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NoVo Foundation

Building long-term partnerships with nonprofits to scale impact: Lessons from sustained funding relationships

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10/25/2021

... change and impact? The Lavelle Fund for the Blind has long worked in partnership with its grantees to empower ... and advice on devices for reading content, and offer resources for digital literacy. A strong...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair

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06/14/2023

... D. Hazell and Andrew Rich . The Foundation has also named current Board member Diahann Billings-Burford ... a trained executive leadership coach and Society for Human Resources Management Senior Certified...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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14 Apr 2015

Community Schools: An Opportunity for Funder Collaboration?

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... of community development, youth development, housing, health , education and more to collaborate in ways we don’t ... to share their thoughts and questions about it, and how it may relate to their own work. In...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development

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01/26/2022

... developments in the social world, the last decade has seen a sharp decline in undergraduate humanities study ... said that their involvement in social justice efforts had affected their coursework choices ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Education

Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

Resilience Begins at Home

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07/30/2013

... the resilience of people and neighborhoods directly affected by Superstorm Sandy. Resilience Begins at Home ...

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Disaster Relief

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The Century Foundation Announces President Janice Nittoli’s Resignation

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04/17/2014

... that Janice Nittoli , President of the organization, has resigned from her position for health reasons. Nittoli has led Century since August 2011. During her tenure, Nittoli ...

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The Century Foundation

Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

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05/20/2020

... that Melissa Beck, its Executive Director since 2013, has stepped down. Beck’s last day at EFA will be May 22, 2020. She has accepted a position as the inaugural Executive Director ... the Environment, Food...

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The Educational Foundation of America

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Simons Foundation, Autism Speaks and Autism Science Foundation launch Autism BrainNet registration site

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05/16/2014

... Speaks to collect, store and distribute brain tissue resources necessary for researchers to understand the ... and genetics of autism. The pace of autism research has been significantly hindered by a severe...

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The Simons Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

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06/18/2015

... The grant brings the amount of support the Trust has committed to Madagascar to more than $7 million for the ... well-being of local communities while sustaining natural resources and protecting biodiversity...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

National Grid Supports United Way Family Fund to Help Families in Need

Release Date:

03/30/2018

... in Need Since its creation. United Way’s Family Fund has helped over 90,000 households meet these basic needs. The ... as ever, maybe even more so. The National Grid Foundation has been a steadfast partner of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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National Grid

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Launch Plant Humanities Initiative

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10/05/2018

... the field of Plant Humanities. To this end, the Foundation has awarded JSTOR a grant of $750,000 for developing a ... digital humanities with scholarly programming that has three main goals: to provide...

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Mellon Foundation

NYT Interviews Schott Foundation VP Edgar Villanueva

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11/28/2018

... competition, specialization and consolidation of power and resources , Edgar Villanueva writes in his new book, “ ... Heal Divides and Restore Balance .” Mr. Villanueva, who has held leadership positions in...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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University of San Diego Chosen for The Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge

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09/19/2019

... Global Social Innovation Challenge announced today that it has been selected to be part of The Rockefeller ... Challenge, the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge has received funding and access to an...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Surdna Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Launch the Tipping Point Fund to Help Scale the Impact Investing Field

Release Date:

12/05/2019

... field building functions that have received limited financial support to-date and therefore are appropriate for ... a more collaborative approach that brings together the financial and intellectual ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18

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07/25/2018

... I have ever attended – and I say that as a person who has been working in philanthropy for more than 25 years, so I ... after session, there were many practical discussions on how to apply a racial equity lens...

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ASPCA Provides More than $9.1 Million in Grants through 3Q 2014

Release Date:

10/31/2014

... the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) announced that it has granted nearly $9.2 million to animal welfare ... supported adoption events and foster programs, medical care and vaccinations, shelter enrichment...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Noha El-Mikawy to lead its ... and international development in the Middle East. She has held various posts with the United Nations Development ... at the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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02 Apr 2020

Hearing More About c4s? You’re Not Alone - A Webinar

Thursday, April 2, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... New York account to view the recording of this webinar. How can funders create the best conditions for significant ... forward. Is it right for your foundation? Come and learn how c4 organizations, whose sole...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Public Policy

NPCC Names Sharon Stapel as New President and Executive Director

Release Date:

07/15/2015

... Project (AVP), the nation’s largest LGBTQ and HIV- affected anti-violence program. She was named a White House ... of Law and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has served as an adjunct professor at...

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