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06 Jan 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities: Access to Healthy Food as an Essential Ingredient of Community Building

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... and the increased demand on food pantries and feeding programs , issues of access to healthy food for all has become ... businesses, government, and neighborhood groups to develop programs and new tools that...

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Wallace Foundation: New Report Sheds Light on How Effective Nonprofits Expand Their Reach Through Partnerships

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... and government agencies in scaling up successful social programs , there has been little empirical literature on how to pull off these expansions. This study of 45 social programs that work takes perhaps the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Wallace Foundation

Cutting Through the Jargon: How the CARES Act Works for Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/01/2020

... Embedded within the CARES Act are three distinct loan programs that charitable nonprofits can tap to get cash to ...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Public Policy

Surdna Foundation Announces Nearly $13 Million Investment in Artists of Color to Advance Racial Justice

Release Date:

04/29/2020

Surdna's Artist Regranting Initiative will support up to 260 projects in communities across the nation over three years.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

20 Oct 2021

Emergency Cash Benefits: Lessons From Innovation and Rapid Response - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join us for the third program in the EOF Fall Funder Learning Series to explore lessons learned from 2020 emergency cash program experiments as well as efforts to scale up effective strategies.

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Economic Security

Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/01/2013

Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability communications, where she helped develop environmental messaging...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... and community organizations have moved forward to develop programs that build young people’s social and emotional ... that have gone beyond college access in their programs : Cypress Hills LDC, The TEAK...

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Issue-Based

Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

Release Date:

01/30/2014

... Bloomberg is spinning off one of his foundation’s programs into a stand-alone nonprofit that will expand its ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Volunteerism

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Wanted: Hartford Change AGEnts with Red Pens

Release Date:

03/13/2014

The John A. Hartford Foundation is seeking feedback on their Change AGEnts Initiative.

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Member News

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Aging

María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

Release Date:

05/15/2014

The Open Society Foundations today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

Release Date:

05/29/2014

... Leadership Project, and most recently was the Director of Programs & Community Engagement at Newark Trust for ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

Release Date:

06/18/2014

Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Mellon Foundation Partners with NFF to Build Financial Health of Arts Organizations

Release Date:

03/12/2015

... ability to provide high-quality, innovative and relevant programs depends on the strength of their underlying ...

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Member News

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Nonprofit Finance Fund

Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Discusses the Difficulties of Evaluation

Release Date:

03/17/2015

... of Evaluation As a longtime funder of evidence-based programs and rigorous evaluations, the Edna McConnell Clark ...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal

Release Date:

07/06/2015

The country's first social impact bond program was initially funded by Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Goldman Sachs

What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

Release Date:

08/10/2015

... investors to lend money to governments for the funding of programs that, if successfully delivered, will generate ... is triggered when an independent evaluator certifies that programs have achieved the...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Goldman Sachs

Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

Release Date:

12/01/2015

... This experience isn’t limited to students, with programs also available to seniors, low-income neighborhood ...

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Member News

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Arts

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power

Release Date:

04/13/2016

The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing California conference in Sacramento, is funded by a grant from The JPB Foundation and is intended to reduce barriers to entry and help affordable housing providers install solar...

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Member News

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

Kress Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarly European Art Projects

Release Date:

05/09/2016

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation is accepting applications for its History of Art grant program, which supports scholarly projects that enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture, from antiquity to the dawn of the...