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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

Release Date:

03/16/2017

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) today announced a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support programs focused on reviving local economies, including efforts to help residents build employment skills...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Community Development

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Unemployment’s Steady Fall Could Signal Trouble—or a Broader Structural Shift

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... question is whether that is good news because it means the economy is still operating below capacity and has plenty of room to run, or bad news because it means the economy is close to overheating and heading...

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Economic Security

New York Women's Foundation Awarded $11 Million in Grants in 2018

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03/13/2019

... paradigm. Grant recipients included the New Economy Project , which is working toward an economy rooted in cooperation, equity, social and racial ...

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Gender Justice

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Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... or negatively (and the substantial majority felt the effect was negative). So, not surprisingly, most grantees ... — and in particular whether or not program officers and nonprofit staff were communicating...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation Mourns the Loss of CEO Susan L. Solomon

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09/09/2022

The New York Stem Cell Foundation announced the death of its Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Susan L. Solomon, on September 8 th , shortly after she had stepped down as CEO, after a long battle with ovarian cancer.

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/18/2012

... The city is home, however, to roughly ten thousand nonprofit organizations , some 70 percent of which provide ... Foundation , and young leaders from four grassroots nonprofit organizations, the discussion...

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07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

... In the second half of this morning presentation, US local economy pioneer Michael Shuman will talk about how US ...

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Finalists Selected for Bloomberg's C40 Cities Awards

Release Date:

10/08/2015

... of Mexico and Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, serves as Chair of the C40 Cities Awards ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Republicans Outline Biggest Tax Code Overhaul In A Generation

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09/28/2017

... rates, saying that will help supercharge a slow-growing economy . "We want tax reform that is pro-growth, pro-jobs, .....

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Economic Security

President of Peter G. Peterson Foundation on the New Budget Deal

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02/09/2018

... more stimulus — and debt — to an overextended American economy . He says: "We've already entered a period where we .....

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Economic Security

Bank of America Issues $2.25 Billion Green Bond

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... by financing the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy . Since 2007, the bank has provided more than $87 ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bank of America [Corporate]

04 Feb 2021

No Going Back: Building for a Better Future - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Thursday, February 4, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... and recession have exposed and deepened our current economy ’s structural weaknesses and inequalities. ... strategies to build a more inclusive and equitable economy and democracy. Participants will have the...

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

Release Date:

09/19/2012

Michael Seltzer, Trustee at EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation and past President of Philanthropy New York, explores the history of social justice and grantmaking and explains how foundations can effectively practice social justice philanthropy.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

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Working Well With Grantees: A Guide for Foundation Program Staff

Publication date:

06/2013

Center for Effective Philanthropy shares practical advice for building better working relationships with grantees, including five essential areas where program staff can have a positive impact.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Program Staff

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Great Power, Great Responsibility: Grantmakers’ Role as Conveners

Publication date:

01/2013

Funders are finding ways to use the power of convening to benefit their grantees and their communities in countless ways. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations' digital publication contains a series of ideas to help grantmakers become better at bringing stakeholders together.

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Learn and Let Learn

Publication date:

10/2012

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ publication explores how learning communities can be powerful tools in creating and shaping peer connections that help expand knowledge, deepen skills and enhance practice.

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Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field

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12/2009

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the Council on Foundations explore how evaluation can help grantmakers learn and improve practices (not just "prove" results).

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Evaluation

Smarter Grantmaking in Challenging Economic Times

Publication date:

05/2009

As grantmakers look ahead to make tough decisions for 2010 and beyond, this Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publication offers recommendations and examples that we hope provide some useful insights for foundation leaders.

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