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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

Lisa Philp, Vice President for Strategic Philanthropy and Director of GrantCraft at the Foundation Center, provides examples of tools for increasing collaboration among grantmakers. (Lisa will also be speaking at two upcoming Philanthropy New York...

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Philanthropy New York

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

Philanthropy New York's Assistant Manager of Professional Education, Beeta Jahedi, and our program consultant Robert Hyfler talk about our participation (along with Grantmakers In Aging, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Fan Fox and Leslie R...

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World Bank Looks to Leverage Partnerships With Foundations

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06/02/2013

The World Bank is looking to increase the number of such partnerships — which include a ...

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Open Society Foundations

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

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09/18/2013

... 30, Governor Jerry Brown’s bid to raise taxes to increase state revenues for schools... Will California Choose ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Education

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

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05/26/2015

... called angiopoietin-like 4 together with VEGF could increase the effectiveness of the treatment. Research to ...

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Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era

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10/17/2016

A partnership-based funding model — 200 libraries in 24 countries plus the support from the Simons Foundation — is sustaining exchange among libraries.

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Communications/Media

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Newman's Own Foundation Provides More Than $1.5M to Nutrition Focused Nonprofits

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10/26/2016

... than $1.5 million in grants to support initiatives that increase access to fresh food and nutrition education in ...

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Food Systems

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Alfred P. Sloan Study Gives Insight into Employee Engagement

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05/12/2017

Research by Georgetown University and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation confirms that 80 percent of employees would be happier with more flexible work options and alternative schedules that meet their personal needs.

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J.P. Morgan Is Giving $1 Million to Nonprofits Exposing Hate Groups in the Wake of Charlottesville

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08/23/2017

J.P. Morgan Chase will be giving $1 million to nonprofit groups fighting extremism following the deadly white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va.

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

Just over 60 U.S. foundations increased their grantmaking by 25 percent or more in 2016, earning them a place on Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ 2016 honor roll.

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Bloomberg Commits $375 Million to Education Initiatives

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06/01/2018

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that he will donate $375 million to a variety of education initiatives nationwide over the next five years, increasing his commitment to an area that has been a core part of his Bloomberg...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy: 1970-2010

Publication date:

01/2012

Published on the occasion of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' 30th anniversary, this report documents the first 40 years of U.S. foundation support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities. Among the report's findings: in total, 799 U.S. foundations have invested more than $771 million and nearly 36,000 grants in LGBTQ issues from 1970 to 2010, with the Arcus Foundation as the largest single foundation donor by dollar amount (the Ford and Tides foundations are also in the top ten).

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...

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The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange

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04/30/2012

Health information technology has emerged as a key building block of the nation's health reform agenda, and since 2006, New York State has invested more than $450 million to develop a robust health information infrastructure.

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Media Development In The Developing World

Release Date:

01/04/2013

Since 1996, the Media Development Loan Fund has provided more than $120 million in loans and equity investments to media companies in 26 emerging market countries and independent news outlets in countries with a history of media oppression.

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Media Development Investment Fund

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Communications/Media

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Study Cites Rockefeller Foundation Contribution to PRI Evolution

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... to PRI Evolution An evaluation of its Program-Related Investment Fund finds that “the Rockefeller Foundation has ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Seven Cities Compete for Citi Foundation's Urban Renewal Initiative

Release Date:

04/13/2015

... Seattle—from which three cities will be chosen for the investment of $3 million dollars from Living Cities and the ...

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Community Development

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Atlantic Philanthropies Pledges $197 Million for Fellowship and Institute

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06/01/2016

Two major initiatives will deepen and extend Atlantic Philanthropies’s legacy of supporting new generations of leaders who will improve lives and forge new opportunities around the world.

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