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Animal Welfare

Pinkerton Promotes Jill Bregenzer to Chief Operating Officer

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01/05/2024

... has been named Chief Operating Officer of The Pinkerton Foundation , President and CEO Rick Smith announced today. ... partner in managing the Foundation ’s financial, human resources , and...

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PhilTV: Partner Buy-In Is More Likely When a Funder’s Long-term Commitment is Clear

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12/21/2016

... making that deep investment is the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) . The foundation employed a gender and racial justice framework in ... the full session. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes. Additional ...

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Education

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Brooklyn Org

Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

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04/27/2015

... Funders Group came together to discuss a broad range of issues related to international grantmaking. The session ... and former program officer in China for the Ford Foundation ; Steven Heintz, President of the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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New Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Boost From Open Society

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06/16/2014

... posts with innovative ideas, but often lack the necessary resources to execute them," said Chris Stone, president of .....

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Meet the 15 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

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03/05/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patricia Harris, NoVo Foundation President Jennifer Buffett and Simons Foundation President Marilyn Simons are among those on Inside ... philanthropy, bringing people together to...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy

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09/25/2017

Chefs Learn to Influence Food-Systems Policy The 14 American chefs who gathered last week at Shelburne Farms have ... works and wrestling with some of the thorniest policy issues in the food system. The diverse...

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Food Systems

Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... Mercedes Gonzalez, Education Policy Intern at The Century Foundation This post was originally published on The Century Foundation website here . Why does America have ... such a bloated prison system? Last...

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

... as Program Officer of Social Justice Program The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of .....

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces Additional $11 Million in Grants and Loans to Those Affected by COVID-19

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... allocated over $23 million in our first wave of emergency funding for essential food programs and to help provide our ... immediate assistance —are at risk of running out of resources in just a few months,”...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bold Stories For Big Challenges

Release Date:

12/17/2013

... the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation ’s Impact.” The event was based on a ... work towards, said Maurine Knighton of the Nathan Cummings Foundation , and thus changes the zeitgeist on the...

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Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

by Monique Villa, CEO, Thomson Reuters Foundation As the Chief Executive Officer of the Thomson ... large — and supported over 30 game-changing programs on issues such as social innovation, corruption, human .....

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All Funders

Three Ways to Maximize Impact Through Collaboration

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01/26/2015

... any funder’s strategy, time constraints, and financial resources . Over the last 10 years, Arabella has helped ... investment redundancies; decrease the complexity of the funding landscape for grantees; unearth...

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Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Announces Five Winners of the Inaugural Innovation Awards

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10/06/2021

... Health – a collaboration between Morgan Stanley, its Foundation and leading nonprofit organizations in this space. ... literacy programming, education, therapy scholarships and resources to help Black girls...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

Release Date:

11/13/2014

by Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon, Executive Director, The Elmezzi Foundation Recently, funders and practitioners gathered at ... Wellness. Zone 126, started and supported by the Elmezzi Foundation , is focused on...

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10 Oct 2024

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

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1:00pm to 5:30pm

... data reveals the alarming reality that over 2.7 million American youth are grappling with severe major depression. ... a large and complex system of private insurance and public funding . How funders can be...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Workforce Development

What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

Release Date:

08/27/2013

... Innovation Review. In a speech to the staff of the Hewlett Foundation , William Schambra of the Hudson Institute issues a sweeping challenge: “After a century of strategic ... calls “strategic philanthropy,”...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Governance

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TCC Group

Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

Release Date:

06/26/2015

The Arcus Foundation , a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, today released the following statement ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

How Should Philanthropies Respond to Emergencies?

Release Date:

05/13/2014

For funders bailing out Detroit, does the funding commit them to a long-term engagement or is it a one-time rescue mission? Ford Foundation discussed in The Atlantic. Earlier this year, ... its citizens to focus...

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

Release Date:

08/19/2009

By Leonard Glickman Chief Executive Officer FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds “Neither a borrower nor a ... worth of community infrastructure projects ready to go if funding were available. Tight credit...

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