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The Nathan Cummings Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the 2021-2022 Fellowship

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06/16/2020

... 18 months to turn an inspired idea that advances social justice into a reality. Fellows also receive hands-on training, resources , and leadership development to scale the impact of ... with the Foundation’s...

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Ford Foundation Expands Flagship BUILD Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

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04/07/2021

... had provided $1 billion dollars in flexible funding to social justice organizations around the world to help them ... to work in lockstep with our partners by giving them the resources and the flexibility they...

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14 Mar 2024

Funding Like You Want to Win: Philanthropy & Movement Investments - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, March 14, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... organizations at the forefront of the movement for social justice are also planning their 2024 strategies to ... these capacities and ensure that movements have the resources needed to weather oppressive...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... key global trends that will determine the future of the social sector." Earl Lewis is a distinguished scholar ... the importance of diversifying the academy, exploring the role of digital tools for...

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15 Nov 2016

School Discipline is Changing. For the Better?

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, ... just co-edited and published her latest book, Inequality in School Discipline , that addresses...

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TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

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05/18/2018

... order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and resources . But grantmakers have more leeway if they choose to ... they “see themselves in the system, not apart, as capital sitting on the sidelines.”...

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26 Jun 2024

Grantmaking Equity Hour: Deepening Your Practice - A New Series for Programming Staff

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... to the processes and communications that bring them to the resources they need. During this conversation, participants will have an opportunity to discuss the ways they approach the movement...

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Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation

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03/28/2014

... leading community efforts to link women and families to resources that can help them through the enrollment process. ... The engagement around the ACA also has provided an opportunity to educate women about...

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Surdna Foundation Announces a Reorganization and Promotions

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07/11/2023

... to advancing racial justice in the U.S., Surdna has an opportunity and responsibility to make an outsized impact. ... and Thriving Cultures —share common racial equity and social justice goals, as does the...

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Classic and Cutting Edge

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12/05/2014

... philanthropy because of their potential to direct human capital toward important goals and also to change the course ... for achieving an end . Curing disease, narrowing the opportunity gap, fostering...

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The Joys and Frustrations of Managing Young People

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09/29/2016

... Fellow. But this summer brought another milestone — the opportunity to manage our first ever high school intern, ... of leaders. High school students rarely have the opportunity to learn about the...

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The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

... in foundation management seems undeniable. “Venture capital ” grantmaking has captured the imagination of some ... measuring—is the most important step of all. Complex social problems are, by definition, not...

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25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... and is at the nexus of learning, advocacy and social change. Game makers are creating games for social good — games where players learn about issues such ... of being entertained. And funders are taking note...

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Committee for Children Launches Out-of-School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace Foundation

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03/26/2019

... Children (CFC) announced today that it is creating a new social -emotional learning (SEL) program for after-school ... thankful to The Wallace Foundation for this important opportunity to address the need for...

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United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund

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03/26/2020

... reach their families and provide critical and ongoing resources like learning, food distribution and social work supports. Additionally, challenges with ... Fund. The COVID-19 Community Fund will provide...

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23 Jul 2019

Saving the Vaquitas: Screening and Discussion of National Geographic's Sea of Shadows

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

... of Cortez (a UNESCO World Heritage site) through increased social and economic opportunities for the local communities, ... US, just a week before this screening. This is a special opportunity for funders to...

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The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs’ Black Renaissance Fund Receives $5 Million Grant From The Rockefeller Foundation

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02/22/2023

... Renaissance Fund (BRF), a national fund providing patient capital to Black-led Community Development Financial ... support in our mission to advance economic equity and opportunity for Black-led CDFIs,” said...

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16 May 2012

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Donors Breakfast

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:00am to 10:00am

Beekman Tower Hotel, 3 Mitchell Place, NYC

... on: Human Rights, Conservation, Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Youth, Women, Health, Education, ...

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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

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08/18/2015

... Court justice in post-apartheid South Africa, Sachs had an opportunity to confront this question directly. In 1994, a ... Ford Foundation views the arts as critical to advancing social justice: “The arts quite...

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