundation’ s focus areas, developing strategic communications, and ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Teagle Foundation Releases Report on Their Initiative to Encourage Liberal Arts Colleges to Create Online Courses

Release Date:

01/30/2018

... translate to high student enrollment, a report by Ithaka S &R suggests. The report, published today , looked at the ... to develop online or hybrid online courses and educational resources . While many...

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Member News

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Education

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The Teagle Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Fellowship

Release Date:

06/16/2020

... into a reality. Fellows also receive hands-on training, resources , and leadership development to scale the impact of ... The Fellowship is designed for emergent leaders in the U. S . who have limited access to...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

01 Oct 2020

What Funders Need to Know to Support Grantees During and Post-COVID

Thursday, October 1, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... are the considerations around how to prioritize time and resources for this review? What support might funders offer ... operating models including alliance with nonprofit partner( s ), engaging dedicated...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

27 Oct 2022

Where Do You Work? Evaluation from an Indigenous Place - Based Perspective - A Webinar Hosted by ETB

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... of emphasizing the role Indigenous homelands and examining resources to support learners How to engage with a CRIE ... guide by sharing questions and comments Insight into CRIE' s application into your...