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A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

... with funding partners and thought leaders, Piper’ s report "A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the ... and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further .....

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Economic Security

Social Justice

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/04/2015

... nutritional needs Smarter, more sustainable use of our resources through a system that produces the food we need ...

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Food Systems

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Arabella Advisors

Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

Release Date:

12/17/2015

Opinion from Ford Foundation' s Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough During this ... emerged and flourished in the pattern of Carnegie’ s mold. Iconic American families — Gates, Knight, ... of people around...

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Social Justice

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need, and sacrificing their own ... subsidized housing, such as keeping children’ s names off leases to avoid being...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Aging

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Russell Sage Foundation

Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... unions. By stripping these unions of key financial resources — their fair share of fees provided by nonmembers ... the like — are the remaining bright spot in America’ s once-thriving trade union movement. In...

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Education

Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care

Release Date:

03/25/2016

... has highlighted this need with an array of online resources for providers and consumers, and in March 2015 the Obama administration’ s National Action Plan challenged providers to halve ... antibiotic use in...

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Health

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Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club

Release Date:

03/30/2016

... Club Sandra Schwarzer, global director of human resources at Open Society Foundations, one of the largest ... large and small. Starting in January, 2014, George Soros’ s global organization announced that all...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... where she will direct overall strategy for the bank’ s global philanthropic investments. Karen will continue the firm’ s commitment to expanding economic inclusion around the globe ... programs, research, and...

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NYS Health Announces Funding Opportunity in Its Newest Priority Area, Empowering Health Care Consumers in New York State

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... or studies that may, as examples: create new tools and resources for consumers; make the health care system easier ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/10/2016

... like extreme poverty and hunger — but acquire their resources through forces that have arguably helped create ... opened the floor by describing philanthropy’ s fundamental contradiction — and reminded readers...

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Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

Release Date:

10/14/2016

... officer (CFO). As CFO, Kee will oversee the foundation’ s finance, facilities and human resources departments and will help develop strategies to ... his 10-year tenure at PATH, Kee oversaw the organization’...

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08 Feb 2017

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network - Breakfast Mixer

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. Join us for ... breakfast for members to network and prepare for PACNet’ s exciting year ahead. Looking...

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All Funders

Executive Support Staff

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Leadership Development

03 Aug 2017

FAN Brown Bag Lunch: The Work Life Juggle

Thursday, August 3, 2017 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... staff member is important at every level, and it’ s vital that an environment is created to encourage ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 12:30 - 1:30 PM...

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Tools & Strategies

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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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Environment and Climate Change

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Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

Release Date:

02/13/2017

Novo Foundation' s Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money AS THE SON OF THE WORLD’ S ONCE-RICHEST MAN (at the moment, Warren ... has spent a lifetime with access to nearly limitless ...

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Gender Justice

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Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

Release Date:

07/03/2017

... in the Netherlands, where she oversaw one of the world’ s largest public funds that supports the rights of women, ... leader in philanthropic advocacy to ensure more and better resources for this field...

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Foundation for a Just Society

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Social Justice

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Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes

Release Date:

05/25/2017

Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U. S . Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes A new ... measuring quality, spending, access and outcomes in the U. S . health system. Compiled by Kaiser...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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Health

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Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking

Release Date:

06/29/2017

Ford Foundation Suggests that It’ s Time to Reboot Grantmaking Communities in Schools (CIS) is ... no reserves in the bank to make up the difference, CIS’ s 990 Forms show the organization dipped into restricted...

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