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This New Tool Is The Latest Effort By The Gates Foundation To Bring Innovation to Payment Infrastructure

Release Date:

10/16/2017

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will release free and open source software to address the lack of interoperability between financial service providers and payments platforms.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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 ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/20/2017

In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Consultant & Vendor Lists: Communications Firms

Publication date:

02/2015

... presentations Recommending Organizations: New York State Health Foundation BBMG 20 Jay Street, Suite 1012, ... www.fenton.com Recommending Organizations: Foundation for Child Development fox + gazelle www.foxandgazelle.com ...

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16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2014

Lyle Matthew Kan of Funders for LGBT Issues on why Pride Month is a great opportunity for the LGBTQ community to reflect on just how far it has come in a relatively short period of time.

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Insights

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LGBTQ

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

Random Reflections By A New Author

Release Date:

05/24/2010

... heard the esteemed Israeli author, Amos Oz, remind us that when we dream we dream of perfection—whether of a ... become easier, and the distance between needs and resources can be digitally bridged to increase...

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All Funders

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project

Release Date:

02/19/2022

... as divinely ordained. “The Bray School Project will help us tell a more complete story of our nation’s complex ... and vice president for museums, preservation and historic resources . “The restored structure...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector

Release Date:

04/06/2023

... on their race equity journey, funders should join us by committing to a journey of their own. Funders who ... and recognize that this is a learning journey for us all in the sector. BoardSource is committed to...

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HR & Operations

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Transparency

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BoardSource

New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... technology designed for young children considers optimal child development and promotes, rather than hinders, equity ... from an online survey of 907 parents and 617 teachers and child care workers, focus...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

03 Apr 2020

New York Foster Youth Funders Meeting via Zoom

Friday, April 3, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... and needs of youth, caregivers, and families in the child welfare system. As follow up to our group’s March ... when we discussed some of the specific needs of the child welfare community during this...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

Disaster Relief

Health

17 Nov 2021

The Philly DA: Advancing Criminal Legal Reform from the Inside Out

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 -

12:30pm to 1:45pm

As part of our collaborative film series, please join our partners, Media Impact Funders and the Justice Reform Working Group to a special clips and conversation on the PBS POV series Philly DA.

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... and technology. I consider it a distinct privilege for us to have him join our Board,” Gregorian said. Judy ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

25 Jun 2014

The Future of Finance: Shifting Power and Wealth from Wall Street to Main Street

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

View resources and live recording of this program. Part of Can ... from Wall Street and back towards Main Street. Join us and learn how lawmakers at the state and federal level can ...

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Community Development

24 Jul 2014

Inspiring Action to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

Thursday, July 24, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... support for DEI among philanthropic leaders. Join us for an interactive training session on how to communicate ...

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Workshop

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

09 Jul 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Managing Urgency in a 24/7 Work Environment

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... volume and pace of work at our organizations can lead us to prioritize by default: whatever seems...

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Network Building

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Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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Communications

HR & Operations

30 Oct 2014

A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

Missed the program? View resources and the live recording here . Part of Can ... as a way to approach and codify this thinking. Join us and our speakers, as they share their own work on the ...

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11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... state assistance for vulnerable populations. Join us as we explore statewide strategies that focus on redesigning and moving policies to provide resources for metro areas. This conversation will dive deep ...

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Community Development

20 Issues, to Be Specific

Release Date:

07/19/2017

... limited-life or endowed for perpetuity – to use their resources for social good over the long-term. We will ... We hope all of our members will continue to engage with us as we develop our policy work. You...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Mar 2018

Making Inclusion More Inclusive – Join This Interactive Session!

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

View the program resources here. As funders we talk a lot about inclusive ... sitting behind your desk evaluating grant proposals, join us for a fun, hands on experience of inclusivity in action. ...