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Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... major public policy shifts, whatever their past level of success . But first, a bit of the anecdotal evidence. As ... on taking money out of existing Social Security taxes to pay for “individual accounts” and...

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Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

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07/21/2021

... sourcing new investments and grantees—primarily small, justice -oriented organizations—and then working hand in ... Stewart took a leadership role at the Department of Justice in 2012 addressing inequities in...

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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

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05/12/2014

... for his contributions to the causes of education, criminal justice , and pension reform. He was falsely charged with ... Obama). And he’s been subjected to a steady stream of “ juvenile...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to the YMCA of Greater New York

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10/21/2014

... Program is currently offered at 19 sites throughout the five boroughs of New York and serves more than 1,200 ... on fitness reduces risky behaviors and facilitates school success , the Y gives students...

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Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

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09/06/2017

... where the margin of victory was within one or two or five percent," she continued. "If you want to change the ... Yoo and Zang, are urging states to take additional steps to protect against potential...

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Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... organizations, managing country programs, donor projects and country strategies in West Africa and across ... inequalities through initiatives on tax and gender justice , including the VOICE program that...

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Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

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09/2019

... the core principles of equitable evaluation , and share resources to spur your thinking about how your organization ...

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To Get Beyond Two Percent, We Have to Go Beyond Giving

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10/08/2013

Arabella Advisors Founder and Managing Director Eric Kessler weighs in on Dan Pallotta’s closing talk at the 2013 TED Conference and suggests how funders can respond to the growing demands on the nonprofit sector and increase the impact of...

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ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

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05/10/2018

... The ASPCA opened this new permanent facility following the success of a four-year behavioral rehabilitation pilot ... daily by a dedicated team of animal behavior experts implementing scientifically sound...

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30 May 2024

Resistance at The Border and Beyond: Frontline Efforts to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... , Founding Executive Director, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (Iowa MMJ) Dauday Sesay , Founder & Executive ...

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The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

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05/04/2016

... of choosing a compelling topic. Given the prominence of justice reform in our public dialogue, it’s clear that the ... justice in America – examining what we consider to be “ criminal ” and...

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Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity

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03/09/2022

... words in a press release. We agreed to commit substantial resources . The question was: how and where? Typical for an ... year. As an early first step, we decided to recognize five programs in our portfolio...

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SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits

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12/18/2017

... set of conditions from both organizations to ensure success . Two Chicago-based nonprofits, Chicago Cares ... volunteer labor, while WomenOnCall connects legal, human resources , finance, and other professionals...

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

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01/12/2016

... unions. By stripping these unions of key financial resources — their fair share of fees provided by nonmembers ... wages and benefits the union negotiates, but not help pay for the costs. . . Authored by...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits

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02/11/2016

... the most critical issues of our time, from immigration and criminal justice reform to the future of our youth. This ... in grants in 2015 has laid the groundwork for even bolder steps in the...

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So many working groups, so many ways to engage!

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07/23/2014

... on how policymakers and philanthropy can help to move projects from the “can work” to the “is working” ... program, The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice came out of discussions with the Women &...

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Issue Guide: Limits on Nonprofit Executive Compensation

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01/2013

Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on the regulation of nonprofit executive compensation.

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The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

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09/09/2013

... Performance Assessment at Changing Our World , presented five building blocks that she uses in her client work, and we ... Realistically, what you can measure also depends on the resources (time and money)...

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06 Oct 2016

Deep Integration of Community Based Organizations and Schools

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9:00am to 11:00am

... community/school partnerships and the best strategies for implementing these collaborative ventures. Leaders in ... support and invest in these partnerships to assure their success . Explore The power of school...

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