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Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... Report on Global Road Safety Road safety is an issue that hasn’t gotten nearly the attention it deserves ... for people from the ages of 15 to 29. We know this is a public health challenge...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35

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11/30/2017

... according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health . The study also found that excess weight in childhood ... ages. The study was published in the November 30, 2017 issue...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Freedom Together Foundation

Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

... planning, especially for smaller foundations that may lack resources for complex financial planning. Simplifying the ... and government alike. Date of recommendation by the Public Policy Committee: July 23,...

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

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11/18/2021

... sector – and, for that matter, failure to properly fund public services which then need to seek private support – ... the enhanced social impact, there’s also a fundamental issue about the inadequacy of...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Laura Callanan Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow

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04/01/2013

... demands, and Laura’s expertise can help us deliver the resources that foundations and nonprofits need to succeed." ... Haas School of Business in the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership, and a...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Do Funders Have the Right to See a Nonprofit’s Management Letter?

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04/19/2016

... with governance,” but more commonly referred to by the public as the “management letter” looks like the ... established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “AICPA”). Yet many funders...

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Eisner LLP Not-for-Profit Services Eisner LLP

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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

Release Date:

02/21/2013

... America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference's Health Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’s all over but the shouting. That fits national health care reform, right? Not at all. Philanthropy New...

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Health

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Philanthropy New York

OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

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04/13/2015

... organizations. Brett Davidson, director of the Health Media Initiative at the Open Society Foundations, a nonprofit that focuses on public health and human rights around the world, has used...

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Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

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02/13/2017

... of programs and advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education and a recognized voice in progressive ... step up to. From those who could be left out of affordable health care to those bandied about in...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Scanning the Landscape 2.0: Finding Out What's Going on in Your Field

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04/2012

GrantCraft talked with funders working in the U.S., Europe and internationally about when, why and how it’s useful to scan the landscape for new ideas and new directions. An update of their 2004 publication, with 15 new interviews, Scan 2.0 is filled with examples of scans that have helped funders find a strategic direction, hear from key constituencies, understand emerging issues, map the funding environment and synthesize information and find gaps.

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Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

... has led to funding issues and substantial media and public attention. Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy ...

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Philanthropy New York

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... provider, and its relationship with both the private and public sectors. Friday, October 29 - Fundamentals of ... Friday, November 12 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues Presenters: Kenneth Austin, The...

Russell Sage Foundation - Gates Foundation Pipeline Grants Awarded to Emerging Scholars

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03/17/2021

... of California, Davis) will examine the extent to which public school closures due to the economic effects of the ... counselors, and social workers in providing financial aid resources for undocumented youth...

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Anti-Poverty Research Study Launched in NY

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05/18/2014

... launched a new research study that will identify public policies that could have a significant impact in ... research, based on their work with the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute in Wisconsin...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Religion

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness Under a program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, some student loan borrowers ... years of both on-time payments and eligible work in the public sector. Meaning, a...

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Education

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

Release Date:

11/28/2016

... many of the areas we care about, from the environment to health care to issues affecting women and girls. Given this ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arabella Advisors

Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

Release Date:

03/17/2014

... and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Craig was a Foreign Service ... His work with foundations began when he directed the Health Policy Research Group at...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

25 Mar 2019

Advancing Democracy Reform in the 116th Congress: HR 1 and the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 25, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... of over 128 organizations, came together to build the public will needed to help make HR 1 the first bill filed by ... up of civil rights, environmental, labor, faith based, health , gun safety, immigration,...

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All Funders

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Civic Engagement

Laureus USA Releases New Research Study: Youth Sports Promote Social & Emotional Learning, Especially Among Men of Color

Release Date:

02/03/2021

... (SBYD) programs play a significant role in fostering critical social and emotional learning (SEL) skills necessary ... unleash the power of sport to enhance physical and mental health , improve educational and...

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