Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?
Release Date:
09/12/2013
... in poor countries with lousy access to financial services . They have also unleashed a lot of creativity with ...
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After We Say Goodbye
Release Date:
01/29/2010
... economic situation was the ultimate prod that moved us to the decision to spend out. We have taken to heart much ... support to fledgling organizations providing direct services , advocacy, and community...
Javon Robinson
javon robinson.png Javon began her career in public service by joining NYC Service’s Civic Corps, a local branch of AmeriCorps whose mission is building volunteer capacity within the five boroughs. During her term of service, she...
Fund for 2025 Testimonials
... clear that to take the organization where our members want us to go, we need to fully fund that vision, and that’s why ... problem solving, we know that when we combine our grant resources with knowledge...
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The Power of Microaggressions & Microaffirmations
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 -
8:00am to 11:15am
... Watch it here. In our commitment to philanthropy, all of us are looking to make sure that our individual and ... Are we aware of our own behavior and attitudes? Join us for a discussion and workshop led by an...
Ford Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies Join Governments and Private Funders to Announce Historic Pledge at COP26 in support of Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Release Date:
11/01/2021
... communities GLASGOW – The UK, Norway, Germany, the US , and the Netherlands, in partnership with 17 funders, pledged today to invest US $1.7 billion to help Indigenous and local communities ...
A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change
Release Date:
12/13/2024
... Spirituality and sacred practices challenge us to move beyond trauma-bonding, attachments and reliances ... stands at a pivotal crossroads. As custodians of resources and influence, the call to action is clear...
Working with Vendors
Publication date:
03/2012
... Withhold paying invoices due to unsatisfactory services . Establish a bulleted list of why you’re not going ... the end of contractual agreements or leases, double-up on services . Don’t inform the vendor the organization has started services with another company, the vendor may hold back on ...
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Promotes Maurine Knighton to Role of Chief Program Officer
Release Date:
10/18/2022
... grantmaking programs: Arts, Environment, Medical Research, Child Well-Being and Building Bridges. "Maurine is a ... the performing arts, environmental conservation, child well-being and medical research,...
Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders
Release Date:
05/19/2016
... Immigrant Women’s Fellowship Program . Azi shared with us that “this ‘next step’ was made possible, in part, ... continue to learn more and invest with this in mind. Join us . We will all be stronger for it...
Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway
Release Date:
03/27/2017
... emotions to express common human experiences and connect us with one another. An evocative piece of writing, intensely ... and narrow-mindedness.” The arts can also transport us to cultures far away, or even...
A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two
Release Date:
11/08/2017
... outside of the typical grant-making playbook has allowed us to advocate for people with disabilities in creative ways. ... of one of our innovative national partnerships is the US Business Leadership Network’s...
The Issues We’re Taking to the Hill
Release Date:
02/21/2018
... work in communities and the policy issues that would help us do our work better. Foundations on the Hill is taking ... to slash spending on Medicare and countless other social services that are essential to...
Philanthropy Must Move Fast on Climate Change, Robertson and MacArthur Leaders Say in Chronicle
Release Date:
12/02/2015
... Say in Chronicle The danger signs are all around us : record storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires that ... United States and around the world, and the science tells us that far worse impacts are on the way...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Poll Finds Broad Support For Clean Power Plan
Release Date:
04/28/2016
Bloomberg Philanthropies released the results of a poll that examined the attitudes of voters toward the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in four key states: Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In each of these states, attorneys general have sued the...
States Team Up To Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
09/21/2017
A group of states adhering to the initial U.S. commitment to the Paris climate accord are on track to meet their environmental targets, despite the federal government planning to pull out the global pact, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
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Oct
2021
Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm
... benefit low-paid workers, helping boost income and improve child well-being. Due to long-standing occupational ...
Membership Snapshot
Publication date:
05/2023
Kristen M. Ruff
... PNY’s strategic priorities and supervises the Member Services , Communications, and Learning Services teams. Kristen provides key support to PNY members ...
MasterCard Commits $25 Million to Expand UN Capital Development Fund’s Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) Program
Release Date:
11/10/2014
... started in 2012 to support branchless and mobile financial services providers in Africa. At the program’s inception ... five years to the program to increase mobile financial services in Benin, Senegal and...