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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation This piece was originally sent as an email to Ford Foundation staff prior to the official launch and ... to feel good about this emerging consensus. The Ford ...

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How Rapid Assessments Can Help the Shift from Response to Recovery

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05/13/2021

... Steele, President and CEO, EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation . This article was originally published by The ... and urgency. At EMpower — The Emerging Markets Foundation , where I serve as president...

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

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08/19/2009

By Leonard Glickman Chief Executive Officer FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds “Neither a borrower nor a ... operations running—is crucial to its sustainability and growth . Yet, as a recent Johns Hopkins...

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Executive Leadership in Family Philanthropy: The CEO Leadership Guides

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03/2012

... all aspects of hiring, supporting and evaluating a family foundation chief executive and the issues unique to them, ...

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Scathing Report Highlights Forgotten Role of Community Colleges

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05/26/2013

Century Foundation Trustee Melissa Harris-Perry and Senior Fellow Richard Kahlenberg discuss the findings from the foundation ’s new report. Scathing Report Highlights ...

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6/4/14 - Digital Badges Program - Livestream recording and PPTs

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06/2014

View a recording of the livestream and the PowerPoint Presentations and videos presented during the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

By Liz Sak, Executive Director, Cricket Island Foundation When the financial crisis hit, foundations ... report we recently helped produce in partnership with the Foundation Center, Diminishing Dollars: The Impact...

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Citi Lets Viewers Vote With a Click for a Sports Group

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02/09/2014

The New York Times examined Citigroup's new philanthropic effort (part of its Olympics sponsorship) that gives a boost to sports-related causes.

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What Big (and not-so-big) Donors Can Learn from Philanthropy, Bloomberg-style

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05/23/2016

... Baby Boomer generation ages, the face of philanthropy and giving is undergoing a dramatic shift in the connection ... entertain the interns than recounting the way charitable giving ever unfolded... What Big (...

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Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

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10/05/2017

... to Fight Social Inequality Steve and Connie Ballmer are giving $60 million over six years to a program created ... the former chief executive of Microsoft, and his wife are giving the money through the Ballmer...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

Everyone knows the old adage, “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…”

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Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, Joins Denver Frederick on The Answer WNYM

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02/24/2020

... . Good evening, Sampriti, and welcome to The Business of Giving ! Sampriti: Good evening, Denver. It’s such a ... a lot of laws and regulations and compliance around giving , and not all donors essentially know...

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28 Mar 2023

Philanthropy’s Voice in Policy, Practice, & Power-Shifting for Housing Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... funders, including foundations, United Ways, corporate giving programs, individual philanthropists, and philanthropy ...

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Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

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06/12/2009

... Steve Coll , President of the New America Foundation , and more comments from Mr. Pickard—by ...

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09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Presenter John Hawkins , Consultant; Board Member, Surdna Foundation Designed for All interested PNY members. ...

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10 Mar 2015

Supporting Grantee Capacity

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Missed this session? View the recording here . Each foundation takes its own approach to thinking about and supporting grantee capacity. GrantCraft, a service of Foundation Center, launched a guide called...

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24 Mar 2016

Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... presenters will include the general counsel of a private foundation who will walk through the legal requirements under ... Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Ford Foundation Yvonne Moore, Principal...

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Less Talking, More Doing: Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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06/15/2016

... Executive Director, Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation Co-Chairs, Committee for Equitable and Inclusive ...

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