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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... and Just Cities. He oversaw the implementation of the first two initiatives in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Twin ... to improve urban development policies and practices to foster more equitable,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrea G. Cohen Joins United Hospital Fund as New Senior Vice President for Program

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04/02/2014

... attorney with extensive legal and policy experience in the health care world, Cohen comes to the Fund from the Office of ... also the liaison from the Mayor’s office to the city’s public hospital system, as...

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On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund

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04/22/2020

... is necessary to prevent catastrophic impacts on human health , the environment, and the global economy. “From ... future—or support the destructive, business-as-usual practices that threaten us all. “The COVID-...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Recording: Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Other Advocacy

... engage in advocacy and empower their nonprofit partners to do the same. This session is especially relevant as we ... undertake various advocacy activities and implement best practices for grantmaking that...

Philanthropy’s New Tool for Action and Impact: Operating Archetypes Launched by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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04/27/2022

... model, gives funders an analytical way to align the right resources and capabilities for enhanced impact.” “Every ... philanthropy’s value proposition to its skills to its advancing equity, relationships, and...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Leadership in Government Fellows

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03/05/2018

... Government Fellowship, an initiative supporting seasoned public servants chosen from the senior ranks of federal, ... is intended to help fellows build on their time in the public sector to develop ideas and...

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Strategic Plan for 2017-2021

... Those services will remain the centerpiece of all we do , and we will build upon our progress by focusing on these ... skills-based intensive training for grantmakers Investing resources in a diverse next-...

Fewer Rocks & a Traffic Light = Greater Effectiveness & More Success

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12/14/2010

... their grantees. Which of the many struggling organizations do they help and how do they do it? Equally important, how ... of its program staff in this important role. Wellspring first...

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A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking

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05/16/2018

... By Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications “How can philanthropy have a ... has a real gender equity problem. I am hardly the first to point this out. The National...

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How The Funders Youth Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing

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01/18/2018

... their communities from both hate groups and harmful public policies,” while others “have been experiencing ... nothing new for them,” said Braxton. But they all need resources , and while last year saw more...

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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness

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05/17/2017

... American workers, and armed employers with new tools and resources to help them to understand and improve the financial health of their workforce. The company also published The ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

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03/28/2018

... one target of their activism. They are fighting against public policies that imperil black and brown youth and ... not only that. We are the survivors of unjust policies and practices upheld by our Senate.”...

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Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers

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12/29/2014

The Mayor's Fund received pledges from JPMorgan Chase, Rudin Family Foundation and Verizon, among others.

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... experience in the nonprofit, foundation, academic, and public sectors and extensive expertise in the most pressing issue areas of our time, including diversity, health , and digital technology," said...

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Ambition Is Not A Simple Thing - Tim McClimon of American Express Interviews The New York Women’s Foundation’s Ana Oliveira

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02/24/2020

... to celebrate International Women’s Day. Since the first gathering, held over a century ago, leaders have made ... in driving gender equality. But, we still have work to do to continue advocating for women’s...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Scaling Effectively: Create a Plan, Support the Vision and Manage the Risks

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06/17/2015

... for our organizaiton? What’s the right model? How do we know we’re ready? I got to be part of this ... scaling process. When I think about leadership, first and foremost, I think about vision and integrity, (...

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Anne-Marie Audet Joins United Hospital Fund as Vice President

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06/22/2015

... Quality Institute. Dr. Audet has worked in the field of health system quality for over 25 years, with extensive ... programs at The Commonwealth Fund, where she oversaw a public reporting website,...

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