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Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

... view of what it means to invest in solving global and/or local problems. As noted in a blog post on the Rockefeller Foundation website, foundations have ...

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Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals

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12/12/2016

... are trained, specifically in creating partnerships with local colleges and universities to redesign teacher training, ...

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Education

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Bloomberg Report Shows Mayors Concerned About Budget, Infrastructure

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04/11/2018

... as one of the top concerns they hear about from local residents. The survey also found that mayors in the ... important, many said they were stymied in taking effective action by significant challenges,...

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Community Development

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

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12/13/2017

... children: thank you for your courage. We will continue to speak up alongside you until all perpetrators of harassment ...

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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... agenda and develop—not just capture temporarily—human resources and talent to address that agenda. Fear of ... constantly assess whether they are spending where future action is likely. I know I oversimplify...

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Let's Get Explicit About Power

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09/24/2020

... so that they are better, more effective partners to their communities . I offer four types of power that may be manifesting in your organization: resources , structures and processes, identity and ... expertise...

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16 Mar 2022

Building Pathways for New York City's Environmental Leadership

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1:00pm to 2:30pm

... that a broad range of perspectives are included in decision -making on policies, programs, and funding that ... and that outcomes are equitable and just for BIPOC communities . Career and leadership development...

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Environment and Climate Change

Novo Foundation's Jesenia Santana Discusses the Dismissal of Domestic Violence and Its Effects in the Criminal Court System

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03/09/2017

For decades, domestic violence survivors have been criminalized, prosecuted, and imprisoned for acts carried out by their abusive partners.

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Justice Reform

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What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA

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09/07/2017

... some major colleges said of the order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA: The ... would lobby its Congressional representatives to "take action to provide protection...

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In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration

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09/07/2017

... that a president does not have the power to take such action by himself. He then put the onus on Congress by giving ... before it would expire. Then, barely eight hours after his decision was announced, the...

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Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham Named CEO of Philanthropy New York

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01/19/2021

... skills and diverse perspectives enrich and inform every decision . Guided by our new values, I look forward to ...

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The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

... where an estimated 400,000 people marched, demanding action from world leaders at the UN Climate Summit on 23rd ... at the Climate Summit join the marchers and take necessary action ? Countries are due to...

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Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

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11/01/2013

... toward our mission of fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States. Internally, the foundation ... our three core programs— Thriving Cultures, Strong Local Economies, and Sustainable...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants More than $26.4M to Fund Nearly 200 Ultrasound Imaging Devices Across Minnesota and Train Sonography Workforce

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03/21/2023

... assessment of a patient to quickly determine a course of action . The grants will also provide 69 general ultrasound ... the latest ultrasound technology available in our communities means we can provide...

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Nonprofit agencies need to create an agenda for NYC’s next administration by Doug Bauer

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10/21/2021

... been proven to deliver quality results for clients and communities . Resorting to the same old campaigns of various ... providing services to be even more organized and begin to speak up and out about not only...

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18 May 2023

Waking the Sleeping Giant of Electoral Politics - A Webinar Hosted by GoVoteNYC

Thursday, May 18, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... about politics. Approaches to providing pathways to action and leadership, breaking down barriers to ... GoVoteNYC Members include the Altman Foundation; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Charles H. Revson...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Civic Engagement

PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear

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12/21/2016

... cycles. One funder making that deep investment is the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) . The ... gender and racial justice framework in the creation of the Brooklyn Restorative Justice Project, a...

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In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting

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06/14/2016

... by one individual, will have deep impact on Muslim communities in this country and around the world. We as an ... - which disproportionately affected Latino members of our communities , and has xenophobic...

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Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

... though we may not receive any direct benefits from our action . It may simply be explained as “it feels good to ... may, I read an interesting chapter from Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain entitled...

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