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Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with less than two years of experience in the philanthropic sector. The three day course will help newcomers...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Arcus Foundation, writes, "Unlike our colleagues in government, business, and civil society, foundation executives face relatively little outside pressure to achieve impact. We are free to fail, with no...

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Arcus Foundation

Convening Virtually: Embracing Change and Community

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12/03/2020

... roles and timing of virtual convenings, you may find preparation for a successful convening means that you will ...

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Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act The Council on Foundations is urging the philanthropic community to rally in support of the America Gives More Act, which was...

Independent Sector Names Sarah Kastelic 2014 American Express NGen Leadership Winner

Release Date:

06/10/2014

... "American Express is proud to recognize Sarah’s work improving the lives of children and families in Native .....

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American Express

Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe

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06/13/2014

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Berlin last week to support the European edition of the Mayors Challenge initiative, which encourages municipal officials to come up with fresh ideas that can improve the lives of urban denizens everywhere.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Kathleen Regan To Join Commonwealth Fund As Executive Vice President and COO

Release Date:

07/09/2014

... skills in investment and management, and her commitment to improving the U.S. health care system, make her a perfect fit ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

Release Date:

07/09/2014

A $5 million challenge grant from The Open Society Foundations will help the Innocence Project's efforts to establish a $20 million reserve fund.

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Systemic Racism Hurting Girls and Women Of Color, Not Just Males

Release Date:

08/07/2014

If foundations want to fully address the problems of systemic racism in the U.S, they need to step up their support for girls and women of color, write Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation, and Nakisha M. Lewis, an advisor on...

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Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool

Release Date:

10/24/2014

"Grads for Life" program specifically targets youths ages 16 to 24.

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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Young Men of Color Initiative Details Its Investments

Release Date:

03/03/2015

OSF and Atlantic are among funders taking action to improve life outcomes for boys and men of color in the United States.

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Open Society Foundations

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

Release Date:

10/08/2015

... assets—in its case in blended-learning strategies for improving our nation’s schools. It wasn’t always ...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Atlantic Philanthropies

NYS Health Foundation Publishes Report on Expanding Health Insurance Access for New Yorkers

Release Date:

10/13/2015

The report examines the successes and challenges that Enrollment Network grantees have experienced as they sought to improve health insurance coverage for vulnerable populations across New York.

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New York Health Foundation

NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... few new philanthropic efforts are aimed specifically at improving the lives of girls and young women of color. ...

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Social Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Communities in Schools: Putting Quality Considerations First (Wallace Foundation, EMCF)

Release Date:

11/12/2015

... many investors willing to take on the hard, unsexy work of improving implementation at a significant scale. . . ...

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11 Aug 2016

Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar

Thursday, August 11, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... only.* Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Revisiting Attica Shows How New York State Failed to Fulfill Promises

Release Date:

08/26/2016

Inmates at Attica Correctional Facility during the 1971 uprising that ended with 39 people fatally shot when armed state troopers stormed the prison. Many reforms promised in the wake of the revolt have yet to materialize.

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Justice Reform

NYSHealth Launches 2017 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals

Release Date:

09/02/2016

Applicants must submit an online inquiry form to determine whether a proposed project fits the funding criteria.

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RFPs Etc

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New York Health Foundation

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