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The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... but for foundation leaders concerned about putting all of their resources to maximum use to serve their organization’s ... are way out front on impact investing. Some...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... obvious and potent that day and in the conversations that have transpired since. The #PopJustice authors’ hope is that their research will provide philanthropy with the confidence ... the Nathan Cummings...

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Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

Release Date:

07/05/2017

... number of opportunities for members to practice and grow their leadership skills… PNY presents countless ... each representing an opportunity for leadership. If you have considered getting involved in PNY...

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President's Message

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Weinberg Foundation Announces New Trustee, as well as Leadership Changes in Hawaii Office

Release Date:

07/27/2018

... at the $6-billion, 33,000-person New York City Human Resources Administration. Berlin worked for six years as a ... said Berlin. “I was born and raised in Baltimore and have lifelong ties to the Baltimore...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... series exploring Illinois' bold actions to revamp the way school principals are prepared. The state required all of ... candidates prepared to lead teaching and learning in their schools. In 2010,...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Building Bridges: Philanthropy's Journey Towards Active Advocacy

Release Date:

04/12/2024

... area where we still feel that tension. For nonprofits, their workforce, and philanthropic funding to function with ... to address the vastly inequitable public policies that have shaped every facet of American...

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President's Message

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

Release Date:

08/28/2015

... neighborhoods will be celebrating. After all, they have been mostly left behind. But that is hardly the only ... the Liberty Hill Fund, Resource Generation, and others, have explicitly dedicated ...

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Civic Engagement

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Social Justice

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North Star Fund

08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have pursued a diverse array of education reform ... strategies. These and other private foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/19/2015

... on Impact Investing John D. Rockefeller would never have considered abandoning the oil business. But that is ... The conventional approach private foundations have used ever since Mr. Rockefeller created his...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation

Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... in a setting different from that of the provider—as a way of expanding patient access to care, especially in rural areas. State health policy leaders have been looking at ways to expand and clarify telehealth...

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Health

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... leads. Instead she has turned to Jeffersonian dinners as a way to engage new supporters. The intimate gatherings bring ... goal is to draw participants into the mission by eliciting their ideas on how the...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

Release Date:

06/22/2023

... changemakers to accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities and around the world. SNF’s support for ... together more than a hundred leaders as the culmination of their participation in the...

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Civic Engagement

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Between Resistance and Rebuilding

Release Date:

04/05/2021

... response mode as we were over the past four years, we have much to do as social change organizations and advocates. ... New organizations were launched to address the needs of their communities. Four years...

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Insights

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

Insights from “2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence”

Release Date:

06/16/2025

... serve, many in the philanthropic community are increasing their support of grantees while adjusting their policies and ... Having a deep knowledge of their financial story and the ...

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Insights

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Puerto Rico Youth Fellows

Release Date:

01/13/2021

... engagement by young Puerto Ricans. “Puerto Rican youth have encountered some of the worst living conditions in ... Puerto Rico Project. “Despite these challenges, their leadership has transformed the political...

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Open Society Foundations

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits Over USD 1 Billion To Advance Climate Solutions

Release Date:

09/15/2023

... opportunities and benefits for the billions of people who have historically been denied them. As part of this new ... within these systems. This includes providing additional resources , advocacy, and strategic...

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Member News

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Transparency

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... commitment builds on the leadership of women of color who have worked for years to further this movement. As part of ... belief that girls and young women of color are experts in their own lives and must be...

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... by machines fairly quickly land another job as good as their old one, thanks to a network of job security councils ... artificial intelligence and robotics, should still have a happy ending. Because McKinsey...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation Announces Spring 2023 Grantmaking Efforts with a Focus on Economic Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration and Defending Transgender Rights

Release Date:

03/30/2023

... million in support of 21 organizations who have established themselves as community changemakers ... Collective and Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) speak to the far reach of The Foundation...