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... recognized for their dedication and leadership in global health and agriculture, respectively, which are core areas of the Foundation’s work. I know I speak for the entire Board in saying we...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

Release Date:

03/19/2013

Nathan Cummings Foundation Board Chair James K. Cummings shares what he learned from taking the SNAP Challenge—spending a week eating on $5.27 a day, the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget (commonly known as...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Smarter Philanthropy for Greater Impact

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03/2014

This special supplement includes eleven perspectives on “scaling what works”—what it means, what it takes to do it right, and what needs to happen to increase the impact of successful solutions to social challenges.

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Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings from the Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

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01/2017

The report shares aggregate results from 54 participating foundations that participated in taking the FCCAT in the spring of 2016. We believe the findings presented here offer an unprecedented look at how diverse foundations assess their foundation's capacity.

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TCC Group

CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives

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08/13/2020

... role CUNY plays in the city that our institutions call home , and we are proud to stand with the University at this ... the number of previously non-reappointed faculty who can be brought back to CUNY campuses...

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Mellon Foundation

Introducing Our Muslim Neighbors, One Story at a Time

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08/18/2016

... at a New York Community Trust news conference last week, I finally heard some good news: “Americans who know a ... published each year are written by Asian Americans. How can Americans get to know their...

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The New York Community Trust

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections

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04/09/2018

... to privacy-protected datasets from Facebook, which they can analyze... Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports Digitization Initiative of the Library of Trinity College Dublin's Most Valued Collections

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04/02/2021

... us of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges quote, “ I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of ... how free access to libraries, both physical and virtual, can allow people “to travel” while...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

09 Feb 2023

Global Hunger Crisis: Risk of Famine in the Horn of Africa - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, February 9, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... hunger crisis around the world and what philanthropy can do to prevent avoidable deaths from malnutrition and ...

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25 Feb 2025

Nonprofit Leadership Transitions: How to Operationalize Trust-Based Practices

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... What does it actually look like if there's trust? How can funders organize themselves to shift their behaviors ... Norayma Cabot , Chief Executive Officer, A Place Called Home Kadar Lewis , Program...

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Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... By Kevin Bolduc vice president, assessment and advisory services , at CEP. This article was originally published on ... in polite company. Does anyone still say that in 2018? I know I haven’t...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network

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11/18/2015

... well-qualified and steps into the position ready to lead. I can say this because I know and love him: Biemesderfer’s appointment is not the ...

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... Brooklyn Community Foundation. “We believe that Brooklyn can be a national model for progressive, racially just social ... racially and ethnically diverse areas of the country— can be a leading laboratory for...

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01 Nov 2018

Planning Your Path for the Future: Your Professional Evolution in Grants Management

Thursday, November 1, 2018 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... grantmaking operations in your organization, and how you can reach the next level of effectiveness. Explore How to ... like to enroll in a professional development course, take the lead on a new project, or...

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24 Oct 2018

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Innovation - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... use to understand innovation in climate action How funders can invite failure and risk-taking by transferring the risk to ourselves as funders How funders can listen more and "get out of the way" of...

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13 Nov 2019

Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations Training - Hosted by Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

... organizational life so that you leave with specifics that can be applied within your organization. You’ll explore how ... You’ll also explore how pursuing racial justice can strengthen how your organization...

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04 Jun 2019

Stonewall 50: Lessons in Unerasing Underrepresented Histories

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... LGBTQ history is at the intersection of social justice and can provide the benefits of pride, memory, identity, ... and the enormous potential for the New York region to take the lead in that effort How other...