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Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

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04/03/2014

... our advocacy activities involve actively empowering and engaging direct care workers. For example, through our Respect for Home Care Workers campaign, we ...

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You Can't Hack Trust

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06/17/2019

... and lived experience. And on every road I’ve traveled, through all the diverse communities I’ve had the privilege ...

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What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

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12/06/2019

... ,” which systematically and laboriously surveys people through deep conversations about how they perceive and define ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…

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05/25/2023

... buildings more broadly. It was the first time I walked through the halls of buildings on the Capitol Campus – ... meeting both staffers and a few Congresspeople, and engaging in conversation. As I left DC, I...

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The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs

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09/2011

Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.

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Hilton and American Express to Donate Up to 1 Million Rooms to Frontline Medical Professionals During COVID-19 Crisis

Release Date:

04/06/2020

... a place to sleep, recharge or isolate from their families through the end of May. Hilton is initially working with 10 ... Hotel rooms and common areas will continue to be sanitized using industrial-grade...

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18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... programs that have been proven to work and save system resources . Does this experiment say anything about that ...

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George Soros Outlines His Plan to Save Europe

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05/29/2018

Speaking at the European Council on Foreign Relations annual council meeting Tuesday, Soros said Europe was in "an existential crisis."

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

Becky Rafter, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Funding Exchange, provides us with a recap of our recent session on the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on the 2012 presidential election and philanthropy’s crucial role...

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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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07/25/2013

D5 Coalition Director Kelly Brown talks about their 2013 State of the Work Report and how it can help institutions at all levels of engagement learn more about effective best practices and policies for increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in...

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Josiah Macy Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars

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06/27/2016

Each Macy Faculty Scholar engages in activities to enhance their career as an educator, as well as pursuing a mentored educational innovation project at their home institution.

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Ford Foundation Awards $2.7 Million to Artspace for Creative Placemaking

Release Date:

01/14/2013

... in support of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts. Minneapolis-based Artspace Projects, Inc. ... in support of efforts designed to revitalize communities through the arts. Awarded...

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Arts

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The Juvenile Justice Initiative at Philanthropy New York: Closing Remarks from Judge Judith S. Kaye

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06/22/2010

... We know the science—it’s voluminous. We’re just not using it intelligently, constructively, to deal with ... problems. And that is what we have done from breakfast through lunch with plenty of food for thought...

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Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

Release Date:

12/10/2019

... Mondays and the introduction of more scratch cooking using fresher, local ingredients in school cafeterias. ... doubled its local food purchasing overall. (Results of an evaluation of the Los Angeles program...

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Leading the Way for Food Equity

Release Date:

07/28/2016

... to transform the city’s food system and are doing so through innovative ideas and new partnerships. Despite the ... on more responsibility for developing leadership, both through convening their networks in...

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The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

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04/02/2010

... wasted billions of taxpayer dollars, disrupted communities through mass incarceration, and institutionalized racial ...

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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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12/11/2009

... of this is our research consortium in Type 1 Diabetes . Through this consortium we are committing $21.8 million through 28 grants to 11 institutions to increase ...

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JPMorgan Chase Makes $50 Million Philanthropic Investment to Help Address Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19

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03/18/2020

... and people hit hardest by this public health crisis through an initial $15 million commitment, including: $5 ... like AdvancingCities . “We are mobilizing the firm’s resources to support customers, employees...

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Three Actions Philanthropic Funders Can Take to Advance Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

07/30/2020

... provides worker-centered organizations with flexible resources to pivot, experiment, and share their work with ... renewed interest in the promise of worker ownership models through another Fund initiative,...

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