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Impact Investing

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Economic Security

Immigration

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Philanthropy and the Global Refugee Crisis

... information on how philanthropy can positively contribute resources and knowledge to larger efforts. Recent Programs ... Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and the International Human Rights...

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

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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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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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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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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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All Funders

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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Appointments & Transitions

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

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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

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

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

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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Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

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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

Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for championing climate change solutions over the ... program, with grants hovering in the mid-five figures. The foundation also is funding an...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

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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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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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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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Appointments & Transitions

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Disaster Relief

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North Star Fund

NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture

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12/16/2016

... New York, December 15, 2016 – The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria will join the Foundation as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture. ... the climate...

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

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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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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

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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The Visionary Freedom Fund, Launched by the Andrus Family Fund, Announces Inaugural Cohort of Grant Recipients in Grantmaking Led by Youth Organizers to Transform Youth Justice System

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09/28/2021

... to set the grantmaking strategy and determine how VFF’s resources are deployed. Power Table members know firsthand ... the justice system—from campaigns and leadership development to healing justice, arts, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Justice Reform

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Andrus Family Fund

24 Sep 2014

Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Manadated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy's Role ? View resources from this program. The City of New York ... Vice President of Programs, New York Women’s Foundation...

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Workforce Development

16 Apr 2026

Spring Happy Hour with Philanthropic Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET)

Thursday, April 16, 2026 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. We invite ... been in the sector for years or just started your first foundation role ,...

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Our Commitments

Release Date:

06/04/2020

... COVID-19 pandemic, and the systemic racism that laid the foundation for these losses. We are overwhelmed with pain, ... Kumi Baer Roadmaps for the Journey Ahead Thousands of resources exist to support and move...

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PNY News

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