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The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?

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10/05/2017

... report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart ... this is due to a distinct set of beliefs, but BoardSource has some thoughts on the trend...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are

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03/23/2016

... for myself but for my neighborhood. Bay Ridge Brooklyn has always been home to people from all parts of the world. ... government, and community leaders to talk about how the recent escalation of anti-Muslim...

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Citi Lets Viewers Vote With a Click for a Sports Group

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02/09/2014

... sports-related causes. ESTEEM for banks in the wake of the financial crisis is in the doldrums, with Americans rating ...

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Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

... models designed to yield social impact as well as a financial return on their investments…. Wait—What is ...

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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

... high enough to block major storm surges from flooding the Financial District and also generate enough money to pay for ...

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

... Grants are becoming one option in a more complex menu of financial tools for the social sector. Judith Rodin, ...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting for social sector jobs.

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JPMorgan Chase Pledges $10 Million to Study Its Philanthropic Impact

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02/06/2015

... Is its corporate giving making a difference? The financial -services giant expects to commit $1-billion to ...

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Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for Libraries

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04/06/2015

... a desperate time when the city was threatened by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And despite ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure

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04/24/2015

... demand — that are not sufficiently disclosed in their financial filings. Given these climate-related trends, ...

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New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities

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04/27/2015

... Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities Prudential Financial , Inc. announced today a $1 million grant to the ...

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Rockfeller Brothers Fund Weighs in on Motivation for Fossil Fuel Divestment

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05/18/2015

One reason for instituting the change was to lead to ethical and financial consistency.

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Citi Foundation and Living Cities Announce Selection of Five Cities to Join City Accelerator Initiative

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05/20/2015

... initiative, each city will receive up to $170,000 in financial and in-kind support to enable this work.... Citi ...

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Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing

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06/10/2015

... Organizing Joining a labor union is one of the best financial decisions a worker can make to boost individual and ...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

... will Ford direct all of its money and influence to curbing financial , racial, gender, and other inequities, but it will ...

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Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'

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08/14/2015

... of Alabama, the place of my birth. I was denied federal financial student aid as I went back and tried to matriculate ...

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Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'

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12/03/2015

... a set of public-private programs Tuesday to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in ...

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Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

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04/25/2016

... process and its benefits, and free and confidential financial counseling. Carnegie Corporation of New York was ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Anti-Coal Campaign Reaches Milestone

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05/04/2016

... through his Bloomberg Philanthropies, is the main financial force behind Beyond Coal, having donated $80 ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees

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06/21/2016

... to dropping out of college for academic, personal or financial reasons and send them to a college with a big ...

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