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Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

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06/2004

... and so is decision giving to hopeful applicants. How do you say Yes, or No, so that grant applicants understand your foundation' s rationale, feel that they've been treated fairly, and can .....

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Scanning the Landscape

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04/2004

... and fresh ideas. GrantCraft asked seven grant makers how they build networks to discover the unexpected in their ...

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Lessons from the Field: From Understanding to Impact

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12/2010

... protection. This case study provides an in-depth look at how these foundations cultivate an understanding of their ...

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Animal Welfare

Social Justice

Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation

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03/2009

In 2002, Arizona’ s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’ s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building ... approach to maximize a foundation’ s impact. It describes how Flinn’ s leaders narrowed the Foundation’ s focus and ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

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17 Jan 2012

Improving Effectiveness in an Age of Uncertainty

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

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... it is more important than ever to ask and answer how foundations’ decisions impact the fields they work in. ... reductions, lessons learned from a process evaluation, and how to improve performance and respond...

12 Apr 2012

Family Philanthropy: Diverse Voices in Family Giving

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... at large. What are the emerging trends in this area, and how can existing family philanthropies network with and ... among a new generation of diverse donors and families? How can diverse donors learn from...

The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy

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09/2012

The program focused on philanthropy’ s role in enabling all U. S . citizens to engage more deeply in the information they ... News Host at MSNBC, lead a dynamic discussion focusing on how foundations can support the creation of tools and ...

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What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

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03/2012

In What to Look for in a Nonprofit' s Financial Statement , participants learned how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements ... of numbers. What to Look for in a Nonprofit' s Financial Statement .....

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Finance Staff

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Nonprofit Financials

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

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09/19/2013

... why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate ...

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Communications

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NoVo Foundation

New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014

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01/13/2014

... Chronicle of Philanthropy article. A dozen of the nation’ s 30 wealthiest foundations—including Gates, Ford, and ... of groups get priority in the race for money and transform how philanthropy works.... New...

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Leadership Development

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Investing for Real and Permanent Good

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06/06/2014

... and Permanent Good Carnegie Corporation of New York' s co-Chief Investment Officers Kim Lew and Meredith Jenkins ... recently were interviewed for the Harvard Business School' s "In the Business...

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Ask the Right Questions: Funders Toolkit

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02/2015

... can help affinity groups engaging in policy work determine how well they're set up for success. The second is a set of .....

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Public Policy

Target Gives $1 Billion for Education

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08/31/2015

Target Gives $1 Billion for Education It’ s official: We’ve reached our goal to give $1 billion for education. Target’ s support over the years has provided books, school supplies, ... students and schools across...

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Education

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Environment Program Featured in New Podcast Series

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05/03/2016

... program lead Antha Williams and the Sierra Club’ s Beyond Coal director Mary Anne Hitt as they discuss how our work with the Sierra Club’ s Beyond Coal campaign is working to end America’...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Guide to Collaborative Philanthropy

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10/2016

... describes our views on the importance of collaboration and how SDG thinks about group composition and goals. The ...

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Purse-String Powerhouses: Meet the 9 PNY Members on the Top 10 NYC Do-Gooders List

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11/04/2016

... to the Foundation Center. But who cuts the checks and how do they make their decisions? The 10 leaders of ...

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Russell Sage Foundation's Journal of the Social Sciences Connects Research and Policy to Improve Educational Equity

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11/09/2016

Russell Sage Foundation' s Journal of the Social Sciences Connects Research and Policy ... to Improve Educational Equity Better communication about how educational research can impact public policy may...

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Education

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Scientists Probing Underground Depths Of Earth’s Carbon Cycle

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11/10/2016

... Funds Scientists Probing Underground Depths Of Earth’ s Carbon Cycle Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under ... conditions is critical to understanding the Earth’ s...

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