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NYSHealth Awards Grants $1.2M to Empower Health Care Consumers

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has selected five organizations for grant awards totaling more than $1.2 ... health care consumers and ensure they have the tools, resources , and support they need...

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Member News

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Health & Human Services

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New York Health Foundation

Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... community financing of student debt through policies like Pay It Forward in Oregon and the proposed Higher Ed, Lower ... the city (or state) government to plug budget holes or to pay for neighborhood services...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Roosevelt Institute

04 Oct 2012

Measuring and Strengthening Advocacy Capacity: Tools and Strategies

Thursday, October 4, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... effectiveness of advocacy efforts—yet taking deliberate steps at the onset to measure a potential grantee’s ability ... a strong advocacy campaign can be a critical component of success . A variety of...

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A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... who the organization brings in next. While we wish for success , we create conditions for failure by holding back ... are transparent about leadership transitions, many of us pay back this trust by withholding...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Cricket Island Foundation

Autism at Work: How the Simons Foundation is Expanding Efforts of Inclusion in the Workplace

Release Date:

03/10/2020

... as well. The employee’s direct manager, human resources staff, and the employees who will be working with ... set up a routine that allows the new employee to complete projects by breaking them down into...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

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The Simons Foundation

Impact Investing Is a Policy Issue

Release Date:

10/20/2016

... investment/divestment strategies and social impact bonds/ pay -for- success models. I have attended every one of those programs ... beginning to think about different ways of investing their resources...

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PNY News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

The Tow Foundation Appoints Nadia Alia As The New Director Of Operations

Release Date:

03/28/2017

... established in 1988 by Leonard and Claire Tow, funds projects that offer transformative experiences to individuals ... of innovative programs and system reform in the areas of juvenile and criminal...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Tow Foundation

Improving the Health of Older Adults Using Integrated Networks for Medical Care and Social Services

Release Date:

07/10/2015

... services that will be needed with the current levels of resources . Because the current model of funding social ... access to community supports, while focusing attention and resources on the unique needs of...

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Aging

Health & Human Services

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

Publication date:

03/2016

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of foundation CEOs and learned that there is much agreement on the audiences for their transparency efforts. Foundation CEOs also agree about what they believe is the most important information to share with those audiences.However, foundation practice lags behind CEOs’ beliefs.

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Report

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

Release Date:

04/02/2010

... contributed. It is one the most significant U.S. social justice victories in recent years and one of the largest criminal justice reforms in decades. Enacted in 1973, the RDLs marked a shift...

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Mark Zuckerberg Is Selling Up to $13 Billion of Facebook Stock to Fund an Ambitious Project to End Disease: Here’s an Early Look Inside

Release Date:

09/18/2018

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

A $1 Billion Gates Foundation-Backed Education Initiative Failed to Help Students — Here’s How the Foundation’s Next $450 Million Project Will Look

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10/09/2018

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Education

10/1/2015 - Facts on Fraud and Embezzlement - PPT Presentation

Publication date:

10/2015

View materials from the program, The Facts on Fraud and Embezzlement.

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All Funders

Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

Governance

Information Technology

Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance - Presentation

Publication date:

06/2018

View materials of the program " Overstepping When Should Foundations Weigh in on Grantee Governance "

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Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women on Creating a Culture of Equity

Release Date:

03/14/2018

... that women have reached in the fight for equal rights, pay equity remains a persistent problem that continues to ... women earn only 63 cents. Last month, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed...

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Women & Girls

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Ms. Foundation for Women

How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

Release Date:

08/15/2013

... Americans of all races who have devoted their time and resources to improving the life outcomes of black men and ... of departure as philanthropy collectively forges its next steps . Here are five...

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All Funders

Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

Release Date:

06/15/2021

... crises threatening our common future, to increase resources for systemic alternatives that support justice , equity, and the well-being of the planet. Arroyo ... the Strengthening Families Program, and the...

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Member News

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Leadership Development

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International/Global Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... nonprofit organizations became increasingly strained as resources declined. When the stock market failed, foundations ... as a continuation of persistent economic hardship. The five -year initiative was...

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Insights

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Women & Girls

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The New York Women's Foundation

The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

Release Date:

10/24/2013

... need to be modified? Without critical metrics of success , it will be tempting, but likely misleading, to react ... if they don’t have one through a job. Financial help to pay for a private health plan or...