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Mellon Foundation

15 Mar 2018

Imagining the Future: Pursuing Excellence in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 15, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... only.* We invite you to participate in an exciting new program. NCFP is using the opportunity of this ... in the world, and the changing philanthropic landscape, how do you see the field changing? What...

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Family Foundation

13 Dec 2018

Whose Democracy?: Midterm Field Notes to Guide Funders Through 2020 and Beyond

Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... what funders should be thinking about for 2020 and learn how to make our funding more relevant through innovative ... Capital Maria Mottola (Moderator), Executive Director, New York...

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Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

Release Date:

07/18/2014

... not an easy undertaking, and postponing one’s engagement can mean postponing effective giving." In keeping with the ... Atlantic's founder Chuck Feeney, the foundation will make its last grant in...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... Community volunteers and AmeriCorps members can make a significant impact on student reading proficiency ...

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Volunteerism

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Education

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... repercussions. These social and financial repercussions can be positive or negative and vary over time. Bidden or ...

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U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

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05/31/2016

... Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance In its annual survey of high net worth business owners, U.S. Trust found that business ownership can be challenging, but most entrepreneurs wouldn’t ...

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Economic Security

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The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot

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06/03/2016

... Foundation has upped the ante pretty significantly with its announcement of an award for $100 million for the best ... planet. The competition is called 100&change. The project can be national or...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investing Highlighted by Forbes

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01/27/2017

... a sound monetary, as well as social, investment, in turn, can help your business attract funding and increase financial ...

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Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... Investing Highlighted In 2015, the United Nations laid out its Sustainable Development Goals to track global progress ... which neither governments nor traditional philanthropists can cover outright. The good...

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’s Vineyard

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08/07/2017

... first women’s fund, returns to Martha’s Vineyard for its fourth annual summer celebration of feminism. This event ... reproductive healthcare access, and safety. Attendees can enjoy cocktails and wonderful...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Raising Money from the Modern Family

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09/06/2017

... adult child and one grandchild, Ms. Fleishman, 73, says it can be socially daunting to navigate a gala or theater crowd ...

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Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

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09/11/2017

... believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to ...

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Justice Reform

Data-Driven Gender Equality

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... more than 20%, which is essential to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030 (SDG 1). To help fill data ... $80 million initiative to generate more reliable data that can improve the design and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?

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09/29/2017

... As I sit at my computer, the world is at my fingertips. I can order takeout from a local restaurant, express-deliver ... with budgets of $2 million or less. The project, now in its fifth year, included data...

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Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... $1 million in 2020 and an additional $4 million if OGP can raise $5 million from other partners over the next three ... evaluation, and research; and help OGP raise awareness of its efforts... Open Society...

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Civic Engagement

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Open Society Foundations

Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/13/2015

... family and RBF board. Staying the Course explores how RBF's grantmaking programs tried, "over time, to enlarge ... the most part delivered on, thanks to what he describes as its "responsive and...

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