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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

... none of us should countenance anything which undermines it ." As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. Although women's...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

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05/02/2016

... financial crisis, Clark identified working capital as a much more critical need for the nonprofits in its portfolio. ...

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Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil

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07/28/2016

... the foundation divesting from the fossil-fuel industry it helped create, took its first direct stake in a renewable ... Finance Corp. and other backers. The investment will help finance as much...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia

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12/09/2016

... (CEP). But there is bad news, too, and some may find it more surprising. A much smaller proportion—just 13 percent—of the 167 ...

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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

... of their holdings: a collection of assets that attracts much less attention. In 2012, a little over $300 billion was ... value. One set of people in a foundation would manage it , and another set would manage...

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... of The Century Foundation from 2011 to 2014 and was much loved by all of us here at TCF. Janice was a warm and ...

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Can Humanities Grants to Universities Be a Bridge to Something Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities

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07/31/2017

... Backs Humanities The humanities are on a roll. Perhaps it 's some perverse byproduct of the Trump effect, but recent ... This isn't news to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sure, much of its work in...

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Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?

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08/30/2017

... filled or teeth pulled are sometimes sedated. Ideally, it makes them less anxious and more cooperative. They may ... sedative or inhale laughing gas and once it kicks in, they will be...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park

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09/06/2017

... a group of Mexican friends led by the artist Bosco Sodi will start to build a 26-ft long wall in New York City’s ... before, at 3pm, passersby will be invited to dismantle it brick by brick...

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Arts

The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... ver the past decade, businesses of all kinds have become much more socially aware and active. In 2015, more than 75 ...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation's CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight

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09/07/2017

... between grantmaker and grantseeker. Grantseekers bring so much to the table — knowledge, boots on the ground — and ... as partners in social change, we believe the outcomes will be stronger. . . Robert...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?

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09/08/2017

... — though some warned that forgiveness was hard after so much violence. Francis spoke alongside President Juan Manuel ... seen the FARC disarm and transform into a political party. It was a key step toward...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

... aims to be something different, organizers say. That is, it puts as much emphasis on the talking as the tasting. The event is a ...

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Food Systems

Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... Initiative, they took some heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little ... beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC is a much better vehicle for the kind of...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... But, at one level at least, the Council is faring much better in gender balance. Of the 50 sitting Council ...

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Gender Justice

Warm Up Potential Major Donors Via Digital

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09/20/2017

... continue to grow steeper to the point that, today, as much as 95 percent of dollars into organizations via ... percent of supporters. Even if you aren’t a math expert, it ’s clear that keeping supporters...

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