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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

Release Date:

08/10/2015

... the troubled Rikers Island prison didn’t work , despite being hailed as a success by some. The ... investors to lend money to governments for the funding of programs that, if successfully delivered, will...

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Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Goldman Sachs

Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities

Release Date:

09/12/2016

... the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge ... attempt to include a discussion of disabilities across its work ... Ford Joins Growing List...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Shares New Report on Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outcomes For Youth

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12/16/2016

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Lessons From the Field is a compilation of initial research into the foundation’s Propel Next initiative along with the observations of staff and consultants who worked with the grantees.

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Children, Youth and Families

Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

Release Date:

03/30/2017

Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Google Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Non-Profit Education

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... and commit its employees to a million hours of volunteer work doing the same. CEO Sundar Pichai announced the goal ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

NYCT Announces Retirement of Patricia Jenny VP of Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

... creation of one of the first federally funded welfare-to- work initiatives in three New York City neighborhoods. Pat ...

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The New York Community Trust

29 Jul 2021

Reimagining Systems - Level Changes for Economic Equity - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, July 29, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... change to ensure economic security for all. Now is the time for philanthropy to lead the way by intentionally ... our new Relief to Resilience: Reimagining Investments framework that featured funding...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Funding Area

Economic Security

Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... communities as well as strong organizational values, and a dynamic vision for the future of their work in Brooklyn and beyond. The Prize also supports Brooklyn ... we get to bring even greater attention to the...

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Brooklyn Org

20 May 2014

Philanthropic Advisors Network

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... members to join us. Meeting Topic: Communicating your work , role, and skill-set to different audiences Consultants ... the general public. How do you effectively communicate the work you do and the role of an...

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Network Building

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Topic(s)

Communications

Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

Release Date:

08/23/2018

... eye doctors' offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence .....

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Research to Prevent Blindness

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... of the criminal justice system impacts an advocates work in the field. How progressives and the conservatives ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Social Justice

PNY 42nd Annual Meeting - Recordings

... at an institutional and interpersonal level. It was a time for our sector to reflect on our past and adapt ... panel talked about the challenges that emerge when we work to shift power, center relationships,...

Karen Brooks Hopkins Joins the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... and served as its president from 1999 to 2015. During that time , she transformed the organization into one of the ... the 1995 Bergman Festival, a celebration of the life and work of Swedish director Ingmar...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Jerome L. Greene Foundation, Inc.

Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

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07/05/2016

Over the past five years, more and more foundations have come to understand that their nonprofit grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money.

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Ford Foundation

A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

Release Date:

08/24/2016

... sciences. The Simons Foundation ’s Education & Outreach programs seek to "stimulate a deeper interest and understanding of science and mathematics among students, .....

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... in different fields who want to apply their experience to understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean ...

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RFPs Etc

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... knowledge of the organization. Second, they show genuine understanding of the cost of inequality for everyone (not ...

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Gender Justice

03 Mar 2022

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 3, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders ... Financial Statements curriculum requires a basic understanding of both documents. Recording...