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Burman, Viera Named to Board of Funders for LGBTQ Issues

Release Date:

08/14/2014

... for LGBTQ Issues. Rohit has spent more than decade in philanthropy , previously working at JP Morgan Chase ... and the MetLife Foundation. Rohit serves on the board of Philanthropy New York, and is a member of...

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Health

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

Release Date:

03/19/2015

... away from its legacy but a sign of a broader trend in philanthropy . The conventional approach private ... have used ever since Mr. Rockefeller created his philanthropy was simple: Invest the assets and then...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation

San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs

Release Date:

06/22/2015

... its capacity to better Unite , Activate , and Elevate philanthropy in San Diego through the pursuit of several key ... in poverty, family planning, arts education, and effective philanthropy . She also brings...

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San Diego Grantmakers

Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power

Release Date:

09/18/2018

Together Bloomberg Philanthropies and the European Commission will convene leaders from the financial and business sectors to further develop financially actionable strategies for a low-carbon transition and aim to highlight the economic...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

PNY Welcomes Tiffany Langston and Aditi Davray

Release Date:

09/03/2014

Philanthropy New York is pleased to announce the appointments ... Langston as Multimedia Manager. Aditi Davray joined Philanthropy New York in July as the Director of Learning ... educational programs and special...

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Movement Building and System Change

Release Date:

05/17/2012

This spring, we hosted a members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help community-based...

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Governance

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Community Development

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Daphne Foundation

North Star Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

Release Date:

03/27/2012

One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange, James Gannon, shared his thoughts on relief and recovery efforts for the Japanese earthquake with our members.

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Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

Release Date:

04/03/2013

Altman Foundation Program Officer Rachael Pine served as moderator for our recent program on the impact of disasters, like Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, on vulnerable populations.

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Altman Foundation

World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

Release Date:

06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a recent effort with the Ford and Open Society foundations — to help reduce global poverty and boost incomes for the bottom 40 percent in developing countries by...

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

Release Date:

08/19/2013

This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing.

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Impact Investing

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Schools Rake In Private Funds

Release Date:

07/28/2013

... Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation, which helped fund the Summer Quest academic summer camp. The ...

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Fundraising

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Education

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The Pinkerton Foundation

In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

Release Date:

08/28/2013

Toyota’s unique partnership with the Food Bank for New York City highlights a different way for-profit businesses can help their communities.

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Corporate Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

At Ford Foundation, Vice President Rises to Top Job

Release Date:

07/24/2013

Darren Walker will become the 10th President of the Ford Foundation this September.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

Release Date:

09/18/2013

An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation.

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Member News

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Education

Human Services

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Simplify: A New Data-Sharing Process for Funders & Grantees

Publication date:

01/2014

Simplify is a data-sharing and standards-setting process that eliminates the repetitive elements of grant applications.

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Website

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Information Technology

Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive

Publication date:

03/2014

A skyrocketing stock market helped boost the assets of the Gates, Hewlett, and other big ...

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Article

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Evaluation

Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups

Release Date:

05/14/2014

New York’s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for poverty-fighting efforts Monday night at its annual gala, the biggest event on the city’s philanthropic social circuit, writes The Wall Street Journal

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Nonprofit Financials

Funding Area

Social Justice

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Robin Hood Foundation

Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... During his time at Rockefeller Foundation, Torres helped make New York a nationally-recognized leader in wage-theft prevention; helped prevent the evictions of hundreds of public housing residents; ...