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The Space Between Intention and Impact

Release Date:

10/24/2022

... our belief that for philanthropy to truly earn the public trust , we must name, negotiate, and change the ... for this vision. Baltimore’s $12 million Children and Youth Fund built a model that radically...

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President's Message

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Overcoming Setbacks

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09/11/2018

... learn, and redesign. We started ramping up our work with governors and mayors, with business leaders, with youth - and faith-based groups. All of these ultimately helped ... sector is beholden to shareholders...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2014

... LGBTQ issues. 1977 - The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is born in New York City, becoming the first LGBTQ public foundation. Over the course of nearly four decades, ... Alpert, Jim Johnson, and Weston...

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

Cheryl C. Effron Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

01/16/2020

... how to deploy philanthropic organizations as a force for public benefit will help us to progress our goals to reform ... years. She is currently a board member of the Trust for Governors Island... Cheryl C...

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Appointments & Transitions

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... (HHS). In 1980, she became the first woman to head a U.S. Public Health Service agency when she became the Administrator of the Health Resources Administration. From 1981 to 1992, she was a ... of the...

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The Commonwealth Fund

September 2013 Working Group Updates

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09/25/2013

... organizing project formed in 2011 to provide information, resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ... activists in Queens and Brooklyn during a Van Tour on Food Justice to explore how...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Surdna Foundation

Progress Update on Stavros Niarchos Foundation's €25 Million Grant to the Hellenic Fire Department

Release Date:

05/06/2019

... who risk their lives on the front lines for the safety of their fellow citizens, and the preservation of Greece’s natural resources , and to reinforce, at the same time, the ... magnitude in the future. The...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Beyond the Bubble

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01/22/2020

Beyond the Bubble By the Philanthropy New York Public Policy & Collaboration Team This past December, a ... Yet, for two hours, people who consistently fund youth , justice , health, climate,...

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Insights

Open Society Foundations Announce Young Feminist Leaders Fellows

Release Date:

10/28/2019

... open society values, women’s rights, and gender justice in Latin America. “Around the world, feminist, queer, and youth movements are on the frontlines pushing back against ... provide the fellows with...

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Open Society Foundations

Kaberi Banerjee Murthy joins Meyer as new Director of Program Strategy

Release Date:

11/19/2018

... to Meyer more than 20 years of philanthropic experience in youth , immigration, social justice , education, arts, civic affairs, health and community ... advocacy as the highest value use of philanthropic...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Brooklyn Org

National Funders, Including Casey Family Programs, Support Antelope Valley, CA After String of Child Welfare Incidents

Release Date:

11/11/2019

... Valley Resource Infusion (AVRI) is a working group of public agencies, nonprofit organizations and funders — ... like an air-traffic controller, linking social workers to resources and better supporting an...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

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03/2016

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of foundation CEOs and learned that there is much agreement on the audiences for their transparency efforts. Foundation CEOs also agree about what they believe is the most important information to share with those audiences.However, foundation practice lags behind CEOs’ beliefs.

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on Peaceful Elections

Release Date:

10/11/2016

... Foundation, included the Ghana Police Service, National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), traditional leaders, political parties and various student youth groups... With Support From Ford, Media...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

... wanted to hear about their experiences, the services and resources they need and desire, and their ideas for making ... BrooklyInsights.org to be a transparent view for the public into the process, posting...

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Insights

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes Three New Trustees

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06/22/2020

... and leadership opportunities to girls, women, and youth to empower the next generation of peacebuilders and ... a professor of professional practice in international and public affairs from 2010 to 2014. Read...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program

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04/22/2016

... with diverse populations across the US to work for social justice . Before coming to JPB, Betsy co-founded the Youth Advocacy Center, where she provided vision and ... for staff, board members, and partners in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Freedom Together Foundation

Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... at YouthBuild USA where he helped to build the national youth servicing non-profit to a nationally recognized network ... victories on a range of issues including living wage, public sector employment...

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Education

11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

” Public Policy Work” in foundations is like the proverb of ... Counsel, Ford Foundation Desiree Flores , U.S. Social Justice Director, Arcus Foundation Ken Zimmerman , Director, ... education, civic engagement,...

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Debra Fazio-Rutt Joins The New York Women's Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Communications

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... incorporating, and implementing a broad range of public relations, media relations, social and digital ... created by our grantee partners, to move equality and justice forward for women and girls in New York...

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The New York Women's Foundation

22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... in any career and can boost the number of girls and youth of color taking and completing computer science. For ... computer science. In contrast to traditional classes in public schools and higher education,...