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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

Release Date:

01/13/2016

... Voters are calling for their candidates to put forward a plan to stabilize our national debt, which will help secure a ... largest category in 2040. This results in less available resources for investments...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... combined with its active lobbying against the Clean Power Plan , present significant risks to investors. Instead of diversifying away from coal, FE appears to be investing resources to subvert public policies...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking

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06/29/2017

... of CIS at the time. “We had plenty of public and private resources to fuel program growth, but no strategy for ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits

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12/18/2017

... volunteer labor, while WomenOnCall connects legal, human resources , finance, and other professionals to skilled ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists

Release Date:

12/12/2018

... support the applicant’s research goals with sufficient resources during the grant period, so the nomination reflects ...

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn COVID-19 Response Fund

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to vulnerable residents across our borough. We ... be a difficult process. As a first step, we plan to issue grants to front-line service...

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

26 Feb 2013

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:00am to 11:00am

... Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VII: Resilient New York: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing the Unexpected...

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12 Feb 2026

Community on Board - Shifting Power Through Foundation Governance - For CEOs and Trustees Only

Thursday, February 12, 2026 -

12:00pm to 4:00pm

... supporting community members most impacted – and the cultural changes that must accompany these shifts in ... Register Now link above (no fee). Non-Member Funders: Create an account or log in above and click...

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10 Oct 2019

Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity

Thursday, October 10, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... us as we discuss problem/solution framing and the role of cultural strategies, and learn about some of the ways ... including economic insecurity, growing inequality, cultural change and the weakening of local...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

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Communications/Media

Immigration

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07 Mar 2013

Responding to Opportunity and Crisis in Immigration Policy

Thursday, March 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:30pm

... immigrants living in the United States has gained new momentum. The President and a bi-partisan group of senators are pressing for quick passage of new legislation. Despite these promising opportunities, .....

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Schendler & Haynes: Finally, ski resorts wake up to warming

Release Date:

09/05/2013

... address global warming in The Salt Lake Tribune. Despite all that's written about climate change, global efforts to ... the advocacy group Protect Our Winters. Its mission is to create the political will...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Advocates for LGBT Equality Launch Freedom Fund to Support LGBT Russians

Release Date:

11/26/2013

The Arcus Foundation, the Council for Global Equality and the Open Society Foundations have announced the establishment of the Russia Freedom Fund to provide financial support directly to groups working to end discrimination and violence in Russia...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Digital Storytelling for Social Impact

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... and engage them in meaningful ways. Organizations of all kinds must learn how best to harness the power of narrative and networks to create social impact. To explore the challenges and ...

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Communications

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Winning Young Innovators Announced for 2015 Moody's Information to Innovation Challenge

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... small groups of young people (14-19) to think about and create ways to educate their peers about social media and ... An additional award of $500 per winning entry – four in all – was given to the sponsoring...

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

Release Date:

09/29/2015

... the Ford Foundation used the power of its grants to help create eight ballet companies across the U.S. Most of these ... cultivated by leading female artistic directors. Today, all of these companies are...

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Arts

Gender Justice

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Ford Foundation

The Wallace Foundation

Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

Release Date:

01/08/2016

... this is a population of individuals who can use all the help they can get. Many foundations recognize the ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Data-Driven Gender Equality

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... by more than 20%, which is essential to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030 (SDG 1). To help fill ...

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Gender Justice

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... and approaching a 40-year low. This flies in the face of all the dire warnings about a “jobless future.” There are ...

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Workforce Development

Universal Deduction Bill Draws Measured Praise

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... organizations have applauded legislation introduced to create a universal charitable deduction for all taxpayers but note concerns about limiting it to a third ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... residence, temporary protected or full legal status. All of the parents questioned were raising teenagers with a ...

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Member News

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Immigration

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William T. Grant Foundation

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