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Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

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01/16/2014

Surdna Foundation President Phillip Henderson, who currently serves on three nonprofit boards, reflects on what his experiences have shown him about the importance of board service.

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Recording: Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York

Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York Youth organizers have played a critical role in New York’s organizing history. Today, young people are leading transformative movements for change in New York, including imagining police-...

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

Foundations are just one type of nonprofit organization that make up a portion of the total nonprofit "sector" (which is composed of an estimated 1.4 million organizations and entities with nonprofit status), but they do much to fund the work of other nonprofits providing services for the common good.

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Ford Foundation

How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

Release Date:

06/25/2014

Some suggestions for foundations that want to promote innovation through their grantmaking.

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Arcus Foundation

Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

William T. Grant Foundation President Adam Gamoran discusses the role high-quality social science research can play in identifying programs, policies, and practices that can combat mounting inequality in the United States.

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Economic Security

William T. Grant Foundation

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Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

Release Date:

09/10/2014

The Ford Foundation's Amy Brown outlines the disproportionate nature of student debt in the United States.

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Ford Foundation

The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

Release Date:

09/26/2014

... loud and clear: we have the solutions. One key solution is investing in the transition from fossil fuels to a ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

Release Date:

10/29/2014

Director of Grant Compliance and Communication, Adam Liebling, showcases ASPCA's unique brand of philanthropy.

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

By Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has supported artists in jazz, contemporary dance and theatre in creating, producing and touring...

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03 Mar 2015

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... commitment of 250 million dollars, JPMorgan Chase is investing 5 million dollars over the next two years towards ...

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New York City

Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

... New York’s foundations to see the impact of place-based investing , and for Red Hook as a community to show off its ...

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04 Nov 2015

Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The long-term changes in the labor market have disproportionately impacted low-income young adults who do not graduate from high school or pursue post-secondary education. The quality of the second chance system has been questioned by many funders...

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New York City

NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... strategies long sought by proponents of reform, including investing in training to help educators develop better ...

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03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

We face a unique moment in the life of public transit in New York. After three decades of steadily improving service, quality indicators have started to decline. You see it every day: train cars break down more often, delays have gone up,...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/26/2016

The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte.

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13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

Release Date:

08/22/2016

Edgar Villanueva, VP of Programs & Advocacy at The Schott Foundation for Public Education urges philanthropy to see the tremendous potential in Native communities.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits

Release Date:

02/07/2017

These Immediate Response grants support Brooklyn’s immigrant-led organizations that are defending the liberties of immigrant individuals and families as well as promoting the safety and strength of our communities.

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Brooklyn Org

Design and Health: Back Together Again?

Release Date:

06/21/2017

New York State Health Foundation's Nupur Chaudhury writes about the historical connection between design and health, and what funders can do to support reuniting the two fields.

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