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Milbank Memorial Fund

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

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03/27/2014

... and ideas in our fields. The chart below sketches out how we work. You’ll notice that one of three chief aspects ... impact” — which we describe as improving practice and policy . We think the way we work has...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Announces Board and Staff Appointments

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11/01/2013

... his administrative responsibilities, he has studied how organizational characteristics affect the costs and ... Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program. Mr. Colmers is...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Creates Collaborative Fund To Support Justice Reform for Women and To Help Dismantle Mass Incarceration

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10/19/2018

... have both a moral and practical imperative to leverage our resources towards a more just society for those traditionally ... communities.” The fund will harness financial and other resources of a diverse set...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund’

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09/27/2022

... that it has awarded a total of $1.5 million in grant funding to support 10 exciting nonprofit programs as part of ... we brought that start-up energy back to the boardroom.” Funding will be given in the form...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Jessie Smith Noyes At Top of the List of Family Foundations Who Fund Social Justice Work

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10/07/2015

... foundations lag the rest of the philanthropic sector in funding social justice initiatives, a report from the ... U.S. foundations, the report, Families Funding Change: How Social Justice...

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13 Jun 2019

The New Normal: How to Serve the Redefined Family - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... have grappled with this changing definition, and tips for how your philanthropic family can adapt to the new normal. ... with any questions. In partnership with The New Normal: How to Serve the Redefined...

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Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations

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07/12/2022

... Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) proudly resources trans-led organizations that are building futures ... also prioritizes resourcing emergent groups that have had limited access to national...

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LGBTQ

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Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine

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03/03/2022

... credible documentation of war crimes. This will include resources for investigative journalists, artists, and ... “At the same time, I feel great pride in seeing how Ukraine, Europe, and much of the world are...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

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Open Society Foundations

A Look At How Surdna Foundation is Backing Water Infrastructure in American Cities

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06/25/2018

A Look At How Surdna Foundation is Backing Water Infrastructure in ... has a couple of options when it comes to focusing its resources . It can go deep in a particular geography, or it ... While ocean conservation...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

20 Oct 2025

Funder Call: So, You’re Hosting the 2026 World Cup - How to Prevent Displacement of Unhoused People - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together for Housing Justice

Monday, October 20, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity's, and surface how philanthropy can prevent displacement and coordinate with ... note: Participation in Funders Together programming is limited to foundations,...

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Housing and Homelessness

Surdna Foundation & Andrus Family Fund Pledge $800,000 to Next-Generation Social Justice Philanthropy

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02/06/2018

... the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund are providing resources for family foundations, community foundations and ... on social justice, race and equity - but many lack the resources and relationships to...

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Social Justice

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07 Mar 2024

How Foundations are Responding to the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings

Thursday, March 7, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... efforts to support racial equity. To find out how foundations are responding to the decisions, CEP surveyed ... Court decision, philanthropic responses then and now, and how leaders at grantmaking, higher...

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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

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04/28/2016

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Stanford a $1.5 million grant to support library initiatives that develop and advance the use of linked open data.

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

28 Jul 2020

How Family Foundations Can Listen4Good - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... impact over time. Join us for an informational webinar on how Fund for Shared Insight’s Listen4Good feedback ... details about the feedback initiative, including why and how to get involved, and answer all of...

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Leveraging for Peace: A Movie Star Fights African War Profiteers

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11/06/2017

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Two Social Media Channels Your Nonprofit Should Be Leveraging

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01/23/2018

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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... To say no? These all shape the parameters of what you can achieve at a given moment. THEN you're ready to talk ... and understanding first. You need to understand how data fit into their world, and tailor...

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TCC Group

The Art of Dentistry, Or: How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

... we are many times faced with finding ways to fill a funding gap with our grant dollars . What we may oftentimes overlook is that beyond the ... for Women’s Safety . The Art of Dentistry, Or: How...

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World Education Services Launches WES Mariam Assefa Fund to Provide Support to Organizations Striving to Help Immigrants and Refugees

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06/04/2019

... Mariam Assefa Fund offers a new way for the organization achieve this mission. “The launch of the fund marks a new ... immigrants is well documented, and results in billions of dollars of foregone earnings and...

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