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“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... allow representation among the political forces that shape budget allocations and nation states. Can we, in ... the storm?” The day before Hurricane Maria, 6 in 10 children in Puerto Rico were living in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Andrus Family Fund

Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits

Release Date:

01/21/2016

... came to an end. Congress overwhelmingly passed a federal budget that included a $680 billion tax-cut package, which ... Obama signed. Now the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the federal deficit is...

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Economic Security

Public Policy

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

Release Date:

01/25/2016

... according to his self-avowed "boring" preliminary budget released Thursday. With the added funding, no .....

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Education

Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet

Release Date:

08/21/2017

... many local offices, including throughout Africa. OSF’s budget will be around $930 million this year—which is ... substantially more than Ford’s total grantmaking. That budget is set annually by George Soros,...

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Open Society Foundations

Program Officers as Champions

... Champions will provide a small cohort of participants with opportunities to learn and grow in their positions as leaders ... practice, peer-to-peer learning, and mobilizing for impact . The program challenges...

Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University & Spelman College Receive Grants from Carnegie, Mellon and Rockefeller Foundations to Support Faculty Development

Release Date:

11/19/2019

... in their fields, but provides undergraduate research opportunities for our students," said Mary Schmidt Campbell, ... scholars and leaders of African descent for lives of impact and meaning. "Our...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Mellon Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

Sir Alok Sharma Joins The Rockefeller Foundation to Advance Global Development and Climate Action Goals

Release Date:

05/22/2023

In this role, he will support The Rockefeller Foundation's efforts to unlock greater and more effective financing to help advance global development and climate action goals.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Case for Higher Taxes

Release Date:

12/13/2012

... automatic spending cuts agreed to as part of the budget -balancing effort last year. Both have now agreed that ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Application Period for New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Opens Today

Release Date:

04/06/2016

Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Century Foundation Says States Are Wrong to Tie Higher Education Funding to Performance

Release Date:

05/26/2016

... is doing little to move the needle on completion. Facing budget constraints and demand for greater accountability in ...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Westchester Community Foundation's Rossi Leads Brainstorming Session for Healthy Westchester

Release Date:

09/30/2016

... Coalition to discuss ways to keep the county strong. "Our Budget . Our Values: A Community Conversation," begins with .....

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency

Release Date:

11/11/2016

... On Wednesday, we got insight from PwC, the Congressional Budget Office, and RAND. Yesterday, the Commonwealth Fund ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... all about Facebook. What percentage of your development budget is used for advertising on Facebook versus other ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Watchdog Group Claims MTA Mistakenly Signed off on $42M Towers with No Use

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... group, requested this month that the state Authorities Budget Office probe whether the MTA board knew it was voting ...

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Community Development

Foundation Administrator's Network: Internship Programs

Publication date:

04/2010

... and enhance the internship • Arranging shadowing opportunities of program officers or senior managers ...

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Program Presentation

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

Release Date:

10/26/2016

... into human capital – creating education and training opportunities for future health workers. As philanthropists ... the following funding approaches to achieve the greatest impact : Investing in scholarships,...

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Health

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

30 Mar 2017

Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

Thursday, March 30, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

... definitions, best practices and methods of assessing impact . Explore The union of affective and effective tools ... working on creative/artistic activism How to measure the impact of creative/artistic activism...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Arts

Civic Engagement

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

24 Jan 2018

Through the Eyes of the Caregiver: “Care” Screening & Panel with Ai-jen Poo

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... illnesses. Care won a 2016 Reelworld Film Festival Impact Award for film most impactful and capable of inspiring ... Foundation, JustFilms/Ford Foundation, NBC Universal Impact Grant, and others. The one hour...

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Workforce Development

13 Dec 2018

Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... funding practices that support our democracy. Explore The impact of actual and perceived problems with the election ... efforts that require philanthropic support to drive impact The strategic funding...

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26 Mar 2021

Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: A Three-Part Series

Friday, March 26, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... surviving to thriving? How will nonprofits respond to the impact of COVID-19? What kind of support can funders provide ... navigate current challenges as well as maximize opportunities in the long-term...