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Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation

Publication date:

11/2008

Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it' s the best option when you want to promote civic engagement ... to take up community organizing as a strategy. In this guide , funders and organizers discuss what makes community organizing unique and .....

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Community Development

Social Justice

Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem

Release Date:

03/03/2014

... physics and everyday life. The Simons Foundation’ s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division is pleased ... electrons. The goal is to advance our understanding of the electronic properties of molecules...

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The Simons Foundation

To Get Smokers to Quit, Money Works Better Than Electronic Cigarettes

Release Date:

05/24/2018

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Health

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)

Release Date:

03/07/2018

... and training materials for countries to combat Big Tobacco' s influence. STOP will also liaise with existing Bloomberg ... aligned with Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization' s (WHO) Framework...

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4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/20/2017

In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...

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International/Foreign Affairs

National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

Release Date:

03/18/2020

... with this pandemic," said Badar Khan, National Grid’ s Interim U. S . President. “We recognize this is an unprecedented and ... of the funds will be dedicated directly to National Grid’ s...

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Children, Youth and Families

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National Grid

26 Sep 2023

Navigating ER and ED As They Relate to Your Organization’s Grantmaking Mission

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... is most appropriate to facilitate your organization' s international grantmaking. What will you learn? The ... Navigating ER and ED As They Relate to Your Organization’ s Grantmaking Mission .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 10 Grant Recipients to Support Family Engagement Programs

Release Date:

03/08/2022

... of New York Names 10 Grant Recipients to Support Family Engagement Programs New York, NY — Building on its longstanding support for family engagement and home-school partnerships, Carnegie ... said Ambika...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Wallace Takes Arts Organizations From What They Think to What They Know

Release Date:

10/24/2017

... in October, NPQ reported on one of the foundation’ s studies on the subject of scaling. Broadway World alerts us to the foundation’ s Building Audiences for Sustainability (BAS) research ... initiative looked...

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Arts

Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing

Release Date:

06/10/2015

... decisions a worker can make to boost individual and family wealth—worth up to $1.5 million in additional ...

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Technology

Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

Nonprofit Excellence Awards Application Process Helps Organizations Improve Management Practices

Release Date:

09/09/2014

... diverse and responsive organizational practices; human resources ; information technology practices; communications; ...

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The New York Community Trust

Fund for the City of New York

WNYC Radio

Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations

Release Date:

11/20/2019

... harm can have long-standing effects for an organization’ s culture and reputation. We struggled to craft site visit ... justice organizations that may not have adequate human resources capacity, how do we best...

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North Star Fund

08 Dec 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Working with a Professional Employer Organization

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... benefit smaller organizations that have limited internal resources to perform such an array of tasks. Not all PEO ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 3:15-...

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Network Building

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Newman's Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military Service Organizations

Release Date:

11/20/2015

Newman' s Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military ... In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Newman' s Own Foundation today announced that it is awarding $1.5 ... the late actor and...

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Newman's Own Foundation

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

Release Date:

01/18/2017

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After ' Leadership Transitions and ... – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’ s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time,...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

PNY Calls on de Blasio Administration to Ensure Support of Nonprofit Organizations

Release Date:

03/16/2020

... and clear and unwavering support for the City' s nonprofit sector. We delivered this statement to Mayor de ... are deployed above and beyond normal capacity while their resources remain flat or even...

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President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping Down

Release Date:

02/02/2017

... be a part of the Montauk community and to work with CCOM' s members and Board of Directors in protecting our natural resources ." While at CCOM, Samuelson helped expand the .....

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Appointments & Transitions

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Environment and Climate Change

04 Dec 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Understanding and Evaluating Professional Employment Organizations (PEOs)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ...

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Issue-Based

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... Brothers Fund and the Surdna Foundation. While it’ s been a bumpy road since then, things have been looking up, ... the movement for black lives, many of today’ s youth organizers feel newly...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

Release Date:

03/05/2013

... and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies With our U. S . offices located in New York City, Hurricane Sandy hit ... office building. In the aftermath of the storm, Atlantic’ s Board and staff were committed to...

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