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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

Release Date:

01/20/2022

... a year of action. The United States, Biden promised , “ will serve as an example by investing in our own ... on local issues, public meetings, and elections, making it easier for residents to stay informed and...

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Public Policy

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Spending a Week on Food Stamps Taught Me a Lesson That Could Aid All Grant Makers

Release Date:

04/07/2013

... CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. The number of Americans who are too financially strapped to pay for food ...

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Member News

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Economic Security

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

100 Years on, Rockefeller Foundation Still Busy

Release Date:

05/12/2013

... the foundation’s history and institutional approach as it celebrates its centennial. For the richest American family ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... Piece on Criminal Justice In 1962, 85 percent of white Americans told Gallup that black children had as good a ... person home to dinner. This complacency among us white Americans has been a historical...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Harlem's Black Churches Cash in on Gentrification

Release Date:

10/10/2017

Churches are losing members but gaining profits from gentrification.

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Sector News

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Community Development

09 Mar 2021

Next Level Programs and Policies to Close the Wealth Gap - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... failure to close the racial wealth gap. The conversation will highlight next steps in program and policy to truly ... address and close racial wealth inequality. Explore What it means to close the racial...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board

Release Date:

11/18/2014

... journalism, arts and culture, sexuality and reproductive health and rights, educational access and opportunity, and ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

The Met and Crystal Bridges to Share a Trumbull Portrait

Release Date:

03/14/2013

... Museum of American Art, in Bentonville, Ark., which will take two-year turns displaying the historic work, writes ...

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Arts

Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree

Release Date:

04/15/2014

Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans /Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a ... Peggy Saika is President and Executive Director of Asian Americans /Pacific Islanders in...

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Social Justice

Morgan Stanley Presents Black Women in Business Awards

Release Date:

03/12/2015

The Network Journal announces its 2015 list of 25 Influential Black Women in Business, supported by Morgan Stanley

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Member News

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Gender Justice

01 Aug 2018

On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Chase & Co., and Chicago Foundation for Women. Explore How philanthropy can influence and develop interventions Opportunities to support the financial health of future generations by stabilizing the...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Funding Area

Economic Security

Gender Justice

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Two Esteemed Leaders to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

11/21/2019

... Dr. Agnes Binagwaho and Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli. They will begin their tenure as Trustees on November 21st, 2019. “ It is a pleasure to welcome Agnes and Ndidi to our Board of ... recognized for their dedication...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs

Publication date:

09/2011

Over the past decade foundations have worked to assess their performance in the fields and communities they seek to address. Data-driven forms of measurement have become more widely used to judge the results of programs, as part of a broader range of information used, as CEOs place great importance on assessing their foundations’ effectiveness.

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

Release Date:

04/08/2013

... the Open Society Foundations' Open Places Initiative, that will be used to help improve opportunities for low-income ... long-term grants from the Open Society Foundations that will be used to help...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

Leading the Way for Food Equity

Release Date:

07/28/2016

... a positive impact on the food landscape of New York City, it ’s an immensely hopeful time for progress. There are more ... that empower community members to take charge of their health . And one of our earliest...

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Insights

Funding Area

Food Systems

Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

Release Date:

08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help ... at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers. The end result is...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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New York Health Foundation

Irene Diamond Fund to Close With Final Grants Totaling $40 Million

Release Date:

12/31/2012

... for the performing arts and culture, AIDS research, public health , human rights and civil society, and education. ... a long run of major contributions to AIDS research, public health , the performing arts and...

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Member News

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Deadline approaching: NYSHealth's 10th Anniversary Awards Program Nominations/Applications

Release Date:

06/01/2016

... To mark its 10th anniversary in 2016, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has created two special awards ... organizations and/or leaders working to improve health in New York State... Deadline...

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RFPs Etc

Funding Area

Health

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New York Health Foundation

Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

Release Date:

01/16/2019

... its first round of grants today to improve education, health , and economic opportunity for an estimated 9 million ... Malaria and Last Mile Health , alongside other partners, will support the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

Add the “A” and It’s Full STEAM Ahead for Girls

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... It is here that the girls are all a part of something much greater.” The camp is a learning opportunity, but it ... expertise in technology, digital marketing and training on how...