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Marissa Tirona Named Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees' New President

Release Date:

11/02/2020

... and holding a long-term vision that pushes philanthropic practice , creates platforms for GCIR members' and advocates' ... partners in the field, and other PSOs to mobilize funder resources on the...

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Appointments & Transitions

William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... any child is deemed at imminent risk of entering foster care . It also offers support for relatives who unexpectedly ... and sent home with parents ill-equipped to care for them, a 2015 Reuters investigation...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Women in Leadership: Why It Matters

Publication date:

05/2016

It’s no secret that women have historically faced greater barriers than men when it comes to fully participating in the economy. Across geographies and income levels, disparities between men and women persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important decision-making.

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Report

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Gender Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives

Release Date:

11/13/2019

... collaboratives and why they’re important for grantmaker impact . Unbound Philanthropy believes in the power of shared ... opportunities and advising. That helps to increase resources to the field. During...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Unbound Philanthropy

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

Release Date:

12/03/2014

... difference in their lives. One librarian provides literacy resources for underserved populations, including youths ...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize

Release Date:

11/12/2015

... ways. We also knew that there aren’t nearly enough resources to launch and sustain worthy ideas to transform ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

Release Date:

05/19/2017

... Walker approached the foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional ...

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Member News

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/05/2019

... informing and directing long-term philanthropic disaster resources where they are needed most, helping millions in ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

Release Date:

06/12/2014

... and advocacy. The Morgan Stanley team developed a cost -effective way to scale the program, recommending that ... their intellectual capacity and ingenuity to maximize impact ,” said Joan Steinberg, Head of...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Morgan Stanley

Ford Foundation, Citi and OPIC Launch Scaling Enterprise, a $100MM Financing Partnership to Support Social Enterprises

Release Date:

10/23/2019

... and at affordable rates can enable early-stage social impact companies to achieve scale, greater efficiencies and ... addition to enabling companies to scale and expand their impact , the partnership will help...

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Member News

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Some Measure of Leadership

Release Date:

04/23/2009

... business executives will volunteer their time and company resources to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek substantial ... executives report a surfeit of offerings of varying quality , which are often “forced”...

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All Funders

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 2 of a Three-Part Series

... learning and center grantee voices in reporting for impact . This session will dive into five years of data ... offering tangible strategies to reshape grantmaking for impact . Through breakout discussions and...

Ford Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation Collaborate for Diversity in Art Museum Leadership

Release Date:

07/31/2018

... society as it relates to museum staffing in the arts. The primary focus of our collaboration is to support and develop ...

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Member News

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Ford Foundation

Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... lack of access or opportunity, funders can extend the impact of their grantmaking by using a gender lens framework ...

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Insights

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Gender Justice

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Justice Fellows

Release Date:

12/18/2020

... them to challenge how these intersecting systems impact their lives. Elizeth Virrueta Ortiz , through the ...

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Member News

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Environment and Climate Change

Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Three New Board Members

Release Date:

07/06/2023

... around the country, these additions reflect our national impact , and we look forward to the insights, energy, and ... levels. She previously served as the inaugural Chief Impact Officer at the Conrad Prebys...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ms. Foundation for Women

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

Release Date:

09/23/2014

... change. After all, new technology is revealing the impact of our daily consumption on the climate, and ... we could start now to slow global warming, quickly and cost effectively, while buying vital time for...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Areas

Release Date:

02/20/2015

... This progress, however, has come with a debilitating cost : climate change that results directly from human ... activity. This anthropogenic effect can have a negative impact on oceans, climate, and other...