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13 Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Narrative Change: From Research to Action - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 3:00pm

... narratives and messaging and turn it into action, and how to address capacity needs to implement effective ... The landscape of this narrative and messaging space How funders are engaging in narrative and...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

04 Feb 2021

No Going Back: Building for a Better Future - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Thursday, February 4, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... risk. Join this session to hear from funder colleagues on how they are supporting policy advocacy, organizing, and ... current economy’s structural weaknesses and inequalities How funders are supporting policy...

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Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

Release Date:

04/14/2014

... production in Africa. That’s an example of what how we can produce far greater change than with our money ... of these two alternatives produces the greatest value? How would your foundation answer those...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Governance

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The Communications Network

Brooklyn Community Foundation to Award $600,000 to Outstanding Local Organizations

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... Prize awards went to The Audre Lorde Project, a LBGBT rights organization; Common Justice, a new model for criminal ... day to assist the residents and businesses of Brooklyn.” How to apply: Any Brooklyn...

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Member News

RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

The Century Foundation Adds New Senior Fellow

Release Date:

03/01/2013

... for our future and few know more about the nuances of how to do that right than Michael.” Likosky has written ... Obama's Bank (Cambridge); Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights (Cambridge); Transnational...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Century Foundation

09 Jan 2012

Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

Monday, January 9, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... remain unanswered. At the fore are questions about how AAPIs think about and respond to progressive messaging on ... reproductive justice, health care reform, and civil rights . We are pleased to invite you to...

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Issue-Based

Keesha Gaskins to Lead Democratic Practice–United States Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... in Minnesota, where she worked on a wide range of voting rights and civil rights issues, and Executive Director of the Minnesota ... development. She knows the field and has a keen sense of how...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

16 Mar 2017

Funders-in-Action: Grantmaking During Times of Political Change & Uncertainty

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... collaborative funds like the Liberty Fund, the Immigrant Rights Fund at the Brooklyn Community Foundation, and Open ... for funders focused on immigration, healthcare, civil rights , social services, and other...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Inside Philanthropy on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Impact on Climate-Conscious Conservation in the South

Release Date:

09/20/2018

... of land. The campaign also provides some insights into how environmentalists are securing common ground with a mix ... $459 million to support forests and indigenous land rights as a way to mitigate climate...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

The Pfizer Foundation Partnered With CARE to Help Deliver Catalytic Care to Women in Benin

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... do just that. Together, we focused on a simple question: how can we best deliver education and care for family ...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Pfizer

19 Jun 2018

Learning to Work: What’s New and Innovative about NYC Summer Youth Employment

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Work initiatives for historically underserved students . Two panels will address a growing evidence base ... for historically underserved high school students How recent employment models are...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

Working with Vendors

Publication date:

03/2012

... a new vendor (e.g. IT Specialist), take into account how the service will affect other systems. Make sure the ... reduced to receiving positive or negative responses. Check how accurate problems were resolved, and were there any ... Bureau (not as a reference but as a resource) to check how complaints were handled. Reach out to the service ...

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Information Technology

20 Jul 2012

New Opportunities for Undocumented Youth: One Step Closer to the Dream

Friday, July 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

President Obama recently announced that undocumented students will soon be eligible to apply for deferred action. ... options – pursue their educations and careers. Learn how can funders help New York City’s young...

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Issue-Based

02 Oct 2019

Youth Voice: What it is and Why it Matters

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... "youth voice" programs and methods. Panelists will share how participating in authentic youth engagement, advocacy and ... organizing builds social-emotional competencies that set students...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

04 Apr 2018

Private Funders Meeting with Dr. Mitchell Katz

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of their own home. Dr. Katz is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Medical School and was an RWJ Clinical ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Financing Roadmap to End Pandemic by End of 2022

Release Date:

04/06/2021

... call to action to leverage $44 billion in special drawing rights (SDRs) through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ... (LMICs) by the end of 2022. These special drawing rights would be a part of a broader...