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Johnson Family Foundation Welcomes Dylan Hoos as the New Executive Director

Release Date:

01/04/2023

... to work with JFF as an executive coach and consultant for grantmaking and the emergent Johnson Justice Fellowship ... JFF. He will continue to lead JFF’s Colorado and LGBTQ grantmaking and oversee JFF’s...

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Johnson Family Foundation

Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations

Release Date:

11/20/2019

... justice organizations that may not have adequate human resources capacity, how do we best provide support? How do we ... NY, funders expressed a strong desire to continue sharing resources and working...

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Insights

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North Star Fund

The Annie E. Casey Foundation Shares New Policy Brief on Supporting Youth and Young Adults Transition From Foster Care

Release Date:

09/23/2021

... federal policymakers to urgently reform and expand the resources , tools and guidance young people need as they move ... foster care, housing assistance or other well-being resources under this temporary...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

03 Mar 2022

Pursuing Meaningful Change in a Hyper-partisan Environment

Thursday, March 3, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Join us for a conversation on advocates and funders have achieved progress on a range of issues—immigration, criminal justice, and climate—at the state and federal levels by working with groups from across the political spectrum, and hear how their...

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Environment and Climate Change

Immigration

Justice Reform

Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... First, we invite studies that identify or test actionable strategies to improve the use of existing research. This includes descriptive studies that reveal the strategies , mechanisms, or conditions for...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

13 Jan 2026

Breaking the Wedge: Anti-Blackness, Antisemitism, and Philanthropy's Role in the Future of Democracy

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... specific laws, funding streams, narratives, and political strategies that deploy anti-Blackness and antisemitism as ... Trace and recognize the specific white supremacist strategies in politics, media, and...

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Tools & Strategies

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

Nonprofits have retained a strong presence in New York City; yet, to date, this industry has not been seen as an economic driver, despite its strong ties to NYC’s financial center and other vibrant industries. On this panel, NYC nonprofit leaders...

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Issue-Based

15 Jul 2013

Justice Delayed – An Examination of the Ken Burns Film The Central Park Five

Monday, July 15, 2013 -

3:45pm to 7:00pm

The story of the Central Park Five is one scarring New York history; a case of injustice for five teenagers of color being wrongly convicted of raping a Central Park jogger. This tragic story showcases many issues addressed by philanthropy for...

Salesforce.org And United Way Are Teaming Up To Change Corporate Giving

Release Date:

02/27/2018

A new app called Philanthropy Cloud, built by Salesforce.org (the nonprofit arm of Salesforce) and distributed by mega-charity the United Way aims to connect employees of big companies to their corporate-matched donations, and offer a platform to...

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Technology

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Salesforce

New York Life Foundation Pledges $1.7 Million to Help Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Release Date:

04/08/2020

... Life Emergency Assistance Fund to prepare for possible impacts of the Coronavirus on our own workforce. How our ...

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New York Life Foundation

MetLife Foundation Provides Millions in Grants to Support Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Release Date:

11/18/2020

MetLife Foundation is providing $4 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief efforts for low-income people and small businesses across the United States.

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MetLife

New Commitments Totaling $10.8 Billion Announced During 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

Release Date:

09/28/2013

The new commitments included a call to action by the Nike Foundation, in partnership with the NoVo and United Nations foundations, the International Center for Research on Women, and Girls Not Brides, to include adolescent girls in the United...

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To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

Release Date:

09/19/2013

Four nonprofit leaders — including Gail B. Nayowith, founding Executive Director of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund — respond to a recent SSIR article on how the nonprofit sector sets its goals and achieves impact.

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

Release Date:

01/30/2014

Goldman Sachs and five other supporters will invest $18 million in a Massachusetts program to reduce recidivism among ex-convicts, the biggest "pay for success" project in the U.S., reported The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Justice Reform

Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

Release Date:

05/06/2014

F.B. Heron Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation discussed in Forbes article on impact investing.

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Impact Investing

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

Release Date:

04/16/2014

Aetna Foundation President Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships. He was recognized for his continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in...

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

Release Date:

05/30/2014

[Open Society Foundations, Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation] The White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force today released a report on policies, regulations, and programs that have the...

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

Release Date:

07/17/2014

As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.