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Cheryl Green Rosario Named Executive Director of The ZAC Foundation

Release Date:

02/12/2015

... Camps, touch tens of millions of families with Zachary’s story through the media, and create a community of water ... and touched tens of millions of families with Zachary’s story . I look forward to building...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The ZAC Foundation

12 Jul 2017

Exclusive Preview & Discussion with Stanley Nelson: Tell Them We Are Rising

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... of the powerful new film Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities . The documentary, ... Stanley Nelson , Filmmaker, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and...

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Education

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Children, Youth and Families

With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR Launch the Plant Humanities Initiative

Release Date:

11/13/2018

... a cure for suffering and an instrument of power. While the story of Cinchona is well known, having been studied by ...

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Science

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Mellon Foundation

With Support From The Howard Gilman Foundation and Tow Foundation, Atlantic Theater Company to Present IMMIGRANT MIXFEST

Release Date:

07/30/2019

... an immigrant artist, your country, origin, and culture are not something that can be erased or replaced and that's .....

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Arts

Immigration

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Howard Gilman Foundation

The Tow Foundation

University of Buffalo Receives $3 Million Mellon Grant in Support of Indigenous Studies

Release Date:

01/13/2020

... represents a transformative new development in an ongoing story of perseverance among indigenous faculty, students and community members; a story that has valued and preserved the dedicated ...

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Mellon Foundation

Gish Jen Joins the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board

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01/26/2022

Groundbreaking author and cultural ambassador Gish Jen will join the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board of Directors later this year.

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

27 Mar 2025

2025 Financial Series - Introductions to Financial Statements

Thursday, March 27, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... a grantee's audited financial statements and the financial story they convey. What will you learn? During and upon .....

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Professional Development

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Finance & Asset Management

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

26 Feb 2026

Intro to Financial Statements: A Hands-On Guide to Understanding Nonprofit Financial Health and Reporting

Thursday, February 26, 2026 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Virtual Meeting - Register by 2/25

... a grantee's audited financial statements and the financial story they convey. What will you learn? By the end of this .....

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Nonprofit Financials

02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

... exactly will the funds be used and where are the gaps in funding ? The crisis is not one that only affects Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Location

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Social Justice

07 Nov 2019

Redistricting in 2021: Will the Fair Map Movement Catch On?

Thursday, November 7, 2019 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

... support from philanthropy – to ensure that districts are not gerrymandered and lines are drawn to create equitable and ... email register@philanthropynewyork.org . ($150 fee) Resources This program on...

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New York State Health Foundation Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... (NYSHealth) has committed an additional $3 million in funding to support COVID-19 response and relief efforts ... County Health Officers (NYSACHO) will provide additional resources to local public health...

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New York Health Foundation

Grow the Craft: "What's the right relationship between philanthropy and government?"

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05/2010

In a recent survey, GrantGraft shared reflections from eight foundation leaders on this question (including Karen Davis of The Commonwealth Fund; M. Christine DeVita of the Wallace Foundation; Vartan Gregorian of the Carnegie Corporation of New York; Gara LaMarche of The Atlantic Philanthropies; Gail Nayowith of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund; and Luis Ubiñas of the Ford Foundation) and then asked their users to weigh in. This survey report shares the results.

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Wallace Foundation

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

Release Date:

11/28/2011

... initiative and the challenge of increasing foundation funding in age-related issues. Engagement Snapshot: A ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Governance

Funding Area

Aging

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FJC

Philanthropy New York

Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

Publication date:

06/2004

... makers review more proposals than they can recommend for funding . Decision making about what to fund is challenging ...

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Media Development In The Developing World

Release Date:

01/04/2013

... of media oppression. The news business may be down, if not completely out of favor, here in the United States and ...

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Member News

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Communications/Media

Technology

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Media Development Investment Fund

Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

Release Date:

03/05/2013

The state Education Department has received applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’s Young Men’s Initiative, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Open Society Foundations.

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Foundations

4 Foundations Recognized for Aiding the Needy and Minorities

Release Date:

03/26/2013

The NoVo Foundation, the Levi Strauss Foundation, the Woods Fund of Chicago and the California Community Foundation received the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s inaugural Impact Awards for creativity and leadership in giving.

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Member News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Economic Security

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NoVo Foundation

Nonprofit Community Health Clinics Receive $1.9 Million in Grants From Hartford Foundation

Release Date:

05/27/2013

The grants were awarded using funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Social Innovation Fund.

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Member News

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Health

Study Cites Rockefeller Foundation Contribution to PRI Evolution

Release Date:

08/04/2014

An evaluation of its Program-Related Investment Fund finds that “the Rockefeller Foundation has contributed to the rapid evolution of the PRI field for the last two decades.”