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By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation I am an ambivalent traveler. I get anxious about leaving things that are familiar—it’s disorienting. But once I arrive someplace new, I feel exhilarated; finding yourself...

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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04/29/2010

By John Weiler Senior Program Officer, F.B. Heron Foundation Like many of its colleague funders, the F.B. Heron Foundation experienced a sharp decline in its charitable assets in 2008 and early 2009. At the same time, Heron...

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The Will and The Way: Philanthropy's Grantmaking Defaults Must Change

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02/05/2020

The recent report on ending the “Starvation Cycle” confirms that the vast majority of funding is project-based, that this type of funding rarely covers the full cost of the associated work, that “cost-minus” funding is not just unfair but also...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

... opportunities for grantmaking in the areas of aging and health . To better integrate age-related concerns into the ...

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19 Jul 2018

What Funders Need to Know About Immigration Detention: A Primer on the U.S. System - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, July 19, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... first served basis.* Every morning, roughly 38,000 men, women , and children wake up in the custody of the United ... ‘ hieleras ’— Spanish for ‘iceboxes.’ Pregnant women report being denied medical care,...

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Children, Youth and Families

14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the...

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

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01/20/2022

... to the common good. Most importantly, they can move resources to the American communities that need them most to ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure

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02/01/2016

... allow regional associations to share data, information and resources . And we help regional associations pool their resources and expertise to better serve their members. The ...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

25 Jun 2018

The Money in Politics Implications of a Johnson Amendment Repeal - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... you before the webinar. Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number ...

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12 Dec 2019

Philanthropy & the 2020 Census: What a Fair and Accurate Count Means for Ending Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, December 12, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... you before the webinar. Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the number ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Insights from The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

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12/06/2022

What does it mean to use a racial justice lens in your grantmaking? And what internal barriers need to be dismantled to advance racial justice?

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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

This webinar is the second in a series highlighting how our members across the country are grappling with difficult juxtapositions between supporting immediate policy reform while co-creating a more visionary, liberated future.