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Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

Release Date:

10/17/2017

... nourishing food system if the world doesn’t eat more of what it has. In that spirit, two years ago the Rockefeller ...

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and others Redefine Arts Funding

Release Date:

05/18/2018

... successfully making the pivot. Where should they start? What is the proper level of risk tolerance? How does proposed programming—to use Barr’ s definition of "relevance"—acknowledge "social,...

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ralph Wilson's Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails

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10/17/2018

Ralph Wilson' s Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails ... is no accident: The $100 million announcement comes on what would have been Ralph C. Wilson Jr.' s 100th...

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Listen: Commonwealth Fund President, Dr. David Blumenthal, on COVID-19 and the US Healthcare System

Release Date:

05/20/2020

... of a healthcare system that depends upon the volume of what walks through its doors and not sustained as a vital ...

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Disaster Relief

Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

19 Sep 2022

The Climate Crisis: Understanding the Promise and Pitfalls of Removing Carbon from the Skies and the Seas

Monday, September 19, 2022 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... out of the atmosphere and the oceans as part of humanity’ s efforts to stabilize the global climate system and prevent ... and projects are effective, sustainable, and just. What will you learn? Understanding...

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New York City

The Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants to Support Jewish Communities Across North America

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01/05/2023

... be more grateful that our grantees are responding to what they’re hearing in their neighborhoods and workplaces. It means that these project ideas came from the heart... ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

Jewish Interests

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The Covenant Foundation

26 Sep 2023

The "Attica" Uprising: A Screening & Discussion Over 50 Years Later

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... the fall of 1971 there were almost 200,000 people in the U. S prison system. Caging people was deemed fundamentally ... exploded with almost 2 million people caged today. What happened? What...

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Justice Reform

14 Feb 2024

Philanthropy's Role in Reparations and Building a Culture of Racial Repair

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

While there' s been an uptick in commitments of funding to advance racial ... implementing this work internally at their organizations. What will you learn? An understanding of what...

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27 Nov 2012

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:00pm

... stakeholders Assessment of grant performance and evaluation of grantmaking portfolio As this program ...

11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Act of 2013, the most comprehensive reform of New York’ s nonprofit laws in decades. The new requirements, most of ... author of the act as the Chief of the Attorney General’ s Charities Bureau, Julie Floch,...

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Executive Leadership

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Finance & Asset Management

26 Jun 2014

Foundations for Social Impact Bonds

Thursday, June 26, 2014 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy has played a critical role in the nascent world of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Pay-For-Success (PFS). Foundations can act as investors by providing credit enhancement, grants, and PRIs, but they can also increase demand for SIB/PFS...

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Nancy Mahon Named Estee Lauder Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship

Release Date:

10/07/2014

... best practices in these areas across the Company’ s brands, regions and functions, further integrating citizenship into the Company’ s strategy. She will also play a leadership role in measuring ... online...

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Foundation Center Appoints Two New Board Members

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12/03/2014

... valuable insight that will strengthen Foundation Center' s role as a knowledge services provider. Prior to joining ... and governance. She previously served on Foundation Center' s Board of Trustees...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

16 Jul 2015

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... hear the latest trends in Employee Engagement from CECP’ s Giving in Numbers research, then we’ll deep dive, ... Community Leadership, Gap Foundation Jinny Jeong, Evaluation and Data Insights, CECP Adam...

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04 Jun 2019

Social Impact Exchange: 2019 Shaping the Future Together: Philanthropy as Change Capital

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 8:30am to Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 2:45pm

... Crutchfield , Executive Director, Georgetown University' s GSEI Nick Donahue , President And CEO, Nellie Mae Education ... Of Changing The World Efrain Gutierrez , Impact And Evaluation Manager, Obama...

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It's Possible for All NYC School Meals to be Cooked from Scratch, Report Supported by the New York Community Trust , New York State Health Foundation and Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Finds

Release Date:

12/03/2019

It ' s Possible for All NYC School Meals to be Cooked from ... investments in equipment, supplies, and training, it ’ s doable, even for a school system that feeds about 940,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities

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07/09/2020

... Corporation . This investment is part of DDCF’ s ongoing commitment to supporting the health, vibrancy and ... overall well-being of Native communities throughout the U. S ., including Alaska and Hawaii. The...

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Individual Giving, Forgotten No More

Release Date:

11/07/2016

... one month ago. However, as I reflected on our country’ s decades-old traditions of school bake sales and new ... to dive deeper into our country’ s giving culture. It was a prime time to be...

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