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USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains

Release Date:

04/01/2016

... (USDA) officials today joined 15 national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to ... between producers, food purchasers, and access to shared resources . Food LINC aims to replicate...

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Food Systems

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Surdna Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Research Shows Elderly in U.S. Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills

Release Date:

11/21/2014

... care physician could treat. The Commonwealth Fund’s survey looked at how well health systems are caring for older ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

Release Date:

04/18/2016

... talk to patients and families about end-of-life care. The survey , released Thursday by philanthropies John A. Hartford ...

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

4 Organizations Team On Mapping Tool For U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/20/2017

In a collaborative partnership, Global Impact, Blackbaud, the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center have developed and launched a resource to support organizations in aligning and tracking charitable giving to the United Nations (U.N.)...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... today as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' annual report , Mike Bloomberg says Washington's "direct assault ... on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg LP

Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

Release Date:

01/10/2013

... During the recent Philanthropy New York conference on resources for returning veterans , it struck me that very few ... I was encouraged to see that so many of New York’s philanthropic organizations recognize...

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Atlantic Seeks To Sustain Gains From Past Work As Grantmaking Nears Conclusion

Release Date:

07/30/2014

... years. Harvest Time for The Atlantic Philanthropies - 2012 -2013: Decline & Rise , by Tony Proscio of the Sanford ... School of Public Policy at Duke University, covers late 2012 through the end of 2013,...

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Aging

Children, Youth and Families

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

02 May 2018

New York City Schools: Is Integration Necessary?

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... articles, reports, editorials, and New York City’s own efforts to address school segregation. Rather than have a set agenda, ...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

A Look At How Surdna Foundation is Backing Water Infrastructure in American Cities

Release Date:

06/25/2018

... has a couple of options when it comes to focusing its resources . It can go deep in a particular geography, or it ... gone all over the country, and toward developing national resources and best practices in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

10 Oct 2012

A World of Opportunity: Increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the HR Perspective

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... equity and inclusion have become a major focus of the philanthropic sector. Initiatives like the D5 Coalition work ... and inclusion (or “DEI”) can provide. Many human resources practitioners would like to...

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Network Building

My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... most personal White House initiatives, was launched to address the opportunity gap for young men and boys of color. ... the young man of color who was unjustly shot and killed in 2012 . As he attended his final...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes Isabel Sousa-Rodriguez As New Program Officer

Release Date:

04/17/2019

... racism and, over the next five years, will commit the full resources of the Foundation to the goal of engendering a ... Hazen board chair and Founder & Executive Director of the Philanthropic Initiative...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

... our application. Months later, in early November 2012 , we got a call that we were finalists for the Nonprofit ... the storm. We quickly became the hub of volunteer relief efforts . Residents without power in...

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Third Wave Fund, New York Women's Foundation and Ms. Foundation Pen Open Letter to Foundations and Donors Calling for Increased Funding to People of Color

Release Date:

03/09/2017

... institutional and individual funders are challenging their philanthropic colleagues to increase funding to organizations ... invitation to join that movement and a reminder that, as philanthropic leaders, we...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

The New York Women's Foundation

Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... she will direct overall strategy for the bank’s global philanthropic investments. Karen will continue the firm’s ... programs, research, and by leveraging the firm’s vast resources and talented employees...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Philanthropy in Focus

Release Date:

10/07/2020

... seven months, I’ve witnessed how quickly federal and philanthropic dollars have been mobilized in response to the ... many of our members quickly sought to collaborate, pool resources and increase giving to...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Melissa Bradley To Step Down As Tides CEO

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... in fiscal sponsorship and through its leadership in philanthropic consulting and grantmaking services, Tides has ... and Tides’ role in bringing in expertise and resources in these areas and beyond.” Vice...

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15 Mar 2018

Imagining the Future: Pursuing Excellence in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 15, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Grashow who has been leading group discussions that address the following questions: Given the challenges in the world, and the changing philanthropic landscape, how do you see the field changing? ... would...