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The Clark Foundation

Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings from the Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

Publication date:

01/2017

... the findings presented here offer an unprecedented look at how diverse foundations assess their foundation' s capacity. Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings .....

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TCC Group

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare

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05/25/2016

... Americans who signed up for Medicaid or a private health plan through the Affordable Care Act are getting ... are broadly satisfied with the new coverage, despite some cost challenges and an ongoing Republican...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Partnering for Change: Learning Together to Make a Bigger Impact

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02/20/2014

... Over the last year, the working group participants have shared through peer discussion their commitment to ... the Service for Impact meetings, shares Gap’ s approach, articulated in the company’ s...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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All Funders

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Volunteerism

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Community Development

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Philanthropy New York

A Recap of PNY's 35th Annual Meeting Featuring Hillary Clinton

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05/19/2014

At the end of last week' s 35th Annual Meeting, members were congratulating staff and ... to name here, but those rich conversations could not have taken place without their preparation before-hand and ... or...

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United Way of New York City

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Gender Justice

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Former Success Academy Lawyer Hoping to Start Own Charter Network Wants to ‘Take It To The Next Level’

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... Kim had a hand in almost every aspect of New York City’ s largest and most controversial charter-school network — ... in shared buildings to defending Success in court. After spending six years with Success,...

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Education

Program Associate of Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... Part of the United Way Worldwide system, one of the world' s most recognized charitable brands, we envision caring communities in which all individuals and families have access to quality education and...

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab

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08/31/2019

... and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ' s Technology Learning Lab DENVILLE TWP. - Thanks to grants ... Executive Director Kris Marino. “People who are blind or have low vision are a...

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The Hyde and Watson Foundation

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

... But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of New York’ s largest, most well-regarded social services ... programs—but also political,...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/11/2016

... scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to ... years," said Inder Verma, professor in the Salk Institute' s...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

Release Date:

04/18/2016

... of physicians surveyed reported having formal training on how to talk to patients and families about end-of-life care. ... by philanthropies John A. Hartford Foundation, California Health Care Foundation and...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

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06/13/2017

... or full-time. But after attending Columbia University’ s 2017 Age Boom Academy program for journalists, Exploring Inequities in Health , Work and Retirement, I’ve learned how difficult (if not...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Aging

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Weinberg Foundation Announces $4 Million in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits as Part of COVID-19 Response

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03/27/2020

... $4 million in emergency grant funding as the Foundation’ s initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health crisis. The emergency grants will support current ... organization with maximum discretion...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

31 May 2012

Saving Energy: New York City’s Leading Innovations

Thursday, May 31, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Called Zone Green, it is recognized as the nation’ s boldest green building plan. The rule changes will make it ... of the City’ s greenhouse gas emissions, and have been the target of a...

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Council on Foundations Appoints Kathleen P. Enright as President and CEO

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10/11/2018

... Council on Foundations has played — and, most important, how we can strengthen that role moving forward,” said ... years to come.” The choice of Enright as the Council’ s new President and CEO was the result...

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Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... piece originally appeared on Brooklyn Community Foundation' s "Insights to Impact" blog, and is reposted with ... are trained with digital security information. How Should Philanthropy Respond?...

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Immigration

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Brooklyn Org

Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

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12/17/2015

... by supporting research to increase understanding of how research evidence is acquired, understood, and used, as ... that shape its use in decision making. These projects have deepened our understanding of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

What Is Effective Philanthropy?

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06/05/2019

... order to be impactful. On a fundamental level, our grants have to enable grantees to do their work. In a larger sense, ... can happen through supporting individual organizations, sharing lessons with others,...

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Technology

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Siegel Family Endowment

Two Distinct Types of NY Funders are Gearing Up for Redistricting, Here’s Why

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... of NY Funders are Gearing Up for Redistricting, Here’ s Why By: Patricia A. Swann, Steering Committee Chair, New ... and the equitable distribution of government resources . A whole lot of funders across New...

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