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Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

Release Date:

09/21/2017

Speaking before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today, University of South Florida professor Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP, FGSA, urged lawmakers to support actions that enable nursing homes and assisted living communities to better serve their...

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Aging

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In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

Just like that, Pier 55, a $250 million floating park (cultural island? entertainment center? performing arts pier?) to be built over a dilapidated pier on the Hudson River, is no more.

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After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

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09/25/2017

Even generous givers find their budgets stretched by hurricanes, earthquakes and fires around the world.

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Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks

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09/27/2017

Artists and museums are often in the thick of free speech debates, and in two recent controversies, the protesters seem to be winning.

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Arts

Wallace Takes Arts Organizations From What They Think to What They Know

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10/24/2017

If your organization is in the arts or providing disadvantaged kids with afterschool and summer opportunities, it is a wonderful thing for the Wallace Foundation to pick you.

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Arts

As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

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12/20/2017

In the summer of 2017, The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center brought together a group of residents around the theme of “Youth as Agents of Transformative Change.” Participants hailed from eight different countries, representing academia, the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

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02/07/2018

The Trustees of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have elected Elizabeth Alexander to be the Foundation’s next President, effective March 2018. Alexander will succeed Earl Lewis, who has served as President since 2013.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service

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07/31/2018

In the wake of catastrophic forest fires that raged for days just east of Athens, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a €25 million ($29.3 million) grant to the Hellenic Fire Service.

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Greg Ratliff named VP at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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04/04/2019

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors just named Greg Ratliff as its newest vice president. Greg will manage client engagements with a range of individual, family and corporate donors.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Supports College and University Basic Needs Insecurity: A National #RealCollege Survey Report

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05/16/2019

Seven in ten students at community college and six in ten students at four-year colleges experienced food insecurity, housing insecurity, and/or homelessness during the previous year.

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Education

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14 May 2015

Balancing Internal vs. External Missions in Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, May 14, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What is your family’s dream for philanthropy? Are you primarily interested in achieving a particular grantmaking mission?

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Family Foundation

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14 Nov 2017

Mapping the Intersections of Peace and Security and Human Rights Work - Brown Bag Lunch

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The relationship between peace and security and human rights is complex. The protection and promulgation of human rights are essential to creating peaceful societies, yet, when peace is threatened, human rights are often sacrificed in the name of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Public Policy

Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

Release Date:

07/09/2018

... vulnerable communities; and developing Resilient Community Centers with the goal of improving the delivery of services ... vulnerable communities; and developing Resilient Community Centers with the goal of...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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07 May 2020

Intro to Adaptive Leadership: Leading in Times of Great Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This program is the first of a two-part series that will include content sharing, small group time with peers, large group reflections and Q&A. Attendance is not mandatory for both sessions, but together, they certainly build a more coherent set...

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Professional Development

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

10 Feb 2021

Supporting digital public spaces that put people over profit - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

We invite you to join us for the third and final installment of our series exploring the problems and solutions of Big Tech.

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

Communications/Media

Social Justice

05 May 2021

Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration for COVID Recovery: How a Family Foundation Catalyzed Local Investment - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

Join us in Community Conversations to discuss on issues and trends in family philanthropy available to the field at large. These events lift up experts in the field, challenge philanthropists in their thinking and practices, and share timely stories...

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Tools & Strategies

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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08 Apr 2021

Humanitarian Crises Around the World - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 2:00pm

In this webinar, learn more about some of the complex humanitarian emergencies that aid organizations are responding to right now. Speakers will address these crises, highlight stories you may have missed last year and suggest ways that funders can...

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22 Apr 2021

Leaning into Racial Justice with the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 22, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

* This program is hosted by our partner, The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Amid a national...

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