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Doris Duke Foundation

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector

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04/06/2023

... your grantee organizations and recognize that this is a learning journey for us all in the sector. BoardSource is committed to learning and growing together. Through conversations, ... webinars, and written...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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HR & Operations

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BoardSource

29 Jan 2025

Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:30pm

... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Insights from “2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence”

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06/16/2025

... Read part 2 today! As major cuts across federal and state funding negatively affect nonprofits and the ... Having a deep knowledge of their financial story and the resources at hand helps organizations adapt...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation

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12/19/2019

... African Americans aged 25–29 having graduated from high school . 2 College graduation rates have also improved among ... demographics in this country. This report will examine the state of health care coverage...

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Human Services

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The Century Foundation

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

Temin and Company CEO Davia Temin recently led our members through an interactive “crisis case” seminar where they could gauge their own reactions and share experiences and feedback with their peers. She talks about that session and the lessons...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2013

PhilanTopic’s Laura Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation’s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend down process and how they are helping their grantees navigate a difficult funding...

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Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

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5 Questions for...Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

In this PhilanTopic interview, Tides CEO Melissa Bradley discusses the Twenty-First Century Foundation Powered by Tides partnership, what her organization has learned about the field of impact investing and what philanthropy can do to strengthen its...

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The Century Foundation

Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

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03/19/2013

Nathan Cummings Foundation Board Chair James K. Cummings shares what he learned from taking the SNAP Challenge—spending a week eating on $5.27 a day, the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget (commonly known as...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Foundations as First Responders?

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04/18/2013

We’re pleased to have Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber share the lessons she’s learned about philanthropic response to disaster — lessons that enabled her to serve Brooklyn and its communities well following Hurricane Sandy.

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

Using Competitions and RFPs: Requests for Proposals

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12/2004

... goals, communicate with wider audiences, create a learning community, and find ways to work with those who are ...

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Grants Managers

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Evaluation

When Projects Flounder: Coming to the Rescue When Good Grants Go Astray

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11/2004

What warning signs might alert you that a project is floundering? In this guide, grant makers recount their experiences with troubled projects and tell how they responded - or how they wish they'd responded. With the benefit of hindsight, veterans describe what they learned and offer advice on the most effective and timely way to handle distress signal.

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Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation: Why It Matters and What Works

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01/2013

Engaging community residents in evaluation and learning not only strengthens programs by enabling ...

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Catalyzing Networks for Social Change: A Funder’s Guide

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11/2011

... build the capacity of networks and share what they’re learning with the broader field. Catalyzing Networks for ...

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5 Questions for…Sheena Wright, President and CEO, United Way of New York City

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08/27/2013

In this PhilanTopic interview, United Way of NYC’s President and CEO speaks about her first week on the job — the week Hurricane Sandy made landfall — as well as the lessons learned at UWNYC after Sandy and the role of philanthropy in disaster...

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United Way of New York City

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Disaster Relief

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

... challenges – serving as needed support where federal and state efforts stop short. The workforce problem requires ... of Health and Human Services [4] The National Council of State Boards of Nursing and the...

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