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MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

Release Date:

03/31/2016

... be partnering with Verb, as they are well-recognized for their work in combining innovation and technology and ... to take advantage of new opportunities and achieve their short- and long-term financial goals...

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Member News

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Economic Security

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MetLife

Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

Release Date:

09/29/2016

... with huge legal and systemic hurdles that stand in the way of participating in the economy. AFN's highlighted .....

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Insights

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Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Chad Shearer Promoted to Vice President for Policy at United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

10/25/2016

Chad Shearer, director of the Medicaid Institute at United Hospital Fund, has been promoted and will now serve as vice president for policy as well as leading UHF’s Medicaid work

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

08 Feb 2018

Service for Impact – Strategies to Elevate Your Internal Communications

Thursday, February 8, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges, brainstorm on...

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New Report Funded by Foundation for Child Development Focuses On Restructuring the Financing of Early Care and Education

Release Date:

02/22/2018

... returns in the long run, it has been financed in such a way that makes early education available only to a fraction ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Foundation for Child Development

01 Jun 2018

Overstepping? When Should Foundations Weigh In On Grantee Governance

Friday, June 1, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

"We fund this organization, but I'm worried about their board." You've likely heard this sentiment uttered by a ... conversations that encourage grantees to invest in their boards to develop...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/12/2018

Michael Bloomberg recently pledged $375 million over the next five years to improve education in the United States. He laid out his plans during a speech he made at the New York Times Higher Ed Leaders forum. The strategies he outlined sound a lot...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

Release Date:

07/09/2018

ReImagina Puerto Rico calls for a focus on social well-being in all investments, making equity and inclusiveness a priority, ensuring transparency at all levels of policy making, and emphasizing coordination and collaboration. .

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Rockefeller Foundation

14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

Friday, December 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... and assumptions, our own busy-ness – can get in the way of our truly listening. Yet we can learn to become better ...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

Release Date:

08/16/2018

... of art to transform hearts and minds and transform the way we think about criminal justice in America." Extending .....

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Member News

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

11 Jul 2019

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

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Carnegie Corporation and Ford Foundation Honored at Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary

Release Date:

06/10/2019

... First Lady, and I knew that I wanted to help kids reach their potential, my first question was a simple but familiar ... president Darren Walker, who accepted on behalf of their organizations. Remarks from...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

With Support From The Howard Gilman Foundation and Tow Foundation, Atlantic Theater Company to Present IMMIGRANT MIXFEST

Release Date:

07/30/2019

... opportunity to see these details in a deep and meaningful way , as audience members or as artists. What Atlantic's .....

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Member News

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Arts

Immigration

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Howard Gilman Foundation

The Tow Foundation

03 Oct 2019

Funder Roundtable: Supporting a Culture of Consent in Our Grantee Organizations

Thursday, October 3, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In the era of #MeToo, funders increasingly want to support their grantees to proactively create cultures of respect and consent in their organizations, and respond appropriately when allegations of sexual...

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Funding Area

Social Justice

17 Oct 2019

2020 Election Series: Understanding Issue Advocacy through Interdisciplinary Approaches - Demystifying Canvassing, Organizing, and Ballot Initiatives - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, October 17, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

When looking at our issue advocacy funding strategies, how can we strengthen our understanding of evolving concepts like canvassing, movement organizing, and ballot initiatives that advance this work?

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

Open Society Foundations Accepting Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships

Release Date:

10/23/2019

... 12 months in duration, and fellows are expected to make their projects their full-time work during the term of the fellowship. ...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

17 Dec 2019

Working with Intermediaries: A Brownbag Lunch Discussion

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... intermediary organizations come in many forms. At their best, intermediaries can expand organizational ... that can prevent intermediary partnerships from realizing their true impact. Join the International...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Private Foundation

Program Staff

Public Foundation/Grantmaking Public Charity

Senior Management

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Asphalt Art Initiative, Providing Cities How-To Guidance to Transform Streets and Public Spaces with Artwork

Release Date:

10/28/2019

... street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage their communities. The Initiative includes the publication of ... $25,000 to 10 small and mid-sized U.S. cities to implement their own transformative...

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Member News

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Arts

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Rats Replay Memories Forward and Backwards to Make Decisions, Understanding the Memory Process Will Lead to Treatments for Diseases Where Memory is Impaired, Research Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Release Date:

12/10/2019

... were remembering during an experiment. They also found a way to predict what the animals would do next. During sleep, ... for several seconds. During this time, they pondered their next move. They could go...