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Proteus Fund President Meg Gage Steps Down, Paul Di Donato Will Be Interim President

Release Date:

12/03/2015

... know, Meg founded Proteus Fund and led the organization through many stages of growth and development. The Board and ... as Executive Director of the Ottinger Foundation from 1992 through 1999, during which...

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LGBTQ

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Seeks Proposals for Arts and Cultural Programming That Increases Empathy and Reduces Bias in Locations Across the United States

Release Date:

07/13/2017

... date, $6.48 million has been awarded to 36 organizations through Building Bridges Program annual funding competitions. ... Muslim and non-Muslim communities across the country. Through a collective appraisal...

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RFPs Etc

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Design High Schools for the 21st Century

Release Date:

10/12/2016

Laverne Evans Srinivasan and Saskia Levy Thompson of Carnegie Corporation of New York say it is increasingly apparent that the factory-style high school of the 20th century is not meeting the needs of young people.

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New York State Health Foundation Commits $5 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

Release Date:

06/11/2020

... County Health Officers (NYSACHO) will provide additional resources to local public health departments, which provide ... The food is purchased from local farms and delivered using paid local labor, including...

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What does it mean for the Luce Foundation to support public knowledge?

Release Date:

10/21/2021

We have always believed that knowledge can make a difference in the world—and in order to do so, it must be in the world, in the hands of those who can make use of it. But we have also been prompted by our partners and by the work we’ve funded to...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

New Report from The Burke Foundation: Expand Midwifery Care in NJ to Improve Maternal Health, Promote Equity

Release Date:

06/07/2022

... Health Care Quality Institute. The report was developed through research and analysis of available literature, policy ... our maternal health workforce are essential to support our patients and provide them...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The Burke Foundation

Let's Get Explicit About Power

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... of power that may be manifesting in your organization: resources , structures and processes, identity and ... expertise, relationships, and lived experience. The use of resources to achieve desired results is...

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Unbound Philanthropy and OSF Among U.S. Foundations Taking Action to Address Refugee Crisis, Report Finds

Release Date:

06/20/2018

... offers suggestions for how philanthropy can leverage its resources and calls on funders to facilitate collective ...

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Immigration

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Unbound Philanthropy

Open Society Foundations

Michael Bloomberg, State of California and Planet Partner to Deliver New Satellite Climate Data Solutions

Release Date:

09/25/2019

... for forests, coral reefs, and other critical natural resources . “Data is one of the most powerful tools we have ... sectors work together. California has been a pioneer in using satellites to fight climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Independent Sector’s 33 Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... 11. Board Diversity 12. Board Independence 13. CEO Evaluation and Compensation 14. Separation of CEO, Board ... Treasurer Roles 15. Board Education and Communication 16. Evaluation of Board Performance 17...

21 May 2015

Program Related Investment: the Promise and Pitfalls

Thursday, May 21, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the PRI itch Opportunities and challenges in sourcing, evaluation and portfolio management When a nonprofit might be ...

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All Funders

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New York City

TCC Group Welcomes Two New Members to its Nonprofit Strategy Team

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... to 2015. She led HI's pioneering work in entertainment evaluation , and helped launch HI's first of its kind ... efforts. She has worked with B Lab to create tools and resources for assessment of...

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TCC Group

14 Sep 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Career Pathways Report Implementation Update

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... will brief funders on the recently released WorkAdvance evaluation . WorkAdvance is a sector focused training program ... Speakers Steven Banks, Commissioner, NYC Human Resources Administration David Berman,...

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Workforce Development

Full Implementation of OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs in New York State and City

... and contracts. The new rules expressly require pass- through entities using federal funds – typically state and local governments ... negotiated a federal indirect cost rate must be paid using...

Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

Release Date:

08/02/2019

... in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome mining. Scientists used ...

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Health

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

15 May 2013

Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -

10:45am to 1:00pm

... their different stances on the benefits and detriments of using a business model at philanthropic organizations. ...

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Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government

Release Date:

09/08/2015

The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... and follow the conversation on Twitter using #ArtChangeUS. Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a ...

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Arts

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Jerome Foundation

New York Community Trust to Receive $650K from AG’s Settlement with Fraudulent Clothing-Bin Operator

Release Date:

10/30/2015

Three local organizations are in hot water after the state attorney general found they engaged in a "fraudulent charitable solicitation scheme" related to used clothing collection boxes that drove more than $10 million into the coffers of a Yonkers...

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The New York Community Trust

New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth

Release Date:

11/04/2015

New grants will help NYC young people to use digital media and technology to compose and record original music, research civic and political issues, and reduce pollution in their communities.