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Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy

Publication date:

10/2007

... research examines the current state of decision making at large, private, U.S. foundations. Through in-depth ... examines foundation leaders' view and use of strategy in making decisions. Analysis of their responses reveals four .....

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

09/26/2014

Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations

Right Wing Website Questions Ford Foundation Motives on Advocating for Net Neutrality

Release Date:

01/16/2015

... connection between our endowment management and the grant- making team. Our external portfolio managers make the ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

Release Date:

08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...

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Member News

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

Environment & Sustainability

International/Global Affairs

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Ford Foundation

When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... And what kind of funding would be necessary to get these new programs off the ground? With a grant from Pinkerton, the ... a series of planning meetings with colleagues at New York research...

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Insights

Funding Area

Education & Youth

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The Pinkerton Foundation

04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... the COO’s office, the Communications Department? Can new technologies and communications platforms provide new opportunities in board communications? Presenter Eric ... with your name, title, organizational...

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Professional Development

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President

Release Date:

02/10/2015

... Sciences at Northeastern University, will become its new President. Dr. Fulmer, who is also Professor of Public ... a charismatic leader, not only for the Foundation, but for new ideas that drive real...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health & Human Services

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Multiyear Grantmaking for Justice and Social Change

Release Date:

07/22/2021

... the critical continued support of our donors. 60% of the new funding focuses primarily on Black communities, in ... that change does not happen overnight, these new grants represent the Foundation’s longest-...

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Member News

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Aging

Immigration & Immigrant Communities

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center Recognized for Sustainable Design, Architectural Excellence, and Community Impact

Release Date:

07/31/2023

... Rockefeller Brothers Fund as The Pocantico Center—into a new home for the creative process. The open, ... The DR Center earned the highest LEED score of any new construction in New ...

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Member News

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Arts, Culture, & Media

Environment & Sustainability

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

Release Date:

05/30/2017

... group of equals; Planning for specific processes to select new family board members as the number of family members ... sister foundations or junior trustee structures that help new family members join with a...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Center for Effective Philanthropy

20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... print copy of “ Storytelling and Social Change ,” the new second edition of the guide from Working Narratives.* ... with your name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address, and phone number...

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23 Jan 2012

Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic Change

Monday, January 23, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:45am

... approach taken by some community lenders as they employ new models to alleviate poverty, develop social justice ... for maximizing long-term outcomes A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing...

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Issue-Based

21 May 2014

Building Assets Through the Tax Code: Proposals for Reform

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Funders Network / Tax Policy Project . A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program with the Asset Funders Network , ... Justin King, Policy Director, Asset Building Program, New America...

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Webinar/Teleconference

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Public Policy

A Recap of PNY's 35th Annual Meeting Featuring Hillary Clinton

Release Date:

05/19/2014

... times more questions publicly in front of the Philanthropy New York audience than she has since stepping down from the State ...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Women & Girls

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The Pinkerton Foundation

14 Jan 2016

ITVS Women and Girls Lead Global Celebration

Thursday, January 14, 2016 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... Lead Global, a multiyear partnership that’s testing new storytelling and engagement strategies in India, ... Sevcik, director of WGLG. Designed for Philanthropy New York members and their...

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22 Mar 2019

Navigating Uncertain Terrain – Trends and Strategies in International Grantmaking

Friday, March 22, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York ’s International Grantmakers Network presents this ... developments affecting global philanthropy Insights and new baseline information about the philanthropic environments...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Breakout Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Release Date:

10/10/2019

... Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine Newswise — NEW YORK , NY, October 10, 2019 —Research to Prevent Blindness ... The work creates the potential for the development of new treatments...

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Member News

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Health & Human Services

Science

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Research to Prevent Blindness

WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation Announce the Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities

Release Date:

03/10/2020

... Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities NEW YORK , March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The World Education ... period. Successful proposals will focus on two categories: new ideas...