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The Century Foundation

What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... By: Travis Baird, Program Officer, Maverick Capital Foundation I entered this sector because I wanted to be a ... just include the technical skills of financial analysis or funding structures. As a person of...

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Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge

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09/04/2018

... long recognized that governments alone don’t have the resources to solve the most pressing challenges of our time. Finding new funding mechanisms to achieve the Millennium Development ... many believed was...

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Health

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Johnson & Johnson

Fiscal Sponsorship

... necessitates the creation of financial, legal, and human resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new ... provides administrative services such as accounting, human resources , and grants...

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Reimagining Executive Transitions in the Sector

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04/06/2023

... continue to face many “firsts” throughout that time. Funding and support throughout the transition period would be ... should invest in their grantees’ DEIJ work to lay the foundation for leadership...

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BoardSource

09 May 2019

Newsrooms & Philanthropy: Is There a Shared Playbook for Impact and Social Change?

Thursday, May 9, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Explore The ways funders are investing in journalism to address knowledge gaps, gain a larger share of a voice, and ... , Program Officer, Creativity and Free Expression, Ford Foundation Lindsay Green-Barber...

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08 Nov 2019

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the other modules: October 11 - So You're Working for a Foundation ... Power and Your New Community November 1 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues December 13 - ... components that make up grantmaking...

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30 May 2013

Knowledge Tools for Funders

Thursday, May 30, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... help funders track trends in their areas of interest, find resources focused on their issues, build capacity for themselves and their foundation colleagues and curate knowledge about their ... Series,” co-...

U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... coastal and marine grant making at the MacArthur Foundation , which has made $17.9 million in Cuba-related ... Cuba "has a really good history of protecting its natural resources , and that could decline...

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Ford Foundation

22 Aug 2023

Navigating Disaster: Investing in Climate Resilience for Immigrant and BIPOC Communities in the South - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... in Canada and Greece to massive floods in Vermont and California – not to mention scorching heat waves across the ...

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Immigration

Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

by Lukas Haynes, Vice President, Mertz Gilmore Foundation and Nancy Lublin, CEO, DoSomething.org Lukas ... reasons why most foundations had either declined her funding proposal or whittled her request into a tiny...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy

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02/19/2016

... to better inform policy interventions that successfully address this pervasive issue. What variations in income do ...

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Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

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04/06/2016

... programs, research, and by leveraging the firm’s vast resources and talented employees. Additionally, in her new ... of JPMorgan Chase employees to help nonprofit partners address social and economic...

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08 Feb 2017

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network - Breakfast Mixer

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs for ... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential...

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31 Jul 2023

Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, July 31, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... migrants. It has become clear that - in addition to resources - communication, coordination, and adaptability are ...

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28 Mar 2013

Online Tools for Your Grantees (and You, Too!)

Thursday, March 28, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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... for suggestions of other donors to approach. Who else is funding your issues? What other funders care about the ... us for an overview of the online tools and services the Foundation Center has developed to...

Carnegie Corporation of New York Donates $1.5 Million for Disaster Relief

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01/30/2018

... York is joining other U.S. foundations in providing relief funding and will donate $1.5 million to help communities ... with the Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation , the Corporation has...

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New York Community Trust to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City

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02/13/2019

New York Community Trust and the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City ... The New York Community Trust and the Jerome L. Greene Foundation have established a fund to support...

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