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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $20 Million Natural Climate Solutions Initiative

Release Date:

09/11/2018

... Charitable Foundation. “We cannot achieve this target without changing how we conserve and use land. We see this as ... natural climate solutions, we hope to accelerate efforts using this strategy and to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

Friday, December 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... skills and learn new appreciation for listening as a vital tool for navigating complexity and for providing insights ...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

13 Apr 2023

Employee Ownership Strategies for Economic Resilience and Equity: Pathways for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Thursday, April 13, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and build shared wealth? Employee ownership is a powerful tool for resilience. It is gaining momentum as a catalyst for ... workers. Thanks to an expanding community of organizations using business as a force...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Finance & Asset Management

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

William T. Grant-Funded Study Explores Effect of Financial Distress on Academically Prepared Minority Students

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... that many encounter obstacles after enrolling in college without adequate financial resources . “Students were surveyed in the fall, winter ...

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Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

Release Date:

11/18/2015

... the need for donor tissue from individuals both with and without an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has never been ... around the collection and distribution of these precious resources . The ABN initiative is...

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

... effective collaborative relationships towards victory, without losing sight of long-term capacity and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further ...

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Report

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Economic Security

Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard to the impact on society. Philanthropically ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need, and sacrificing their own ... grandmothers devise to keep grandchildren in their care without jeopardizing subsidized...

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

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Russell Sage Foundation

Cricket Island Foundation Releases New Case Study on the Impact of Small Foundations

Release Date:

09/18/2018

... support. As a small foundation with modest resources , this was a major step for us and we learned many ... and assessment into their work in meaningful ways, without incurring significant costs." Cricket...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Cricket Island Foundation

19 Mar 2019

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... on Latino immigrants’ willingness to respond to a census without or with a citizenship question in 2020 Presenters ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Immigration

United Hospital Fund Report Find's NY's Individual Health Insurance Market Held Its Ground in 2017

Release Date:

10/09/2018

... individual coverage mandate penalty as of 2019, the District of Columbia, Vermont, and New Jersey have enacted ...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages

Release Date:

10/17/2019

Much has been written about the rise of robots and the potential impacts of automation on the economy. Yet most analysis tends to be prospective in nature, and estimates of future impacts on employment vary widely, with some studies predicting that...

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Technology

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The Century Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation and ACCESS Health International Launch a Report Uncovering the Role of Digital Technology in Tackling Covid-19

Release Date:

09/09/2020

... system in China throughout the pandemic. Dr. Chang Liu, Regional Director for Greater China and Southeast Asia, ... Managing-Director of The Rockefeller Foundation’s Asia Regional Office said, “As the Covid-19...

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Unbound Philanthropy Adds New Staff

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... degree from Reed College and his law degree from Yale Law School . He has received awards from public and private ... Distinction in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics. He is a...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Immigration

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Arcus Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South

Publication date:

02/2013

... support social justice work in the South; how local, regional and national foundations think and talk about social ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Social Justice

Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

Release Date:

02/26/2013

... Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows ...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

Funding Area

Workforce Development

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Arabella Advisors

Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery

Publication date:

02/2014

... with updates and opportunities for collaboration from regional associations, community foundations, and other key ...

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Report

Funding Area

Community Development

Disaster Relief

Phil TV This Week April 7

Release Date:

04/07/2017

PhilTV This Week features guest anchor Marlyn Torres of the New York Life Foundation, and stories about Ford, Simons, Leon Levy and Ms. Foundation for Women. Plus, Independent Sector’s call for a “universal charitable deduction.”