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Private funders should fund full project costs too

Release Date:

03/11/2016

This piece is reposted with the permission of New York Nonprofit Media , where the piece originally appeared. ... project costs too by Aimée Simpierre, Editor-at-Large, New York...

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12 Jul 2018

Philanthropy’s Response to the Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

On June 8, the Commerce Department (which oversees the Census Bureau) invited the public to comment on the paperwork associated with the 2020 census. The public has 60 days – until August 7 – to submit comments.

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Census 2020

Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development

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08/22/2013

... in the PreK-3rd arena and to extend this work in exciting new early learning directions," said Ruth Ann Burns, Chair of ... of the Foundation as the Board plans FCD's search for a new president...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Foundation for Child Development

27 Sep 2012

Mapping: Data visualization tools to convey knowledge and bring your foundation’s work to life

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... tips for managing the flow of information, a variety of new tools will be examined. Explore Practical strategies ... that integrate and synthesize multiple data streams New mapping applications that allow you...

29 Nov 2012

Social Media: Promising techniques used by social media-savvy funders

Thursday, November 29, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

Thursday, January 31, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem

Release Date:

03/03/2014

... a program focused on developing, implementing and applying new methods for determining the quantum mechanical behavior ... together scientists who have developed the most exciting new approaches. It addresses...

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Member News

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Science

Technology

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The Simons Foundation

Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

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06/24/2014

... Will Miller. “To strengthen this critical role, this new initiative will require districts to rethink how their ... Wallace’s director of education leadership. “This new initiative aims to help districts move...

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Education

ASPCA Grants $1.5 Million To Boost Spay/Neuter Training

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07/28/2014

... The ASPCA is providing $1.5 million to co-fund a new PetSmart Charities® Humane Alliance Spay/Neuter Training Center, located in Asheville, N.C. The new facility will allow Humane Alliance to train up to 855...

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Member News

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola

Release Date:

09/19/2014

... to have been exposed to the virus. This represents a new tool for performing large, population-scale field ... both the human health and conservation communities. The new methodology exploits the fact that,...

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Health

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Arcus Foundation

Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector

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09/30/2014

... tech geeks working for nonprofits and in government. New research from Mozilla and its partner, the Ford ... Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Free Press, the New America Foundation's Open...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

Release Date:

10/09/2014

... announced Oct. 8 receipt of a $104,400 grant to support a new initiative promoting LGBT inclusion and racial justice ... that promote LGBT equality around the world, will fund the new “Congregational...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Citi and Goldman Sachs Launching Projects with NYC to Boost Women Business Owners

Release Date:

03/12/2015

The de Blasio administration and Citi are launching a new program to expand the number of women entrepreneurs with ... Services (SBS) will provide free training directly to new entrepreneurs. The city is also...

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Gender Justice

Workforce Development

Arcus Develops Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa

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04/08/2015

... Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF, and partners in a new conservation plan. A new report--titled "Regional Action Plan for the Conservation .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Animal Welfare

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children

Release Date:

07/07/2015

... Nears 20 Million Children “America After 3 PM,” a new survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance, finds ... an increase in participation over the last decade, the new survey of 30,000 American households...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Robert Bowne Foundation

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Ford Foundation

Bank of America Funds of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Program

Release Date:

07/29/2015

... Program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is launching new partnerships in cities across the nation to boost ... and nurture an appreciation of wildlife conservation among new audiences. The Service...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank of America [Corporate]

Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities

Release Date:

08/19/2015

... to education to the environment. In fact, according to new data, young people are giving more at a younger age than ... seeing that this generation of young people is exploring new ways to make a difference...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

Release Date:

10/01/2015

... to address the resilience challenges of cities. This new structure also combines two powerful Rockefeller ... carrying the resilience movement forward together in this new chapter. Rebuild By Design Joins...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... America (ArtChangeUS) launch event. ArtChangeUS is a new national five-year project based at the California ... brought, both to arts and cross-sector tables, to catalyze new collaborative possibilities? The...

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Member News

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Jerome Foundation

JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

Release Date:

11/04/2015

... restaurants might seem like a pipe dream. But according to new research published today in the November issue of Health ... to measure outcomes more than one and two years later. The new research shows that...