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The Pinkerton Foundation

Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the Traditional CEO Search

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11/13/2014

... and what is hard when it comes to leading productive change in philanthropy. This topic was quite fresh for Kofi ... in the appointment of Darren Walker as CEO. Kofi's story highlights many key points...

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Ford Foundation

Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna

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09/14/2017

... Anymore?” journalist and author Maryn McKenna tells the story of her great uncle who died of a basic infection after ...

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Food Systems

The Whiting Foundation Announces New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Expanding Our Understanding of History and Culture

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05/25/2022

... to reflect on history, philosophy, and culture, they not only enrich their own lives – they can also change the way we all tell stories, understand the past, and ...

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Community Development

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Whiting Foundation

Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

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06/01/2022

... unless they are strengthened and expanded. It is not enough to be against harm; we must simultaneously be for ... knowing that harm reduction and access to restorative resources are key underpinnings of...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Arnold Ventures

How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... grantees come back to us and we adapt. We take these steps not because we think the power...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

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10/18/2016

... programs, but mostly to earn credentials and get raises, not to become principals, according to state policymakers ... A Bold Move to Better Prepare Principals: The Illinois Story , begins with the tale of how...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation Announces Spring 2023 Grantmaking Efforts with a Focus on Economic Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration and Defending Transgender Rights

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03/30/2023

... both new and existing grantee partners with sustainable funding over multiple years to continue their mission ... solutions we believe are the keys to driving sustainable change for a more equitable tomorrow...

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Bloomberg Pledges $5.5 Million for Climate Action

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04/23/2019

... will contribute $5.5 million in support of the UN Climate Change Secretariat. Announced on Earth Day, the pledge fills a funding shortfall created by the Trump administration's ... decision — for the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

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10/07/2021

... rely on prompt payments, well-intentioned government resources may never make it to the very communities they are ... the doors open and provide essential services, it should not be philanthropy’s role to pay...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration

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04/13/2020

... themselves shut out of the process to secure financial resources that are critical to their very survival. Letter ... themselves shut out of the process to secure financial resources that are critical to their...

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Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna

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12/22/2014

... program areas and the articulation of a new theory of change . She has also been a key driver of the internal and ... providing indigenous communities with the skills and resources needed to preserve and...

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Surdna Foundation

Impact Investing Is a Policy Issue

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10/20/2016

... we often hear when the topic comes up is whether or not impact investments that have an imperative to contribute ... beginning to think about different ways of investing their resources . As I’ve learned more...

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PNY News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

CEP Study, Commissioned by Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofits & the Dyson Foundation, Paints Stark Picture for Valley Nonprofits

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04/27/2020

... by creating new COVID-19 related grant programs and other funding opportunities designed specifically to address ... nonprofit needs but the survey results indicate that the funding gap has become so...

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The Dyson Foundation

Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... people, but I believe the purpose of our philanthropy must not only be generosity, but justice. The origins of formal ... of people around the world have access to new tools and resources with which to improve...

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Ford Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation Launches The Westchester Index

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05/26/2022

... . About the Westchester Community Foundation A public charity , the Westchester Community Foundation ( ... that make a difference. We apply knowledge, creativity and resources to the most challenging issues in...

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Community Development

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awarded $1.3 Billion to Nonprofit Organizations in 2017

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02/12/2018

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has announced that it awarded $1.3 billion to nonprofit organizations in 2017 and received gifts totaling $1.4 billion.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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OSF May Exit Hungary as Orban Purges Civil Groups

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04/20/2018

... the activities of civil society in Hungary,” the charity said in an emailed statement on Friday. The ...

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