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Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

By Marilyn Gelber, President, Brooklyn Community Foundation When I was in city government (a quite ... by shock and grief for my city, I felt I had no role in first response compared to my former colleagues in...

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Cheryl C. Effron Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/16/2020

Cheryl C. Effron Joins the Board of The Markle Foundation New York, NY – January 16, 2020– The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Cheryl C. ... History, a trustee of Friends of the High Line and...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows ... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new ... topics that our incoming fellows...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

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07/12/2016

By Roz Lee, Director, Social Justice Initiatives, Arcus Foundation Reprinted with permission from the National ... as being a long shot? Quite frankly, I can see no greater role for foundations than to be involved...

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Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community Investing

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06/09/2015

Ford and MetLife Work to Measure Impact of Community ... in their communities. Other partners include the Ford Foundation , The Annie E. Casey Foundation , and MetLife ...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality ... The fight against inequality will take center stage at the Ford Foundation under a sweeping overhaul announced today by the ...

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Ford to Dedicate $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments

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04/05/2017

Ford to Dedicate $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments Ford Foundation announces that its Board of Trustees has ...

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Kolibri Foundation Publishes Statement of Evolution & Commitment

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12/01/2021

Kolibri Foundation Publishes Statement of Evolution & Commitment We ... justice and transformative justice. She is founder of Changing Frequencies, and co-architect and co-founder of the ... communities of...

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Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys

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07/17/2014

Nineteen Ford -Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys The nominees ... and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation 's JustFilms initiative. “The 2014 .....

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Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation

"What are we doing, and why do we think it's going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" Grantmakers ask evaluation questions like these of their grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions that underlie their work, establish common language, and develop strong action plans. Contributors to the guide also describe how a theory of change sets the stage for evaluation by clarifying goals, strategies, and milestones.

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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data

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07/01/2015

Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data The heads of the Bullitt, Ford , William and Flora Hewlett, Kresge and Wilburforce ... diversity at environmental groups on the effort.... Ford...

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Ford’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview

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02/07/2017

Ford ’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview The key ... true calling was even bigger: He's now president at the Ford Foundation , an $11.2 billion philanthropic giant that's .....

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Media Development In The Developing World

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01/04/2013

Since 1996, the Media Development Loan Fund has provided more than $120 million in ... But in the developing world, it is thriving, and the Media Development Loan Fund is taking full advantage of the upswing.....

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David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation

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07/01/2021

David Spergel Takes the Helm as President of the Simons Foundation Astrophysicist David Spergel began his tenure ... Jim and I will remain close by, David is sure to make the role of president his own very quickly...

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Ford Foundation, Tow Foundation and Others Launch $14M Fund To Support News Integrity

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04/03/2017

Ford Foundation , Tow Foundation and Others Launch $14M Fund To Support News ... are Facebook, the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund, the Ford Foundation , the...

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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

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08/02/2016

... funders, no matter their size, have big dreams and limited resources . I have yet to meet grantmakers—even the largest ... a genuine opportunity to address that need, and a clear role for NYSHealth to make a...

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Kristen Woolf joins EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs

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03/20/2019

Kristen Woolf joins EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs Kristen Woolf has ... Markets Foundation as Vice President of Programs. In this role , Kristen will...

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