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Puerto Rico's Governor Calls for Greater Federal Response to Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... to provide more search-and-rescue help and humanitarian resources to help the beleaguered island recover from ... devastation” from Hurricane Maria. “We need more resources from the Department of Defense so we...

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Disaster Relief

Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... Back Isn’t Enough During this season of giving, I will join millions of Americans in volunteering to feed the ... Yet I worry that through these acts of kindness, I absolve myself...

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Social Justice

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Executive Transitions: Grantmakers and Nonprofit Leadership Change

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03/2006

... for seasoned funders, supporting leadership transitions can be a tricky business. Where is the fine line between ... helping and intruding? What interventions work? And how can a grantmaker play a constructive role? Learn how grantmakers take up the transition challenge, engage with boards, support ...

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Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

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04/01/2025

... in a moment—politically and culturally—where it can be tempting to retreat as funders. The need is so great, ... By doing so, a more cohesive movement could start to take shape. Ultimately, that first cohort...

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Food Systems

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15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... composed of racial, ethnic, immigrant, religious, health , education, labor, housing, social services and business groups working in partnership with ... marginalized communities in hard-to-count districts –...

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The New Philanthropic Village

Release Date:

09/01/2016

... effectively and efficiently support community needs. While I call them an ecosystem, until recently they had simply been ... philanthropic sector will be better positioned to share resources , test new models,...

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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

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03/01/2017

... want to understand how other funders are directing their resources in that area at this moment in time and think ... Some of the names we’ve brainstormed include: Funders Take Action Mobilizing for Mission...

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How The New York Community Trust Is Shaping K-12 Education in New York

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02/13/2018

... which often serve as neutral ground where funders can work with each other and other stakeholders to advance ... Slutsky has said. "By joining forces, funders leverage the resources of many to tackle...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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21 Sep 2012

A Dialogue with Queers for Economic Justice

Friday, September 21, 2012 -

10:00am to 11:30pm

... Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Richard Kim , Senior Editor, The Nation Amanda Lugg , Advocacy Director, African Services Designed for All interested funders. A Dialogue ...

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10 May 2012

Strengthening All Families: Spotlight on LGBT Families of Color

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... disproportionate economic struggles, unequal access to health care , and dual burdens of social stigma and discrimination. ...

Ms. & New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100M Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women & Families

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11/13/2015

... proven effective nationwide including job training, child care , and research. Women’s economic security has been a ... in programs across New York City that support the health , safety and economic security of...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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Bloomberg, U.S. Commerce Department To Host 2nd U.S.-Africa Business Forum In NYC

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01/28/2016

... power and energy, agriculture, consumer goods, health care , and information communication technology. ...

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North Star Fund’s Hugh Hogan to be Executive Director of van Ameringen Foundation

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04/21/2016

... Foundation has supported prevention, education, and direct care in the mental health field, with a particular focus on low-income ... leader in the weeks and months to come. Hugh says, " I...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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17 Feb 2022

Building Your Legacy: Knowledge Management in the Age of Digital Records

Thursday, February 17, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... the information in a best way Why foundations should care about its usability in 1 or 100 years Speakers Haian ... , Archivist & Records Manager, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Inna Livitz (Moderator),...

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Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation

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03/30/2023

... education, Native American youth, access to legal services , basic human needs and self-sufficiency, and health . She also is responsible for managing the Westchester ... joins the Community Foundation at a time...

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Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

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08/02/2018

... nonprofits need, first, to be able to gauge organizational health . This can prepare them to build the internal capacity needed to ... tools to learn about which tools exist and how they can...

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