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Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”

Release Date:

09/19/2024

... decisions more rooted in lived experience and embraced by community are more likely to be effective and sustainable. ... just how much power a funder will shift and where community input should be integrated...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

20 Feb 2025

Holding the Line of Defense in Florida by Building Local Power - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 20, 2025 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), ... Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet , Executive Director, HOPE Community Center Tessa Petit , Executive Director, Florida...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Immigration

Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

Release Date:

12/16/2015

... match workers with jobs and provide training. One notable change from the preceding Workforce Innovation Act is that ... thinking through strategy. In a new brief , we lay out a framework for thinking about...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

Foundations and Peer Review: Time to Reconsider the Process?

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05/02/2017

... of the science and the capacity of the work to change lives. Yet, like any time-honored practice, the peer ... participants agreed that peer review has served the community well. One person observed that peer...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Doris Duke Foundation

A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

Release Date:

09/23/2022

... adapting to meet the needs of a changing world. Having a framework to think about the implications of these ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block

Release Date:

03/04/2020

... work that a funder thinks is critical to its own theory of change is out of the ordinary; and when a funder regularly ... technology, rent, and people (salaries and other human resources costs), you know, that...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Build Up Companies

How We Can Advance Support for Racial Equity and Racial Justice Funding

Release Date:

03/03/2022

... also have the benefit of lessons from movement leaders and change agents, and these have inspired some recommendations ... or removed, shifting the balance of power between the community and key institutions...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

07 Jul 2016

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs. This working group, rooted in the ... Service, provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

Sample Job Descriptions: Controller

Publication date:

08/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Insights from “Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group”

Release Date:

08/07/2023

... to have these conversations. Supporting this moment of change is integral not just to supporting leadership ... Leadership Transitions Funders Group endeavored to build a community of practice by engaging a...

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Leadership Development

16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2014

... done, Pride Month is a great opportunity for the LGBTQ community to reflect on just how far we've come in a ... individuals and organizations that have quietly worked to change hearts and minds in the...

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LGBTQ

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

08 Jun 2021

At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... should be an active partner in producing systemic change . Join us for a discussion about how to change racial segregation, shrink the wealth gap and ... segregation Specific policy changes that can help shift...

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Issue-Based

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Livestream

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Public Policy

Social Justice

Centering Black voices and visions for a Nonprofit Wakanda

Release Date:

08/10/2021

... partnership with many members of the diverse NYC nonprofit community , Nonprofit Wakanda Quarterly “is an articulation ...

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Teagle Foundation and Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Partner to Strengthen Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts

Release Date:

11/12/2020

... are partnering to address the academic obstacles that community college students face when trying to transfer to independent four-year colleges. Four out of five community college students hope to earn a...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Teagle Foundation

What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

Publication date:

08/2015

Increasing numbers of grantmakers are opting for a spend-down strategy - meaning ... they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close ... their grantmaking. But most hope that by exhausting their resources in relatively short order, they will be able to ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Release Date:

11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... responsibilities include developing, implementing, and evaluating UHF’s DEI program and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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United Hospital Fund

Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

Release Date:

11/07/2019

... sector: she led efforts to create more and better resources for girls’ and women’s rights work by creating ... of deep partnerships, transformative impact, and lasting change . An important part of that legacy...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Abby Pitkowsky Joins The Covenant Foundation Staff as Program Director

Release Date:

04/08/2022

... Executive Director, The Covenant Foundation Dear Covenant Community , We are thrilled to share that Abby Pitkowsky has ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Covenant Foundation

Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... of the Mulago Foundation of San Francisco. “When you change the equation to unrestricted money for real impact, ... bridges. Restrictive or project-specific grants allow grantmakers to specify how their grants...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

12/8/15 - "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

Publication date:

12/2015

View materials and recording of the program "Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength."