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05 Oct 2017

Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education

Thursday, October 5, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... on the key roles that researchers, policymakers, funders , and facilitators have played in developing the ... for evidence-based policy making The role that funders , researchers, and policymakers play in...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Education

Public Policy

Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change

Release Date:

08/21/2017

... Change Foundation, which is one of the nation's largest funders of climate and clean energy work. (It gave out $40 .....

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Simons Foundation

From the Ground Up

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... work. What's needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders , and government agencies working together as equals. .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... The Westchester Community Foundation, one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, has announced ...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Westchester Community Foundation

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... differentiated itself from a growing space filled with funders concerned with the broader connections between art ...

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Arts

P2CP Program Is Expanding with Support from The David Rockefeller Fund, Ford Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, Teagle Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation

Release Date:

10/20/2017

... corrections professionals, educators, students, and funders —to learn more about the impact of the ...

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Member News

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Justice Reform

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The David Rockefeller Fund

The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

Release Date:

10/27/2017

... library giving can be summarized in a single word: access. Funders including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the John ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... that fully cover costs. A shortage of capital and funders is also limiting civic techs ability to scale... ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rita Allen Foundation

19 Apr 2018

Civil Conversations in Uncivil Times - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 19, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... for family foundations? What are the biggest mistakes that funders make when trying to provide a forum for these types ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia

Release Date:

11/27/2017

... by nonprofit executives and boards, and the need for funders to support nonprofit overhead—its natural focus was ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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SeaChange Capital Partners

12 Apr 2018

Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... from internal financial reports, such as budgets, that funders so often request. Discuss how grantees prepare and ... financial statements, and how these documents provide funders with different financial...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

Release Date:

12/12/2017

Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks 'to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.'

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Propel Capital

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

Release Date:

12/20/2017

In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation President Will Miller explains the “unified approach” that underlies the foundation’s initiatives and describes how a focus on continuous improvement fits into this.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Wallace Foundation

The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000

Release Date:

01/16/2018

... for schools under siege, a leading group of education funders is committing three-quarters of a million dollars to ...

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Member News

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

Release Date:

02/20/2018

... climate has also pushed many social justice-oriented funders toward a more considered and strategic view of the ... long term. Movement building is a growing priority, and funders are thinking harder about how...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Andrus Family Fund

22 May 2018

Tipping Points: Philanthropy's Role in Changing the Narrative of Power

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... The WomanHOOD Project Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 AM - ... by which organizer you were invited. (no fee) Non-Member Funders : Please email register@...

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

19 Jun 2018

Learning to Work: What’s New and Innovative about NYC Summer Youth Employment

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Join the NYC Youth Funders for a session will focus on what's new and ... E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc Designed for All interested funders . Registration 8:45 - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 11:00 ... and click...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

04 Apr 2019

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 4, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

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Professional Development

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Registration is Open!

Release Date:

09/05/2018

... less than three years of experience) to their roles as funders . This intensive course takes place over three ... Policy Series The programs in the Policy Series are for funders who want clarity around the...