From the Desk of Irfan Hasan: The New York Community Trust and Vaccinating our City
Release Date:
05/13/2021
... which have aligned their grants to bring additional resources to some of these projects. As the region’s ...
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07
Oct
2025
Defending DEI: Philanthropy's Pivotal Role in a Defining Moment
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 -
2:00pm to 3:00pm
... democracy. Philanthropy, which provides so much essential funding ; corporate America, which creates jobs and pipelines ... are supportive of DEI by providing them with the tools and resources needed to sustain...
Three Easy Questions to Get Past the ‘Reflexive No’
Release Date:
02/18/2016
... dollars by increasing the effectiveness and reach of their resources – wanting to make a bigger impact within mission-related funding areas. One way to make grant making more effective ... take much to...
The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution
Release Date:
09/26/2014
... was a testament to the growing power and visibility of a global people’s movement for peace, justice and democracy, ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Support to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative
Release Date:
12/10/2015
... and improving public health to creating jobs in a changing global economy. By helping city governments innovate, engage ... C40, Cities of Service, CityLab, the Compact of Mayors, Global Road Safety,...
Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Arts Fellows
Release Date:
07/15/2020
... and Art program. “The COVID-19 pandemic and the current global reckoning with systemic injustice magnifies inequities ... development and mentorship. Working in diverse forms and global contexts, fellows will...
23
Sep
2020
Social Impact Exchange: 2020 Scaling Impact Together: Unifying Leadership
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 (All day) to Thursday, September 24, 2020 (All day)
... growing imperative to achieve racial equity, coping with a global pandemic, addressing an emerging recession, and ... The future of capitalism Health and climate change – a global threat Recovery, resilience,...
As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South
Publication date:
02/2013
Grantmakers for Southern Progress commissioned this report exploring how Southern and national funders support social justice work in the South; how local, regional and national foundations think and talk about social justice work in the South; and the major barriers and facilitating factors for foundations to support social justice work in that region.
Diversity & Inclusion Action Kit
Publication date:
04/2011
The 2011 Action Kit, designed around the Diversity Framework, Minnesota Council on Foundations' groundbreaking guidelines that frame the discussion of grantmakers' diversity practices around the four roles they play in a civil society, is intended to help foundations identify what steps they can take to advance diversity and inclusion.
Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term
Release Date:
05/22/2013
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers President Nina Stack talks about the role funders can play in providing long-term relief after Hurricane Sandy and addressing the many issues that will remain after first responders leave our region.
Six Months Later
Release Date:
05/08/2013
As philanthropy looks back on the last six months of Hurricane Sandy recovery, Health and Environmental Funders Network Communications Associate Lauren Linville shares some of the challenges, opportunities and advice collected from recent calls...
Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG
Release Date:
02/26/2013
We’re pleased to have Arabella Advisors Associate Director Ginger Elsea talk about the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers’ Philanthropy Fellows Program, which connects students and foundations in the DC region to help funders increase...
Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation: Why It Matters and What Works
Publication date:
01/2013
Engaging community residents in evaluation and learning not only strengthens programs by enabling grantmakers to make more informed decisions, it also helps ensure evaluation efforts are measuring the right things and builds community capacity to use evaluation data to support sustainable solutions. Explore why it matters and what works through five recommendations.
Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation and vision. Grantmakers, especially those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that can advance health.
Chapter 1: Speaking the Same Language
Explore a broad overview of the philanthropic sector. What motivates philanthropies to give? What are the different types of grantmakers? What is the role of the nonprofit sector as a service provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors?
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27
Apr
2011
Success in College for New Majority Students: Applying What Works
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... goals, funders who are themselves stewarding constrained resources seek evidence of what works best with these groups ...
For Jobseekers: Facts About the Sector
Publication date:
04/2014
... Staff at Community Foundations: 8.2 Representative Human Resources Data: Benefits, tenure, and promotion Close to ...
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 ... needs. So, how do you apply a population-focused lens to grantmaking while also recognizing...
12
Feb
2015
Key Traits of Phenomenal Foundation Executive Directors
Thursday, February 12, 2015 -
2:00pm to 5:00pm
... questions. In collaboration with Exponent Philanthropy Resources The Idea Factory (Jon Gertner) about Bell Labs and ...
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 ...