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Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... favor with elected officials. While saying he has " no doubt at all that helping young men of color…is a ... extent which government directs philanthropy, we are at risk of compromising its originality...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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UBS Financial Services Inc.

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Profiled in Rolling Stone

Release Date:

01/16/2015

... $7 billion into new exploration in 2013 alone. "There is no good reason for this vast expenditure of stockholder .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers Insight on Employing Millennials

Release Date:

05/08/2015

Program Director Kathleen Christensen delves into the benefits that will attract and keep talented millennial employees.

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Workforce Development

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Expands SEED Program, Adding 3 Locales in 2016

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... across the United States. SEED is a combination of risk capital and value added support to early stage, ...

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Arts

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Strategic philanthropy is increasingly requiring advocacy and creative collaboration to achieve its goals. Funders, investors, and social entrepreneurs are eager to go beyond traditional grantmaking to employ innovative approaches to achieving...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

Release Date:

06/05/2017

... them to pursue research directions with above-average risk and promise. Scholars have gone on to make fundamental ...

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Health

Science

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Rita Allen Foundation

With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

Release Date:

12/19/2017

... next year, University at Albany students who are at risk of dropping out due to sudden financial hardship or some ...

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Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

William T. Grant Foundation Awards Three Year Grant to Cornell University to Study Opioid Use in Rural Upstate New York

Release Date:

04/11/2018

... evaluate evidence-based interventions that may reduce the risk of opioid abuse for low-income youth and families, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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William T. Grant Foundation

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... the "summer slide" puts school-aged students at risk of losing up to two months of reading skills and two and .....

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

ASPCA Steps in to Rescue Piglets, Llamas, Cats, Dogs From Mendocino Complex Fire

Release Date:

08/09/2018

... California are putting pets and their owners in tremendous risk , and we're proud to support Lake County Animal Care & .....

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

ASPCA, NYPD Unveil New Mobile Command Post for Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad

Release Date:

09/04/2018

... where large numbers of animals are facing the greatest risk . The van is equipped with computers, collapsible cages, ...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

Release Date:

04/04/2019

... to new research. The exercises also sharply reduce their risk of receiving discipline citations years into the future, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

Release Date:

04/11/2019

Bloomberg LP’s sustainable business practices have improved the company’s energy efficiency by 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the company’s 10 th annual Impact Report released today.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg LP

ASPCA Takes on The Right Horse Initiative to Increase Equine Adoption Efforts Nationwide

Release Date:

11/18/2019

... surrounding horses in transition, who frequently end up at risk of inhumane treatment as they move between careers or ...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

12 Jun 2020

Grantmaking Strategies for Family Funders: Supporting Resiliency and Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Friday, June 12, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... and recovery, and during this time there is a great risk to populations whose needs will not be supported. How do ... please log in and click the Register Now link above. ( no fee) R egistrants will receive...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Johnson & Johnson Supporting Frontline Healthcare Workers and Our Communities

Release Date:

05/20/2020

... world, health workers are taking on significant personal risk and too often working without adequate equipment to ...

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Disaster Relief

Health

Workforce Development

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Johnson & Johnson

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces Ian Philp as New Program Officer for the Environment

Release Date:

06/09/2021

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces Ian Philp as New Program Officer for the Environment The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is delighted to announce that Ian Philp has joined the Trust as its new...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

38th Annual Meeting Program

Publication date:

06/2017

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Civic Engagement

Upleveling Governance: A Cohort for Foundation Trustees and CEOs

... reveal power inequities, and harness the contributions of people with diverse lived experiences. Mission-aligned ... of governance that allows for dignified leadership of people of color without compromising...

18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:45pm

... farmworkers in poverty and forced to work under subhuman conditions . Yet supermarkets take no responsibility for this. Presenters Lucas Benitez, ...