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Payout Redux

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04/09/2010

... This may be a good time to revisit the payout question. I have come to believe that, if there is to be a payout rate, ... administrative expenses related to charitable activity can be included in the 5 percent...

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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Carol Levine to Receive Award for Raising Awareness About and Influencing Policy on Family Caregiving

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10/21/2014

... be conferred on Carol Levine, director of the Families and Health Care Project at United Hospital Fund. “Carol was ... focused her work on developing partnerships between health care...

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Health

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index

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11/14/2017

... we are gaining many more good jobs in skilled services , like health care and financial services . Nationally, the 4 million jobs ...

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

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Workforce Development

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

... have been abounding with suggestions on where individuals can channel their charitable impulses to express their ... In announcing their gift. Michael Dell noted --“It will take all of us together, over the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropy’s Best

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

Release Date:

10/29/2014

... grantmakers, contacted Mike and BUB in 2013 to see how we can provide our grants management services and expertise to support their philanthropic ... and impact of the grants. However, the ASPCA does not...

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Animal Welfare

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The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

Release Date:

03/06/2018

... the country. Funding for culturally competent mental health services is critically needed by those directly ... voter engagement to ensure that impacted individuals can shape and influence...

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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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Immigration

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05 Jun 2018

What Funders Need to Know About Census 2020 Operations - June Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... to reach hard-to-count populations in the communities you care about. Join FCCP for their webinar to discuss what key ... facilities and rural and tribal communities How funders can engage with and support...

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Governance

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Census 2020

It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... local journalism. Shortly before the recent election, I had the enormous pleasure of joining democracy expert and ... democracy to almost everything else that foundations care about, our sector’s indifference...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Public Policy

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Role of Funders in Conflict

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11/2014

... Funders Group (PSFG) released a white paper on how funders can affect conflict. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The ...

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... suggest practical strategies—“nudges”-- that can help people translate desires and intentions into actions ... exactly what they will do when, they are more likely to take actions such as voting or getting a...

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Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

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01/08/2021

... negative systemic outcomes for people with mental illness. I ’m proud of the role the Sozosei Foundation can play in supporting collaboration among stakeholders to ... is pervasive and must be addressed to...

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Health

Justice Reform

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Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

... to meet minimum standards for food, housing, medical care , clothing, and transportation. According to the New York ... . Yet, the Human Services Council notes that nonprofit health and human...

Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Coverage Gains Under ACA Have Stalled

Release Date:

02/13/2019

... Have Stalled People who are “underinsured” have high health plan deductibles and out-of pocket medical expenses ... more likely to struggle paying medical bills or to skip care because of cost. Among adults...

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The Commonwealth Fund

To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

... on The Foundation Center’s GrantCraft blog. When I became the president of Brooklyn Community Foundation just ... I knew the critical value a foundation’s investment can have on the success...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

UJA-Federation of New York Provides New Round of Emergency Funding For COVID Relief in New York and Israel

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12/15/2020

... centers (JCCs) and partner organizations in Israel so they can continue to offer critical services to their communities. ... funding is targeted at strengthening essential community resources...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

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UJA-Federation of New York

Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

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04/01/2013

... an overwhelming force for good in Brooklyn; in fact, few can match her accomplishments in boosting the strength of neighborhoods and resources for residents,” said Fishman. “She has created ... life in many...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

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Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

... Is In Charge The "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled ... work across sectors such as affordable housing, education, health care , and...

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