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Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

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08/14/2013

... the expansion of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City ' s Granite School District through a social impact bond. An ... several community charities to expand the school system’ s...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Research And Policy Guidance Around Planning For Autonomous Vehicles

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03/16/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute launched an initiative last year aimed at formulating a framework and best practices for governments to follow. The program, which includes 10 international cities, expects to release its first...

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JPB and Rockefeller Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’s Fitzgerald Neighborhood

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04/06/2017

... Foundations Contribute to Transformation of Detroit’ s Fitzgerald Neighborhood The effort will be the initial ... Detroit neighborhoods. To raise the needed funds, the city partnered with the Kresge Foundation...

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Columbus Statue May Get An ‘Explanation’ Plaque

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08/29/2017

... mounting criticism of his plan to remove some of the city ’ s monuments — possibly including the Christopher Columbus ...

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Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting

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02/19/2020

... ways and get to know what makes them tick. That’ s one of the best things we have learned by operating an ... we’re learning and connect other grant makers to vital new ideas. We recently announced the 10...

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Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges

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05/26/2013

... Kahlenberg discuss the findings from the foundation’ s new report. Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of ...

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09 Apr 2013

Foundation Administrators Network: Making IT Decisions – Peer Case Studies

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

The Century Foundation, One Whitehall Street, 15th Fl., NYC

... creates a supportive environment for sharing knowledge and resources , testing ideas with peers, and strengthening ... routinely intersect with their organization’ s technology infrastructure. Although our...

Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

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04/2012

GrantCraft talked with funders working in the U. S ., Europe and internationally about when, why and how it’ s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new directions. An update of their 2004 publication, with 15 ...

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07 May 2020

COVID-19, Democracy and the Importance of Local Journalism - A Webinar

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... in support for local news and public service journalism New funder initiatives and funding models that support local ... and Chalkbeat Jere Hester , Founding Editor in Chief, THE CITY Julie Sandorf , President...

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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

Release Date:

09/17/2014

... This post originally appeared on the Heron Foundation' s Idea Factory blog. Many of us are Warren Buffett fans. ... economic environment. Recently here at Heron we adopted a new investment policy...

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Insights from “Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don’t We Know About Intermediaries?”

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06/28/2022

... foundations and nonprofits in re-granting foundation resources and providing important technical assistance and ... discussion. Speakers included NEO Philanthropy ’ s Rini Chakraborty, Unbound Philanthropy ’...

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Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Moves $4.9 million to BIPOC Newsrooms and Field Building Partners

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10/04/2022

Borealis Philanthropy' s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Moves $4.9 million to ... pillars in its work. This year’ s awards incorporate a new thread of investment in “Field Building” .....

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Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/15/2014

... Gaskins as Director of the Democratic Practice program' s U. S . portfolio. Beginning in January 2014, Gaskins will be ... issues, and Executive Director of the Minnesota Women’ s...

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Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016

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03/02/2016

... Board Chair Katie Kurjakovic spoke highly of Ned’ s role at the Veatch Program: “During Ned’ s tenure, he has supported a superb staff team, worked ... graduate of Stanford University, Ned went on to earn an M...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

Recap and Recordings: Money and Power in Post-Election America

... "Money and Power in Post-Election America." The conference' s Breakout Sessions were not livestreamed, and the live ... The Century Foundation , The Commonwealth Fund and The New York...

PNY Core: Legal Series: On-Demand Learning Opportunities on Key Topics

... sessions are recorded and made available to Philanthropy New York members on the event page after the session. November ... to individuals can be a critical component of a funder’ s toolkit,...

01 May 2013

CEO Interview Series: Christopher Stone, Open Society Foundations, with Phil Henderson

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Or do you even see them as different paths? What’ s the most interesting thing you’ve heard from one of your ... sector and the world. Part of the Philanthropy New York CEO Interview Series...

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09 Dec 2010

Shareholder Activism: Changing Corporate Behavior

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... Please fill out this online form . A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing , sponsored by The Nathan Cummings ... or eliminate the use of child labor? As the company’ s owner, would you be...

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30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by the Nathan Cummings ... , Program Officer, Strategic Opportunities Fund of U. S . programs, Open Society Foundations . Maurine Knighton , ...

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The Century Foundation Welcomes Jeff Madrick as Senior Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2014

... The Case for Big Government . A regular contributor to the New York Review of Books , Madrick has been a leading and ... years with the Roosevelt Institute . "Jeff Madrick’ s rigorous,...

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