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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Digital Innovation Project for European Cities

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06/25/2019

... efforts to embrace technology and design to transform public services and better leverage public data to solve ... is making it easier for local governments to anticipate issues , measure...

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Using All of a Foundation’s Assets for Mission (F. B. Heron Foundation)

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01/07/2016

Using All of a Foundation’ s Assets for Mission (F. B. Heron Foundation) For ... the future to be effective, they need to use all of their resources toward their mission, says Clara Miller,...

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New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

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02/08/2018

New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u. S . Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design ... yesterday stresses that making it a de facto policy for U. S . cities would be a cost-effective design...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Receives Grant from Westchester Community Foundation to Expand Saw Mill River Restoration Efforts

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12/16/2019

... Beczak so that it can expand its studies of water quality issues plaguing the Saw Mill River. Ryan Palmer, the director ... announced last week a newly created position that would look at the county'...

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The Perpetuity Debate

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04/29/2014

... will continue to remain vulnerable. For example, let’ s look at polio and The Gates foundation, a limited life ... the Jewish Communal Fund, one of the nation’ s largest public...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

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03/06/2018

... More than 80 percent of educators in the area’ s high-need schools say that they are not assigning homework ... and learning.” The report is the first in the country to look at young children’ s...

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Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy

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03/27/2015

... and humiliating to be judged and turned down in a public forum? And does anybody think $40,000 is enough for a ... those that need help. And we applaud Mr. Dagres’ s observation that "category-killer...

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New York Foundation

01 Oct 2015

The Facts on Fraud and Embezzlement

Thursday, October 1, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

View program presentation here . When fraud is uncovered ... Fraud Effect”. Organizations will deal with a number of issues including Board embarrassment, morale issues , reputational risk, impact...

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New York City

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10/22/2020

... These grants synthesize existing research to inform smart public policy that can positively impact the lives of young ... devoted nearly the entire budget of this grant program toward work that is specifically...

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Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day

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03/08/2023

... women’ s issues , many of our grantmakers have dedicated resources to elevating feminist thought and leadership as ... that focus on women’ s rights specifically, we also...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Gender Justice

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Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

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01/30/2025

... their feelings, insights, experiences, and ideas for solutions with us, offering confirmation of ongoing concerns ... and lift up ideas from the field that offer promising solutions to this issue. Our analysis...

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New York City's Community Foundation Carries Out Charitable Legacies of Brooke Astor and Many Others

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06/07/2017

... data on students' socio-economic status and ethnicity, and look at whether or not these students are attending their ... City Harvest has created a rapid delivery system to bring fresh fruits and...

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The New York Community Trust

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Commentary: Building ‘a network of networks’ in a trying time

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03/16/2026

... formed to meet the moment, lift up and generate resources to address sector needs. This new “network of ... federal policy shifts, their downstream effects on other public and private funding and cultural...

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United Hospital Fund Names Two New Vice Presidents, New Controller, Other Staff Changes

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04/06/2021

... R. Murria will be promoted to vice president of human resources from director of human resources , while retaining ... mentorship will be sorely missed at UHF, but I very much look forward to...

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Should We Expand Our Support Beyond Policy Positions?

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04/01/2015

... if the state of politics in Washington is such that our issues are not likely to move anytime in the near future. ... features 33 guidelines that focus on legal compliance and public disclosure, financial...

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04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, ... and racial and social justice. Despite gains on certain issues in some geographic areas, a...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

... care costs more on average than in-state tuition at a public university. Access to affordable childcare would put ... wants to change that. “We know that because of systemic issues around racism and sexism,...

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