What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement
Release Date:
06/15/2017
... Primer — or #PACEprimer, for short. The primer is a tool designed to help philanthropies focus in on the ...
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Release Date:
07/25/2018
... to make sure the legislature is serving everyone.” Our Regional Association sister organization in Illinois is now ...
Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance
Release Date:
12/12/2012
... by Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute and the World Resources Institute to increase the transparency and ... Oxfam, the Overseas Development Institute, and the World Resources Institute with funding...
What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?
Publication date:
08/2015
... they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close ... their grantmaking. But most hope that by exhausting their resources in relatively short order, they will be able to ...
McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities
Release Date:
10/14/2020
... production Hear Word!, and is expanding to reach a broader regional and global audience through new online platforms. ... that celebrates the boldness and impact of individuals using their leadership abilities...
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Fostering Citizen Engagement and Trust, 21st-Century Style - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network
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Today, democracy is under threat and trust in government is at historically low levels. Nevertheless, there are bright spots emerging across America that show us how governments can leverage citizen engagement and tech to give the public a greater...
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Investment Policy
Publication date:
04/2011
Innovative strategies and new investment opportunities can be used to align investment practices with mission objectives to sustain the public good. Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation offers a look at their investment policy which can be used as a template for others.
WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.
Release Date:
05/11/2020
... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... state, and local levels, and drive lasting change Targeted resources for local...
A Message from Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham
Release Date:
04/01/2021
... white people at their expense. I am committed to using the power I hold to be accountable for advancing racial ... practices that laid out how grantmakers should steward resources in the public trust. As we...
A Letter from Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham
Release Date:
04/14/2021
... white people at their expense. I am committed to using the power I hold to be accountable for advancing racial ... practices that laid out how grantmakers should steward resources in the public trust. As we...
New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process
Release Date:
10/12/2012
Following our recent program with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on how philanthropy can help U.S. citizens build a better democracy, David Moore, Executive Director of the Participatory Politics Foundation, talks more about their flagship website,...
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. (Lisa will also be speaking at two upcoming Philanthropy New York...
Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF
Release Date:
12/21/2011
... by exempt private foundations—has become an essential tool , not only for grantmakers, but for the media, ...
The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs
Release Date:
06/30/2011
How has the increasing influence of business techniques affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and nonprofits?
Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... Defense Is Best Offense How do you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation's mission and what has .....
Moody's Foundation Supports 12th Annual Mega Math Challenge
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool and motivates students to consider further education and ...
Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access
Release Date:
05/08/2017
... care marketplaces for small businesses and individuals without access to employment-based insurance. Since the ... to services. However, studies that compare people with and without coverage can be biased;...
Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... experiments on enslaved black women in the 19th century without their consent and without anesthesia. According to Sims, “black women don’t ...
Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... community innovation that can advance health. However, without a clear focus on what they are trying to effect, the ... under way to address mental health and wellness. However, without proper alignment with...
Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects
Release Date:
05/01/2013
Three innovators who will use unique approaches to tackle deeply-rooted social and economic issues were named to the inaugural class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000,...