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Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

... or volatile. While we want to encourage a space where people can openly say what they want, an occasional ... innovative and fund the next greatest new thing, there is no long-term commitment to keep the issue...

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All Funders

Advancing Racial Equity in Arts and Culture, Part 1

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08/28/2015

... Program , designed to offer advocates space, time, and resources to work together in generating ideas for shoring up ... strategies to advance racial justice (fair treatment of people of all races) in the...

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Arts

Social Justice

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The New York Community Trust

Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... also tackled this issue and there were very good resources available everywhere. At roughly the same time, we ... from our networks about the declining leadership of people of color in communities of color,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Redlich Horwitz Foundation Releases New Guide and Online Clearinghouse for Counties to Prepare for the Family First Act

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... it became a destination for too many young people .” Since 2016, congregate care placements in ... County Children and Family Services. “When you know your resources and where you are going, you can start...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

Nonprofit agencies need to create an agenda for NYC’s next administration by Doug Bauer

Release Date:

10/21/2021

... which was made worse by the pandemic, but also where resources really need to be allocated for maximum impact. The ... that would be misguided and would be a waste of time and resources at a moment in time...

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The Clark Foundation

2020 FFMG Administrative Expense Survey

Publication date:

08/2020

... using data already entered on the 990-PF, and providing a pre -formatted spreadsheet to submit the data. The ... of full-time equivalent financial personnel should include people doing accounting (including GL, accounts payable, & ...

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Finance & Asset Management

Payout Redux

Release Date:

04/09/2010

... Percent: The New Foundation Payout Menu ). But it does no such thing; payout does not determine mission or ... however, that asset growth is permanent is to ignore the risk of market cycles. Over time, markets...

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Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support

Release Date:

09/29/2023

... of philanthropic dollars on the lives of millions of people and families affected by the criminal legal system ... your efforts? Are there specific types of support or resources that have proven particularly...

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Justice Reform

Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

... In an attempt to provide grantmakers and grantees with a solution to improving nonprofit governance in a manner that ...

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Governance

Leadership Development

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United Way of New York City

Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

Release Date:

02/29/2012

In July 2009, New York Governor David Paterson asked Richard Ravitch to serve as Lieutenant Governor and develop a plan that would not only solve the state’s immediate budget crisis, but prevent new fiscal emergencies in later years.

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Funding Community Organizing: Social Change Through Civic Participation

Publication date:

11/2008

Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it's the best option when you want to promote civic engagement and support lasting solutions to a community's problems. Yet many funders, concerned about the ability to measure its impact and effectiveness, hesitate to take up community organizing as a strategy. In this guide, funders and organizers discuss what makes community organizing unique and uniquely effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding the value of process, and the grantmaker's special role in fostering change.

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Social Justice

Harnessing Collaborative Technologies: Helping Funders Work Together Better

Publication date:

11/2013

This report helps funders learn about the different phases of collaboration and online tools that can help them advance all types of sharing, coordination, and cooperation. The research included an extensive literature review on collaboration in philanthropy, detailed analyses of trends from a Foundation Center survey of the largest U.S. foundations, interviews with 37 leading philanthropy professionals and technology experts, and a review of more than 170 online tools. A companion “interactive tool finder” aids the search for technology solutions.

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Information Technology

New Training Program Takes on Teacher Improvement

Release Date:

06/17/2015

... found many were outdated and ineffective. Now he has a solution : a new graduate school of education aimed at ...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Simons Foundation

President of Bank of America Charitable Foundation Speaks to CSR Growth in 2016

Release Date:

12/16/2016

Kerry Sullivan, president of the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, explains the importance of volunteer programs that offer employees an opportunity to connect in a meaningful way with nonprofits serving community needs.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Asharoken Storm Protection Project to Be Reviewed, Officials Say

Release Date:

08/29/2017

New York State officials will ask the Army Corps of Engineers to reopen a project to protect Asharoken that was abandoned earlier this year when federal and local officials couldn’t agree on terms, Rep. Thomas Suozzi said Monday.

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Environment and Climate Change

Excellence is the Best Strategy

Release Date:

12/10/2013

... in the Children’s Village Preventive Program who were at risk of removal from their homes remained at home. That’s ... of hiring and training. BronxWorks BronxWorks helps people in need, from senior citizens...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Releases New Report: Mission Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress

Release Date:

04/07/2022

... that all our investments meet market-rate return and risk attributes. The pursuit of market-rate mission-aligned ... the RBF is meant to support the idea that what is good for people and planet can also be...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

Release Date:

10/02/2013

... New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the demands of ... “These districts have the commitment to reshape high schools so that all students can...

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NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

Release Date:

11/03/2013

... about a new statewide workforce development program for high school students. ALBANY, N.Y. — The first statewide ... students are expected to join the program, which teaches high school students additional...