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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Impact Investing

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Economic Security

Immigration

Workforce Development

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

Release Date:

10/25/2013

... donors gave after the terrorist attack on Sept 11, 2001 or the $906 million bestowed after Gulf Coast ...

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Disaster Relief

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North Star Fund

14 Jan 2016

ITVS Women and Girls Lead Global Celebration

Thursday, January 14, 2016 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... social change and improve lives. With support from the Ford Foundation JustFilms initiative and USAID, ITVS uses ... of the film, will be in attendance. Please join the Ford ...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

Release Date:

04/21/2015

... in which philanthropies and nonprofits operate is changing permanently and more rapidly than we have ... Sector and our gracious hosts and supporters at the Ford Foundation gathered on March...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

26 Mar 2025

Philanthropy's Paths Forward for Racial Equity & Racial Justice

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... navigate pushback on DEI using all the tools and resources available to us while also recognizing the threats ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Membership Snapshot

Publication date:

05/2023

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

07 May 2015

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - Documentary Film Screening

Thursday, May 7, 2015 -

5:00pm to 8:30pm

In the 1960's, ready or not, change was coming to America. A new revolutionary culture was emerging and those seeking to drastically transform the system believed radical change was not only feasible, but imminent.

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Issue-Based

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Film Screening

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Social Justice

BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

... Way of New York City According to data reported by the Foundation Center, the nation’s more than 75,000 ... governance matters. Other funders take a more active role , offering, for example, technical...

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Appointments & Transitions

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All Funders

Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

Release Date:

03/17/2014

... end of 2014, after 33 years at the Fund. Since joining the foundation in 1981, he has served as vice president and ... Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective

Release Date:

03/20/2015

... helping demonstrate the way network thinking can improve foundation efficiency and impact through strategic ... emerged showed precisely where Oregon’s philanthropic resources were flowing, and how those...

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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

Release Date:

07/02/2014

By Adam Gamoran, President, William T. Grant Foundation This post was originally posted on the William ... high-quality social science research can play an important role in identifying programs, policies, and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... I Love My Librarian Award for demonstrating the critical role librarians play in transforming lives and communities ... difference in their lives. One librarian provides literacy resources for underserved...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Community Development

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The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... decade. It can mean many things to many people, but for foundation leaders concerned about putting all of their resources to maximum use to serve their organization’s ... impact investing is all about. It was...

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President's Message

PNY News

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NYSHealth Funding Opportunity Now Open: Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State

Release Date:

04/18/2016

... Consumers in New York State The New York State Health Foundation is pleased to launch a Request for Proposals (RFP) ... or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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FAQ: Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort with a Racial Equity Lens

Release Date:

01/26/2022

... power. For example, a program officer at a larger foundation who has a great deal of influence over the grant ... and review process; or a staff member at a smaller foundation who may be responsible for...

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Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

Publication date:

01/2012

... this report documents the first 40 years of U.S. foundation support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ... grants in LGBTQ issues from 1970 to 2010, with the Arcus Foundation as the largest single foundation donor by dollar amount (the Ford and Tides foundations are also in the top ten). Forty ...

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Report

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting

Release Date:

02/19/2020

... most standalone public-sector or private-sector workforce development programs can’t do.” Public health and social ... that are taking on housing shortages, driving economic development , and equipping...

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