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Food Systems

United Hospital Fund Names Two New Vice Presidents, New Controller, Other Staff Changes

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04/06/2021

... R. Murria will be promoted to vice president of human resources from director of human resources , while retaining ... the resources and stability to focus on building a better health...

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07 Nov 2017

From There to Here: Adapting Global Solutions to American Problems

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... a faraway land? Although social challenges in education, health , youth engagement, and community development play out ... place could be adapted to work in another. But how often do U.S. grantmakers hear about...

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Civic Engagement

A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times

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05/14/2009

... needed to find ways to work together in lean times. No , I’m not prescient, but for those of you who were not ... cooking. If you can master them, you can, so she said, do anything. No...

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14 May 2024

Food Waste Reduction: Philanthropy for People and the Planet - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... food in the United States is wasted along with all of the resources used to produce, distribute, and prepare it. ... field of food systems change, or a curious bystander. How do you sign up? Members and Non-...

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Food Systems

What Does Affordable Mean in an Unaffordable City?

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06/11/2019

... City location must earn to meet its basic needs, without public assistance. Join us for a cross-sector conversation ... in collaborative action that pushes forward strategies for advancing self-sufficiency...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Announces Plans to Spend Down

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03/05/2019

... central to structural racism — discriminatory policing , mass incarceration, punitive school discipline, ... [and the] privatization of education and other public systems — have been brought into the national...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Travelers’ Philanthropy: A Growing Trend in Development Assistance

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07/02/2009

... Island Resort in the Yasawa island chain in Fiji. On their first visit there, Dr. Beeve, an ophthalmologist, discovered ... profits support the continuing restoration of 4 public parks and 55 community gardens...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

September 2013 Working Group Updates

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09/25/2013

... organizing project formed in 2011 to provide information, resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... on food justice issues, including healthy food access and public health...

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Surdna Foundation

Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

... platform is dedicated to crowdfunding to improve global public health . Its latest project will introduce sanitation ... Delhi. ARCHIVE Global's unique toilet design requires no septic...

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... yet ultimately unsuccessful attempts? And two, how do we ensure that the law gets implemented well? To answer this first question, this tremendous and long-fought victory was ... the planning phase, identify...

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Justice Reform

Closing Space for Open Society

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05/17/2018

... how a multibillion dollar global foundation dedicated to advancing democratic freedom is responding to a rising tide ... publicly alluded to any major strategic pivot, but they do acknowledge that Open Society...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Increasing Impact, Enhancing Value: A Practitioner's Guide to Leading Corporate Philanthropy

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04/2012

What is the role of corporate philanthropy in business and society? This guide offers original field research and provides clear and practical paths forward for the future of the field and the role of corporate foundations, including a five element agenda for leaders of corporate foundations and giving programs to advance their practice and profession.

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Corporate Funders

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Governance

Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

Release Date:

05/06/2014

... in terms of political leanings. But according to a first -of-its-kind survey of the world’s most prominent ... one star out of a possible five in the survey, to be made public on Wednesday, an advance copy of...

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How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

... with one that puts the well-being of people and the planet first . In order to address this crisis, and ensure that our ... in this moment, we have decided to: Dramatically increase resources and capacity...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

... Community colleges tend to receive the least amount of public financial support compared to other institutions, yet ... of low-income students into the middle class with few resources . A report released by the...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort

... working to embed more trust-based, racially equitable practices in your grantmaking? Are you looking for tools and ... to trust-based philanthropy with a particular focus on advancing racial equity...

Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations and Maria Torres Springer, Ford Foundation Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce

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04/26/2020

... informed by on the ground experience will be used to do so as seamlessly as possible. The City will form a series ... response to the pandemic. These councils will start in the first week of May and meet...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies Join Governments and Private Funders to Announce Historic Pledge at COP26 in support of Indigenous Peoples and local communities

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11/01/2021

... announcement, the governments and funders hope to take a first step toward correcting an unjust system that has failed ... goals and priorities for forest activities.” “There is no viable solution to the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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John A. Hartford Foundation and Commonwealth Fund Support Journalism Fellowships That Recognize Top 'Age Beat' Reporters

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10/20/2015

... several daily newspapers, national publications, and public radio affiliates. The fellows will convene during ... understand everything from the latest discoveries in the health sciences to social and policy...

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Communications/Media