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Bloomberg Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U.S. Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together

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06/26/2017

... Announces $200M American Cities Initiative to Help U. S . Cities Innovate, Solve Problems, & Work Together In an ... to Washington D.C.’ s deepening disengagement on urban issues to the...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

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01/25/2022

... are drawn from critical lessons learned from the firm’ s business growth and community investments in the ... inequities requires concerted and sustained efforts by public and private sector partners that seek...

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Community Development

Economic Security

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... Trust Leadership Fellows, Baruch College, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs While countless media ... And Susan Dell on September 2 announced their foundation’ s pledge of $36 million ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Disaster Relief

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Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System

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03/24/2022

Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System By: Lauren Supplee, Senior Program Officer, William T. Grant Foundation, Geoff Cloepfil, Administrative Specialist, Research Services, Casey Family Programs, and Krik O'Brien, Senior...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... on the scale and scope of the challenges America’ s incarceration crisis presents. While it seems that federal ... for reform has slowed—if not reversed, as of late—it’ s still possible to take meaningful...

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Justice Reform

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Commonwealth Fund: Why the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill Is Unworkable

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09/25/2017

... Repeal Bill Is Unworkable As Republicans rush toward a precipitous vote on the Graham-Cassidy ... one issue needs a lot more attention: even last night’ s version of the bill won’t work. Graham-Cassidy would,...

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Health

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What It Takes: Supporting New BIPOC Executives

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05/19/2021

... leader. They shared from their perspectives what they view as funder “best practices” that had been beneficial ... Funders need to double down and add on general support resources during leadership transitions...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

26 Apr 2018

Shifting the Power: Applying Community Philanthropy to Sustainable Development Here and Abroad (Brown Bag Lunch)

Thursday, April 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... strategies that strengthen local ownership, invest in solutions that have long-term impacts, and build on assets and resources that already exist (or at least do everything in ... so that you become strategic...

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Tools & Strategies

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

13 Sep 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Federal and State Workforce Policy Update

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the workforce issue a priority. The City of New York’ s workforce strategy remains fragmented, City-centric and ... exploring how City of New York can develop a more coherent public workforce strategy. At the...

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01 Apr 2024

Assessing A Better Contract for New York: Two Year Check-In

Monday, April 1, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... report with specific recommendations on fixing the city' s severe contract processing, registration, and payment ... Learn about the specific challenges and potential solutions discussed by the panel,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Nonprofit Financials

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Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

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03/03/2017

... this is new terrain for evaluators, there are several resources on both impact investing and impact ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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PhilTV: Funder Advocacy Is Powerful in Conversation on NP Sector Sustainability

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05/24/2016

... the high-profile collapse of FEGS last year, New York' s nonprofit sector has been seriously investigating and documenting what went wrong, with an eye toward changing harmful funding practices that...

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John A. Hartford Foundation and Commonwealth Fund Support Journalism Fellowships That Recognize Top 'Age Beat' Reporters

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10/20/2015

... several daily newspapers, national publications, and public radio affiliates. The fellows will convene during GSA' s Annual Scientific Meeting -- scheduled for November 18 to ... as a result becoming...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Conversation on Flood Resilience

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04/14/2016

... Flood Resilience Recognizing that only the most innovative solutions will effectively tackle catastrophic ... Challenge Water Window. With the variability of water resources only set to increase with climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

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4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff

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04/23/2013

... to know to respond to and plan for a disaster. What’ s the biggest challenge for donors who are interested in ... Service providers may find themselves overworked and their resources stretched. And then there...

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06 Mar 2025

POSTPONED Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Thursday, March 6, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... impact the racial, economic, environmental, and social issues philanthropy seeks to address. As asset owners and ... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies, and resources to complement the work...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Impact Investing

Environment and Climate Change

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Workforce Development

23 Jul 2012

How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement

Monday, July 23, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Enjoy a taste of fresh vegetables and herbs from young people’ s gardens! Meet and dine with some of the remarkable ... energy of youth has been harnessed to develop creative solutions to key...

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20 Nov 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now - November Meeting

Monday, November 20, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Census is the basis for determining financial and other resources for dozens of government programs The Census is the ... statistics, and much, much more. What is philanthropy’ s role in ensuring that the 2020...

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Meet the New Grantees of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/27/2020

... across the country, in addition to the Groundswell Fund’ s Black Trans Fund in its inaugural year. Launched in ... organizing— and the right thing to do—to entrust resources with Black people who know best...

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Community Development