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04 Dec 2025

Reimagining Food in Prisons: Opportunities for Funders and Advocates - Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Thursday, December 4, 2025 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... policy reforms, and community-led initiatives aimed at improving the quality and diversity of food served. ... whether you’re a long-time CFF member, just entering the field of food systems change, or a...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Food Systems

Justice Reform

Renewing Philanthropy's Commitment to Local Journalism

Release Date:

01/06/2020

... Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, that in this era of strained budgets, ... its own local news ecosystems to make the most of limited resources . Journalistic...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Communications/Media

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO LaMarche Questions the Power Philanthropy has over Policy

Release Date:

09/25/2014

... to maintain over improved healthcare and social welfare programs . He also claims that because foundations distribute ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

Release Date:

04/21/2015

The $42 million program will help 100 mid-sized cities better use data and evidence.

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Member News

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Community Development

Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $2.3M in Grants to Nonprofits Serving Youth, Girls of Color

Release Date:

12/14/2016

BCF launched its Invest in Youth initiative in 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improve Brooklyn’s social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color.

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification

Release Date:

04/11/2017

Two years after its inception, Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure.

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Member News

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Commonwealth Fund Scorecard: New York Ranked 13th in Overall State of Health

Release Date:

12/11/2015

New York may be ranked 3rd for per capita health funding, but it is 40th when it comes to physical activity according to the 26th American’s Health Rankings Annual Report. In addition, New York was ranked 13th in the nation on a separate scorecard...

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Member News

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Hilton Humanitarian Prize Calls Attention To Growing Need For Global Humanitarian Aid

Release Date:

10/12/2017

... to throw up their hands. How can the relatively paltry resources of private philanthropy possibly make a dent in ... or devastated regions, often with relatively modest resources . And one way to learn about...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... to share information and play a role in the justice reform field . Explore: Why the issue of justice reform matters to ... criminal justice system impacts an advocates work in the field . How progressives and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Social Justice

Learning in Place

Release Date:

07/14/2011

... compelled to validate his or her own thinking about the field rather than being open to seeing things in a new way. ... 1984 to 1989, Ms. Mottola was the Director of Neighborhood Programs and a community...

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All Funders

13 Sep 2013

15 Years of Advancing Excellence in Family Philanthropy: Lessons Learned … and a Look Ahead

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 11:15am

Webinar

How has the field of family philanthropy evolved over the past 15 years? ... are gaining momentum and catch a glimpse of where the field might be headed. The rise of impact investing and ... What are your personal...

No Shortcuts to Power: Supporting Organizers to Stay, Lead, and Win

Release Date:

05/13/2025

... grappling with federal funding cuts that threaten critical programs and services. That work is essential. But in ... that leak. Our research and experimentation focus on improving working conditions for...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New York Foundation

Noyes Foundation's Zigbi Selected as Loeb Fellow

Release Date:

07/17/2014

... has been named one of 10 2014-15 Loeb Fellows at Harvard University ’s Graduate School of Design. The fellows ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Food Systems

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... government has invested $1.4 billion in HIV prevention programs that promote sexual abstinence and marital fidelity, but there is no evidence that these programs have been effective at changing sexual behavior...

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Member News

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Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

Release Date:

08/10/2016

... of promising new leads thanks to a study by Princeton University and Simons Foundation researchers. In the first ...

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Member News

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... African Youth Irene Kinyanguli, a senior at Arizona State University , comes from Tanzania, where her father works in a ...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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MasterCard Foundation

Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... in various occupations to guide education and job-training programs . One program that embodies the recommendations is ... of the Markle Foundation, LinkedIn, Arizona State University and edX, a nonprofit...