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Sheldon H. Danziger Named New President of the Russell Sage Foundation

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02/01/2013

... the tenth president of the Foundation. Professor Danziger will join the Foundation on September 1, 2013. He will ... the rise in inequality in the United States, long before it was recognized...

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Russell Sage Foundation

Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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01/13/2016

... covering of the eye, called the cornea, weak, which leads it to become cone-shaped over time. The last decade has ... advantage of them. The new study shows that men, African- Americans and Latinos, and people...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -

7:15am to 10:00am

... to learn about each other’s practice, share advice and resources on a range of programmatic and operational issues ... with colleagues around common interests. Meeting Agenda We will dedicate time at the...

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Education

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Leadership in Government Fellows

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03/02/2020

... their marks in diverse fields. Among the projects they will undertake: an effort to promote existing public banking ... and share insights, with advocates and others, about how to make policy change during a...

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Civic Engagement

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Documentary Film Series

... of significant issues. Documentary films often demonstrate how a relatively small amount of funding can make a large ... areas—child welfare and education, disaster relief, health care , the...

20 Nov 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now - November Meeting

Monday, November 20, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

We all know how important the census is: The Census is mandated by the US ... Census is the basis for determining financial and other resources for dozens of government programs The Census is the ... unemployment...

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A Consumers Guide to Grants Management Software

Publication date:

05/2016

... and track grants throughout their life cycles. It compares the strengths and weaknesses of the different grants management packages, showing how they stack up against 19 high-level categories, and then ...

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Grants Managers

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Information Technology

Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

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04/2012

... the U.S., Europe and internationally about when, why and how it ’s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new ...

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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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01/18/2013

... shares the story of their hurricane relief efforts and how a small community-based nonprofit used their management ...

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Insights

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

Publication date:

11/2009

... report or the occasional press release about grantees. And it 's no longer the exclusive domain of big foundations, ... is critical to advancing programmatic goals. See how grantmakers use a "communications lens" to develop strategy, evaluate .....

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The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

Publication date:

05/2013

... and overcome the tensions that so often arise. Learn how to use the end of a funding relationship to boost a grantee's .....

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Grants Managers

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Scanning the Landscape

Publication date:

04/2004

... and fresh ideas. GrantCraft asked seven grant makers how they build networks to discover the unexpected in their ...

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Evaluation

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/19/2013

... why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications

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16 Apr 2019

Equity Speaker Series: Exploring Racism in America with Richard Rothstein

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... leading authors, artists, and activists. Explore how racism shapes our policies, influences our institutions, ... academic, artistic and activist insights that will help you to better identify racism and...

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10 Oct 2019

Uniting US: Challenging Fear and Standing Up for Humanity

Thursday, October 10, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

It is physically and emotionally taxing to keep up with the ... and conventions are frequently underscoring the way many Americans view issues such as immigration. These shifts are ... there is both optimism and...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

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Immigration

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Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

Release Date:

01/09/2014

... outcomes and data at the other. Sometimes, leaning too much toward one end of the spectrum can negatively affect ... during the session with Paul and Tom, it became clear how important...

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Bessemer Trust

Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy

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03/27/2015

... winners. Has organized philanthropy jumped the shark? How did it become appropriate to put nonprofits on display in ... — large, well-financed nonprofits — are "sucking up so much...

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New York Foundation

Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/27/2020

... grantmaking area. The position, effective October 1, 2020, will shape and direct giving on issues surrounding higher ... to interdisciplinarity and a keen understanding of how humanities education and...

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Mellon Foundation

NYSHealth Foundation Testimony on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in New York City

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12/09/2020

... approaches for consideration to support and encourage the use of midwives and community-based health workers to reduce ... in its continued efforts to design programs and target resources ...

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