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09 Jan 2017

David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar

Monday, January 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... figure Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and winning a ballot initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage. How was ... among infrequent and first-time voters. Join Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation and our...

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12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... The Arca Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Lunch will be served. Nearly ... have greater power to stop these efforts in the future. Moving forward, DC Vote is...

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How Can Philanthropy Elevate Entrepreneurialism Through Crisis?

Release Date:

07/22/2020

... We developed a first responder-like mentality, and our diverse team nimbly pivoted to address these critical ... and creating transnational networks through our Justice Initiative . For example, to usher in the...

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Grace Farms Foundation

$2 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Supports Digital Humanities

Release Date:

09/02/2015

... innovative analyses of the most important big data in the study of the humanities.” “Digital humanities” is an ... that are being applied to scholarship across higher education and transforming the way...

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Mellon Foundation

Greg Ratliff named VP at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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04/04/2019

... the engagement of low-income young adults in postsecondary education . Greg holds a BA from UCLA and earned his MBA from ...

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Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The coverage of Coco , another ... them, ideas don’t migrate or evolve. That’s why arts funders like myself are working to...

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Arts

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis

Release Date:

09/05/2019

... in its Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative , which launched in May 2019 . The initiative will help cities build a pipeline of projects and ... residents’ interests by providing cities with...

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... The inequities we see in housing, health, labor, and education are mirrored in the city’s cultural sector. ... threatens New Yorkers’ access to health care, housing, education , green space, food, and more...

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Arts

Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... that puts them within the impact investing continuum among funders and beyond. Explore: The impact investing ... foundations fit within it Impact investing lessons from funders that have taken different...

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14 May 2024

21st-Century Governance Part Three: Family Philanthropies as Stewards of a Public Trust - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... a public good? Through engaging discussions and real-world case studies, we’ll navigate the complexities of wealth ... and stewardship and ensuring equitable distribution of resources . Who should attend? The...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Family Foundation

Private Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Darren Walker Reflects on the Polling Results Released on the Coverage of Race in the News Media 50 Years Post-Kerner Commission

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... 46 percent of white respondents believed that to be the case . When asked whether “the media makes race relations ... American television news only became 6.6 percent more diverse —and radio less than 1 percent...

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

24 Apr 2012

Post Penn State: Strategies for Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of the Penn State child sexual abuse case , the issue of child sexual abuse has entered the ... homelessness, and incarceration. In the face of all this, funders are often left asking what can be done...

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The New York Women’s Foundation and the YWCA of the City of New York Partner for Girls IGNITE! Grantmaking Fellowship

Release Date:

11/22/2016

... (YW) to empower the next generation through philanthropic education and giving. The fellows are exploring social ... of our city’s most vulnerable women and girls. This initiative signals an important...

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RFPs Etc

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

Deana Haggag Joins The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Program Officer for Arts & Culture

Release Date:

03/12/2021

... initiatives and develop innovative projects to support a diverse group of artists and cultural institutions across the ... the Mellon Foundation’s mission to provide critical resources to the arts and...

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Mellon Foundation

Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

... benefits and grapple with common challenges. A mini- case study shows how collaborative inquiry was used to support ...

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Report

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Evaluation

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Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact

Publication date:

12/2010

... renewable energy sources, and wildlife protection. This case study provides an in-depth look at how these foundations ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Animal Welfare

Social Justice

Model Partnerships for Impact: The Cricket Island Foundation and Communities United

Release Date:

10/12/2016

... to have deeper impact in communities. Our new case study spotlights these two organizations' lessons and best .....

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Member News

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Education

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The Cricket Island Foundation

25 Jan 2017

Ask Charities Bureau Chief Sheehan Your Questions

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... The Rockefeller Foundation Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 11:00 ... by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non-Member Funders : Please email register@...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

Release Date:

12/23/2013

... to Ford, where he was vice president of the foundation’s Education , Creativity and Freedom of Expression program, ... that was developed out of Ford Foundation-supported research on early child development at...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want?

Release Date:

05/19/2014

... and government. Given each sector’s purpose and relative resources , the normative configuration of roles should be ... about local needs, potential nonprofit partners, relevant research , best practices and...

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Insights

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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