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Poses Family Foundation

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

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12/10/2020

... state, and local levels; academic institutions and research centers; business leaders; ordinary citizens; and, ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

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10/07/2021

... economic inclusion and justice, to breaking ground with research that changes the course for policies and practices ...

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The Burke Foundation

Learning in Place

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07/14/2011

... governments have for a particular agency, or the in-house research and expertise of practice that exist within the ...

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All Funders

Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

... , UTS has been able to appoint a Muslim scholar to its faculty . Three imams had seeded the idea when they approached ...

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All Funders

A Big Move to Build Our Community

... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a catalyst for advocacy and action for ...

Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

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05/12/2014

... even combined with governments, don’t have the resources to solve the world’s pressing problems alone – ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Impact Investing

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

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09/17/2014

... The danger for us in thinking about Heron’s financial resources as “assets” is that we stay stuck in the old ...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation

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03/28/2014

... leading community efforts to link women and families to resources that can help them through the enrollment process. ...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

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 ... much food they distribute to low-income community members. Improving access to healthy and...

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Food Systems

Ariane Cruz Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on City Contracting

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03/22/2024

... support for recommendations aimed at streamlining and improving New York City's contracting process for nonprofits. .....

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Public Policy

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

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11/09/2022

... 90 percent of global deforestation . Conversely, new research finds that transitioning to more sustainable food ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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12/12/2013

... subject to market norms. Markets prioritize return for the resources invested and use competition as the mechanism for ... to ensure that all schools are equipped with sufficient resources . Bishop’s framework...

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JPMorgan Report: Good, Growing Middle-Skill Jobs Exclude Women

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03/24/2016

... a new report ( PDF ) by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). These middle-skill jobs, which require a ... library assistants could become IT support specialists, improving their own earnings and...

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Gender Justice

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

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12/13/2017

... and choices. Behavioral science draws on empirical research from psychology, neuroscience, marketing, and ... these kinds of strategies are not new, the growing body of research provides greater impetus and...

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What Funders Need to Know About the Next Big Democracy Challenge

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12/06/2019

... commissions and other improvements (Public opinion research indicates that, across partisan lines, people ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Census 2020

Civic Engagement

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Annie E. Casey Foundation and TCC Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation

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10/26/2021

... often requires a significant amount of planning and research into a community, its needs, and its existing ... should: Do their homework: Funders need to conduct research and consult expert and community...

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