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Scherman Foundation Welcomes Catherine Porter

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03/13/2014

Catherine Porter has recently joined the Scherman Foundation as their new ... Porter was Director of Development for the renowned performance space Dixon Place, where she also served as ... NYC- based ...

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Most Funders Don’t Think About Disaster Until It Strikes

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07/05/2016

... West Virginia , our first reaction is to determine how we can best help those impacted. Our second thought ... a complicated question with no single answer. There are resources , however, to help funders start...

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New Survey Report from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: Global Trends and Strategic Time Horizons in Philanthropy 2022

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07/20/2022

... geopolitical tensions, the responses help illuminate how and why philanthropic organizations make important ... of the family. The time horizon chosen by a philanthropy has significant implications beyond the...

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The Need for Civil Legal Aid

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06/07/2016

... seeking civil legal aid are turned away due to lack of resources , meaning a majority of civil cases has one or both party without legal representation. This is ... management for government benefits,...

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The Elmezzi Foundation

05 Jun 2013

Philanthropy Building Age and Ability Friendly Communities

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1:00pm to 2:30pm

... the elements of age and ability friendly communities and how philanthropy can support those communities. On ... ages and abilities. These principles include: access to affordable and safe housing options for...

Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

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01/25/2018

... on major issues in youth justice. To date, the Foundation has invested more than $3.8 million in the Pinkerton ... real-world approach is unique. "The Pinkerton Fellowship has provided The Possibility...

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Justice Reform

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Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm

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03/10/2021

... Three organizations received grants to bring critical resources to local Texas communities devastated by the recent ... to provide shelter, food, water, and clothing to those affected by the storm. The Houston...

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John A. Hartford Foundation’s Corinne H. Rieder honored by American Geriatrics Society with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award

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05/20/2014

... her body of work dedicated to improving the lives and health of older Americans. Dr. Rieder has been instrumental in making grants and initiating ... that put geriatrics expertise to work in all health...

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Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools

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05/21/2018

... vulnerable students and their families with community resources , has gotten a big investment from a sun-setting supporter to ... there’s been a debate among education advocates about how best...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Education

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... for spending out vary, but the current economic downturn has raised new considerations. Many are wondering out loud ... chooses to spend out, there are helpful individuals and resources at the ready. The...

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

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03/2009

... collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, ... approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance . Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The ...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... Ford Foundation represents the ways in which my own life has been changed by philanthropy. I’m a graduate of ... voted to appoint me president. Actually, I wasn’t sure how to respond, beyond saying, “Yes!”...

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Johnson & Johnson Vision and American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announce 2017 Scholarship Recipients

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11/03/2017

... with the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) has announced the 2017 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship ... year optometry student who best demonstrates the ideal eye care standards of practice,...

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The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

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03/06/2018

... in support of immigrants and refugees. This rare act of philanthropic solidarity transcended partisan ... the issues. And ultimately, all funders need to consider how immigration policy changes and an...

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Immigration

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Gap Inc. Sets New Climate Goals, Launches Sustainability Site

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01/22/2016

... our futures are tied together and we can’t afford not to act ," Peck writes. “At Gap Inc., we believe that ... in the places we live and work.” Gap Inc. has set its new emissions goal after having achieved...

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Environment and Climate Change

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22 Sep 2021

Tax Credits: The Anti-poverty Tool of the 21st Century - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... by our partner, Economic Opportunity Funders (EOF), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited ... Credit (EITC) with the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). If we are...

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

... and interesting. Most strikingly, as we've noted, is how more top financial firms now seem to grasp that economic inequality is ... future of these institutions will be adversely affected...

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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12/12/2013

... a different and perhaps more pernicious problem with what has come to be known as “strategic philanthropy.” That is ... subject to market norms. Markets prioritize return for the resources invested and use...

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Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

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05/07/2018

... 100 Years Over the last 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care...

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