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Century Foundation Releases New Report on Labor Market Recovery

Release Date:

11/06/2014

... on Labor Market Recovery The unemployment rate is improving —at 5.9 percent in October, it is nearly back to ... What explains the disconnect between a supposedly improving economy and our belief that things...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

Release Date:

07/10/2015

The foundation is partnering with the New York Restoration Project on community development and health initiatives to improve the quality of life for Bronx residents.

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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Doris Duke Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative

Release Date:

08/05/2015

Over 100 cities applied to the initiative, which will help city halls use data and evidence to deliver better results for residents.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives

Release Date:

07/25/2017

... and learn how philanthropy can play a supportive role for improving the lives of trans people in the United States. ...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

NoVo Foundation

UN Moves To Blacklist Saudi Coalition For Violations Against Children In Yemen

Release Date:

10/05/2017

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen has been included in a draft version of the UN’s annual blacklist for grave violations against children in conflict.

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Sector News

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International/Foreign Affairs

Milbank Memorial Fund Issues Report on State Population Health Strategies

Release Date:

10/13/2017

The report analyzes three prominent state health scorecards to identify states that had significant, sustained improvements—verified in several of the scorecards—in one or more key population health outcome measures.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... of foundation endowments at FoundationMark. For the five years ending last December 31, Ford said its endowment ... returns can fluctuate. Meantime, over those same five years, a sample portfolio of low-cost,...

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Member News

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize

Release Date:

01/11/2018

... Prize The Brooklyn Community Foundation announced the five Brooklyn nonprofit organizations selected to receive its ... to advancing racial and social justice. Each of the five Spark Prize recipients will be...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... can avoid supporting “gender blind” policies or programs that unintentionally discriminate based on gender ...

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Insights

Funding Area

Gender Justice

How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?

Release Date:

12/17/2014

... need to make inferences about the best use of limited resources based on what is known about the populations ...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

19 May 2015

The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

To what extent do foundations use consultants to support their work? While we have known for years that foundations use consultants to support various aspects of their work, until now we’ve never had a quantitative picture of how many, how often,...

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Panel

Livestream

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 Jul 2015

IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

View presentation here . Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) is a set of continuous computer hacking processes, often conducted by a group such as a government with the capability and intent to persistently and effectively target a specific entity...

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Information Technology

Is Overhead Having a Moment?

Release Date:

06/16/2015

... beat calling for government and foundations to provide the resources nonprofits really need to do their work ...

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PNY News

08 Dec 2015

Nonprofit People Rising: How Foundations Can Nurture Diverse Grantee Talent and Build Organizational Strength

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Only 1% or less of foundation grant dollars aim to build up nonprofit professionals, or empower nonprofits to develop their staff. And that has been the case for at least 20 years now.

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations Staff

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

17 Mar 2016

Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 17, 2016 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Experienced grantmakers often use two financial documents to review potential and current grantees: financial statements and IRS Form 990.

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Professional Development

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

The Place for Growing Cross-Sector Collaboration

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... example of the value of how a relatively small amount of resources can have a big impact. So, THANK YOU, to all of ...

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President's Message

PNY News

Korean American Community Foundation Distributes First Wave of COVID-19 Relief Grants Totaling $60,000

Release Date:

04/15/2020

... American Federation (AAF) : $5,000 to provide in-language resources to Korean and Chinese small business owners about ... Disaster loans, Small Business loans and other relief programs offered by the...

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Korean American Community Foundation

Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

Release Date:

10/09/2020

... moment of racial reckoning have the resilience and resources they need to help build a truly equitable future ... Torres-Springer, Ford Foundation vice president of U.S. programs . “Today’s evolving and...

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Member News

Funding Area

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

08 Jun 2021

At Long Last: Redressing and Repairing Racial Segregation

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... racial segregation How to ensure that well-intentioned programs do not end up reinforcing segregation Specific policy changes that can help shift resources to African American families The role and ...