PNY is Headed to Capitol Hill - Learn More about Foundations on the Hill and Why We're Going
Release Date:
02/22/2023
... sector. It provides a centralized date and time to share resources with policymakers about how critical issues are ...
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Bank of America Announces Support for Communities, Clients after Hurricane Michael
Release Date:
10/19/2018
... announced it is providing $500,000 in response to the impacts of Hurricane Michael. This includes $150,000 directed ...
Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP
Release Date:
11/28/2017
Socially conscious investors can look forward to two new exchange-traded funds that aim to direct capital to companies that do well by minorities and women.
As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South
Publication date:
02/2013
Grantmakers for Southern Progress commissioned this report exploring how Southern and national funders support social justice work in the South; how local, regional and national foundations think and talk about social justice work in the South; and the major barriers and facilitating factors for foundations to support social justice work in that region.
Diversity & Inclusion Action Kit
Publication date:
04/2011
The 2011 Action Kit, designed around the Diversity Framework, Minnesota Council on Foundations' groundbreaking guidelines that frame the discussion of grantmakers' diversity practices around the four roles they play in a civil society, is intended to help foundations identify what steps they can take to advance diversity and inclusion.
NGOsource
Publication date:
03/2013
A project of the Council on Foundations and TechSoup Global, NGOsource employs a streamlined process (known as equivalency determination or ED) to determine if a non-U.S. organization is equivalent to a U.S. public charity and creates a central repository of certified EDs that will benefit both U.S. grantmakers and the international organizations they support.
Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term
Release Date:
05/22/2013
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers President Nina Stack talks about the role funders can play in providing long-term relief after Hurricane Sandy and addressing the many issues that will remain after first responders leave our region.
Six Months Later
Release Date:
05/08/2013
As philanthropy looks back on the last six months of Hurricane Sandy recovery, Health and Environmental Funders Network Communications Associate Lauren Linville shares some of the challenges, opportunities and advice collected from recent calls...
Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG
Release Date:
02/26/2013
We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase...
Grants to Individuals: Investing in People and Their Communities
Publication date:
09/2008
In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers talk about the rigors and rewards of investing in people. Learn how to design and manage a grants-to-individuals program, including developing a theory of change, using the right funding mechanism, and finding the right people to support.
Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation: Why It Matters and What Works
Publication date:
01/2013
Engaging community residents in evaluation and learning not only strengthens programs by enabling grantmakers to make more informed decisions, it also helps ensure evaluation efforts are measuring the right things and builds community capacity to use evaluation data to support sustainable solutions. Explore why it matters and what works through five recommendations.
Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation and vision. Grantmakers, especially those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that can advance health.
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Sep
2024
Deciding NYC's Future: The Latest Charter Revision Commission and November Referendum
Monday, September 30, 2024 -
10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual Meeting - Register by 9/27
... Finally, we'll look ahead, exploring the potential future impacts of these proposals on the nonprofit sector, including ... its power to shape the city. Insight into the potential impacts of proposed...
Unbound Philanthropy Adds New Staff
Release Date:
07/02/2012
... of human rights and equal access to justice. Lee developed strategies and built strategic partnerships for the firm’s ... work, where he will continue to play a role. He has grantmaking experience with the...
The Power of Giving Caregivers Extra Hands for Their Research
Release Date:
05/17/2018
... full report to learn more details and consider whether strategies employed by the Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists ...
Janet Robinson is New Chair of Carnegie Corporation Board, Kurt Schmoke is New Vice Chair; The Honorable Ann Claire Williams and John S. Hendricks Join Board
Release Date:
03/01/2012
... women, issues that resonate with Carnegie Corporation’s grantmaking priorities. Further, in view of the ... include co-founding Minority Legal Education Resources , which has helped more than 4,000 lawyers pass...
For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector
Publication date:
04/2014
... Staff at Community Foundations: 8.2 Representative Human Resources Data: Benefits, tenure, and promotion Close to ...
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Feb
2015
Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors
Thursday, February 12, 2015 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
... questions. In collaboration with Exponent Philanthropy Resources The Idea Factory (Jon Gertner) about Bell Labs and ...
12
Oct
2017
ESSA: How Much Will it Change School Testing, Equity, Diversity and Discipline Practices?
Thursday, October 12, 2017 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... that the State might also address How ESSA might shift grantmaking Presenters Natasha Capers , Coordinator and ...