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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

Release Date:

12/19/2016

... Every one of these events foretold where we are today. How are you shocked? It’s all been leading to this. We ... fracturing of the rule of law has lessened, but an increase in my looming sense of dread has...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Internal Communications for Philanthropy: Maintaining Community in a Time of Isolation

Release Date:

03/31/2020

... of us. It’s been heartening to watch foundations marshal resources to find ways to ease burdens on grantees and step ... for what could be an extended period, we need to re-define how we work together and...

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Disaster Relief

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... is to give immigrant and refugee communities the power and resources to build their own narratives and be the architects ... semi-finalists in recognition of their impactful work and investment in the...

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Member News

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Immigration

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Annie E. Casey Foundation and TCC Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... can still draw many lessons from larger funders about how to anchor their giving at the community level. TCC Group ... sector. Our assessment elicited important lessons about how a large foundation like Casey...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

TCC Group

Anthony Salgado

... in the PNY community and connected to relevant programs, resources , and services that PNY offers. He supports the ... database, to ensure members are connected to programs, resources , and networks...

NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative

Release Date:

05/16/2016

... policy experts and young women themselves – to inform how the City can transform the lives of young women and girls ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

Funded by Soros and Mastercard, New Human Ventures Project Seeks to Help Refugees

Release Date:

02/01/2017

... hedge fund billionaire committed $500 million in private investment capital to “invest in startups, established ... money. And now we're starting to get a better sense of how it will be used... Funded by...

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Member News

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Immigration

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

Release Date:

08/01/2017

... are, in fact, working on a meta level, trying to change how the philanthropic or NGO sectors themselves operate, ... by Helen Altschul and Frank Altschul, who was a New York investment banker, and now led by a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Overbrook Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan

Release Date:

11/29/2018

... and youth organizations to collect data that will inform how future investments can best reflect youth interests and ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Philanthropy New York's Policy Corner - October 2023

Release Date:

10/25/2023

... embedding equity as an essential organizing framework for how and why we do the work we do of investing in people and ... for understanding the need to focus philanthropic investment on the people and...

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Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

Release Date:

01/16/2014

... that law, known as Sarbanes-Oxley , seems to have been an increase in paperwork and formal checklists, not to mention ... paid to lawyers and accountants. It’s difficult to say how effective it has been. Board...

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Insights

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

28 Jan 2019

New York Aging Funders - Winter Meeting

Monday, January 28, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Nickerson, Executive Director, LiveOn NY 1:00 - 1:30 PM How can philanthropy help ensure an accurate and fair 2020 ...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Funding Area

Aging

09 Jul 2018

Funding for Cultural Change: Creating and Meeting the Moment - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 9, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... been mostly ignored. In this discussion, we will explore how grassroots leaders have taken these moments, or helped ... to build long-term power in their communities and hear how funders have been supporting...

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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

Community Development

Social Justice

Gender Justice

New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... job of circulating them. For example, if you want to learn how to improve city schools, look how Washington, New Orleans and Chicago are already doing it. ... a neighborhood do not have to determine student...

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Member News

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

11 Dec 2024

Responding to the Opioid Crisis: What are the Opportunities for Funders to Make a Difference? - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... issues—can make a difference. What will you learn? How communities are using federal investment , such as the Paradigm program, to provide advanced medical services to rural communities. How...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

10 Dec 2019

Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... rarely do we have sufficient time and space to reflect on how our own identities influence how we see and how we are seen in our work. Join us for this interactive ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Workshop

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

JPMorgan Chase Expands Entrepreneurs of Color Fund to Drive Inclusive Economic Growth in South Bronx and San Francisco

Release Date:

02/13/2018

... from $75 million as part of a $20 billion, five-year U.S. investment that includes increasing the firm’s small ... technical assistance as part of the firm’s $150 million investment in Detroit’s economic...