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By applying behavioral economics theory to philanthropy, we can better manage grantmaker tendencies toward loss and risk aversion, and the effects of other decision-making patterns.

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Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

Joseph A. Antolin, Executive Director of the Asset Funders Network, highlights a strategy that works with the formerly incarcerated to become entrepreneurs.

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25 Jul 2019

Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Policy Round-up - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Fueled by xenophobia, racism, and hate, the current administration has sought from day 1 to dismantle America’s historical role as a beacon of hope and a land of refuge. An unrelenting barrage of policy changes over the past two and a half years has...

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13 Jul 2012

One Step Closer to DREAM: Helping Undocumented Youth Obtain Relief under New Immigration Policy

Friday, July 13, 2012 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

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... ways that funders can coordinate and collaborate, and resources available to help funders develop grantmaking ...

William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Award Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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06/01/2020

The grants will support collaborations between researchers and policymakers, with the central goal of reducing inequality in youth outcomes in the United States.

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13 Sep 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Federal and State Workforce Policy Update

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... from other states including industry partnerships, and employer engagement strategies. The December 13th Quarterly ...

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37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice

... off the programmatic elements of the day: Opening Panel: Building Political Consensus on Criminal Justice Reform ... Human Rights, Google, kicked off the opening discussion, " Building Political Consensus...

William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes New Board Member

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03/01/2012

... modeling to advance studies of early childhood, child care , and educational issues. She has used this expertise in ... of Education Sciences, the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development’s...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

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10/28/2014

... of Texas System, consisting of nine universities and six health institutions. He assumed the position in 2009 and as a ... of pediatric transplant surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in...

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19 Nov 2024

November 2024 New York Age-Friendly Funders Network - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Samuels Foundation, 275 Madison Ave, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10016

... will also be an update on the New York State Age Friendly Health Systems. The New York Age-Friendly Funders is a peer ... Grantmakers who are funding or interested in the area of health care...

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Collective Future Fund Announces $11 Million Multi-Year Investment in Survivor-Led Movements to End Violence

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04/07/2021

... create community-driven solutions and shape policy through building power, strengthening the voices of survivors, and ... funders to follow suit and provide the stable flow of resources that survivor- and...

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25 Jun 2018

Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

School gardening, hands-on cooking, food justice education, health literacy - by any name nutrition education is more important than ever for students' health , academic achievement, and development as 21st...

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ASPCA Provides More than $9.1 Million in Grants through 3Q 2014

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10/31/2014

... supported adoption events and foster programs, medical care and vaccinations, shelter enrichment and behavioral ... animal welfare professionals and organizational capacity- building efforts. Spay/neuter...

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10 Dec 2021

Philanthropy 101 - The Big Conversations in Philanthropy

Friday, December 10, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... interested in a refresher. The course is available for ALL roles . What will you learn? In The Big Conversations in ...

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Mellon Foundation Grants Help Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed New York City’s Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis

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03/26/2020

... efforts to feed and nourish New York City’s elderly and health -compromised populations during the ongoing COVID-19 ... as they serve on the front lines, feeding elderly and health -compromised homebound New...

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After We Say Goodbye

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01/29/2010

In August of 2009, Anita Nager, the former Executive Director of the Beldon Fund, began a discussion on this blog regarding “spend out” versus “in perpetuity.”

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Ford Foundation Makes Widespread Commitments to Further Global Vaccine Access

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10/06/2021

... the People’s Vaccine Alliance , a growing movement of health and humanitarian organizations, past and present world leaders, health experts, faith leaders and economists that are ... Oxfam America for work in...