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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Insights from “Responding to the Moment: Participatory Approaches in Philanthropy”

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09/19/2024

... people in decisions that impact them. On June 20, I joined my colleague Jonathan Brack from Fund for Shared ... bylaws, which include rules that ensure family members can be voted off the board. According to...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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19 Oct 2010

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... of people with disabilities. Offer accessible tools and resources for grantmakers. Discuss opportunities for funders ... new perspectives and promising practices of how funders can respond to and integrate...

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Get Involved

... possible experiences for our members. Here are ways you can get involved: Share your idea for a new program idea or ... is planning. Let us know about non-PNY events that we can help you publicize by featuring...

A New Study Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Reveals that Antioxidant Therapy Prevents Vision Loss in Rare Birth Defect

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02/07/2018

... widely available antioxidants to the current standard-of- care prevented vision loss in an animal model of a rare ... that resulted in preventing the retinal degeneration that can occur in babies born with...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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25 Apr 2019

Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... depends on its citizens having the urge and ability to care for others. Today, however, political and social ... our society’s ability to solve pressing domestic issues. Can empathy, the ability to understand...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Three New Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10/22/2020

... existing research to inform smart public policy that can positively impact the lives of young people. All told, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

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25 Feb 2014

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

7:00am to 12:00pm

Baruch College School of Public Affairs

... Lilliam Barrios-Paoli , NYC Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services   Speakers and Panelists Gordon Berlin , ...

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Executive Leadership

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

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01/11/2021

... and a program director at the David Rockefeller Fund. “ I am excited to embark on this journey with Dodge toward the ... to center racial justice and equity and direct resources and trust in new ways. ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

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11/12/2019

... “keeping vigil” with her grandfather to protect their home from Klansmen; A manuscript in which Parks recalls a ...

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Ford Foundation

It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... Paula Luff, founder and CEO of Viso Strategies Corporation I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of ... worthy causes. My heart sank. In my experience, CSR can be a powerful force to transform...

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Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language

... sectors? This chapter includes 7 short videos and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Chapter 1: ...

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Documentary Film Series

... often demonstrate how a relatively small amount of funding can make a large impact and help nonprofits and social ... areas—child welfare and education, disaster relief, health care , the...

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Scholars Finalists

Release Date:

11/09/2014

... are nominated by their institutions and only one applicant can be named from any one major division (e.g., College of ... support the applicant’s research goals with sufficient resources during the grant...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Education

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Study Funded by Open Society Foundations Finds Digital Devices Are Key to Success for Black and Latino Males

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05/24/2016

... men of color will rely heavily on their access to trusted resources , both in face-to-face interactions and online. In ... concluded that the creative use of mobile digital devices can be an effective tool to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Open Society Foundations

Leading the Way for Food Equity

Release Date:

07/28/2016

... before. Supportive policies are in place so governments can serve their constituents at the state and municipal ... collaboration is for funders and other network hubs to take on more responsibility for...

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Food Systems

Urban Farms and Gardens are Critical for a Healthy and Sustainable Food System

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03/31/2015

... the value of parks and community gardens as public resources and not merely as vacant land when assembling sites ... of urban agriculture cover so many areas ranging from health , social, environmental and...

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Food Systems

19 Mar 2019

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Ellen Braff-Guajardo , Senior Program Officer, Sierra Health Foundation Ed Kissam , Co-Trustee, WKF Fund Dr. ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Immigration

Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

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11/14/2013

... Natan Fund , a Jewish giving circle, for almost a decade, I have long been positively evangelical (so to speak) about ... — their giving, people new to philanthropy can use giving circles to leverage each...

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The Natan Fund

A Weak Foundation

Release Date:

03/09/2011

by Ilene Mack I have spent more than three decades in the world of ... the supplicants, if you will; the doers, the providers of services . They are in the trenches. We, however, the ... and we dispense the...

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