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Mellon Foundation

From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

Release Date:

01/15/2015

... existing best practices. The encouraging success of India' s agricultural development sector offers particularly ... to India, hoping to find out more about the country' s success. They team included...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice

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05/04/2016

... This post originally appeared on the Ford Foundation’ s Equals Change blog . Stanford University made headlines ... skills needed to make a positive global impact and find solutions to increasingly complex...

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Education

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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

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10/07/2021

... many still reeling from the pandemic and the nation’ s racial reckoning. Fellows are spearheading efforts, from ... leadership and readiness to make a quantum leap forward toward breaking the cycle of...

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Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

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06/07/2017

... should guide philanthropy. Meanwhile, disasters – let’ s call them what they are – continued to unfold all around ... legacy includes having had a direct and profound impact on public policy, education, civil...

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24 Mar 2022

How Philanthropy is Advancing Criminal Legal Reform in a Changing Political Landscape

Thursday, March 24, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... on how grant makers are contributing to movement toward criminal legal reform and transformation today. ... Arnold Ventures Candice C. Jones , President & CEO, Public Welfare Foundation Tasha Tucker (...

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Justice Reform

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22 Apr 2025

Protecting New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Ecosystem - An Event Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... has extended an invitation to PNY members. Across the U. S ., immigrants establish businesses at significantly higher ... and business leaders, as well as funding to contribute toward narrative change and...

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Immigration

Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

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02/14/2012

... Every foundation wants its grantees to fully utilize the resources available to them. As funding from all sources ... used to be an afterthought. At Philanthropy New York’ s January 10th program “Reimagining...

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Education Funders Research Initiative

EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

Release Date:

08/11/2015

... among stakeholders of differing viewpoints Inform public discussion with insights based on research and ... a platform for more meaningful dialogue with the city’ s Department of Education. The case study...

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PNY News

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Trinity Wall Street

Co-Chief Investment Officer of Carnegie Corporation of NY Meredith Jenkins Goes to Trinity Wall Street

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01/19/2016

... helped grow the investment portfolio of the foundation’ s $3.3 billion endowment into a top-tier performer for the ... and was primarily focused on a balanced portfolio of public equities and fixed income. “I...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Trinity Wall Street

Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

Release Date:

05/16/2013

... or ban fracking. Why should you pay attention? 1) It’ s coming to a town near you . According to the U. S . Energy ... on the environmental impacts, it’ s clear that there are public...

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

... response and engagement with the current crisis in public funding, which affects 44 of the 50 states. The Foundation Center’ s new survey suggests that the foundation community ... operating support. In a time...

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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... TCC Group Have you ever wondered what it' s like to be a philanthropic advisor? At least 30 people ... advising because we care passionately about certain issues , or want to see the field of philanthropy...

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TCC Group

Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’ s board of directors can exert over an organization, many ... BoardServeNYC. Gordon Campbell, United Way of NYC’ s President & CEO, explains this...

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United Way of New York City

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Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation

Publication date:

11/2008

Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it' s the best option when you want to promote civic engagement and support lasting solutions to a community' s problems. Yet many funders, concerned about the ability to .....

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Community Development

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Harnessing Collaborative Technologies: Helping Funders Work Together Better

Publication date:

11/2013

... of trends from a Foundation Center survey of the largest U. S . foundations, interviews with 37 leading philanthropy ... tool finder” aids the search for technology solutions . Harnessing Collaborative Technologies: Helping ...

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New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement

Release Date:

06/17/2015

The program is supported by The Simons Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Simons Foundation

President of Bank of America Charitable Foundation Speaks to CSR Growth in 2016

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12/16/2016

... on boards and committees and development of technology solutions ... President of Bank of America Charitable ...

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Asharoken Storm Protection Project to Be Reviewed, Officials Say

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08/29/2017

... met in Asharoken Friday to evaluate the village’ s aging sea wall and discuss potential solutions . . . Asharoken Storm Protection Project to Be ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

Release Date:

11/11/2015

... these three outstanding organizations with this year’ s Awards,” said Sharon Stapel, President of NPCC. ... achieve. BRC uses the best management practices to provide solutions to homelessness that are not...

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation