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07 Nov 2017

From There to Here: Adapting Global Solutions to American Problems

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Could the solutions to some of America’s most vexing social issues originate in a faraway land? Although social challenges in education, health, youth engagement, and ... how a civic engagement platform from...

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The Century Foundation Welcomes New Trustees Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers

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09/25/2015

... they bring decades of rich experience in public service, social innovation, and economics to TCF. Sonal Shah is ... the founding executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation at...

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Community Development

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NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund

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06/13/2018

... from among 1,000 applicants doing bold and transformative social justice work in the United States and around the world. “We launched the Radical ... bold experimentation, and a deep commitment to ...

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Tackle Inequality Worldwide

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06/01/2020

... to identify, connect, and support the next generation of social justice leaders who are advancing innovative solutions ... The cohort draws from four regions: Brazil, the United States , East Africa, and the...

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Mastercard and Rockefeller Foundation Announce Data.org: A Platform for Data Science Partnerships

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01/23/2020

... that will continue to build the field of data science for social impact. This is the next chapter of a $50 million ... civic and public sector institutions still lack the resources to do so,” said Dr. Rajiv...

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Technology

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... economic theory and many of our guiding assumptions in social program development. In Thaler’s words: “In order ... of behavioral science insights when it created the Social and Behavioral Science Team, but...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approve Funding to Improve Care for Older Adults

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09/12/2019

... funded geriatrics workforce program, supporting journalism coverage of aging and health issues, and increasing access to ... Enhancement Program (GWEP) funded by the federal Health Resources and Services...

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Aging

The New York Community Trust

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)

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07/14/2016

... new ideas. They become more efficient. They increase resources , and innovation flourishes. End of story. Right? ... groundwork—or not—for deeper collaboration down the road . Self-Selected Partners Funders have...

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Education

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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09/23/2020

... Philanthropy New York members have come together to pool resources to address both immediate and long-term needs. And ... you to find that additional capacity to show up - share resources and questions via the...

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Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who's Trying to Change That?

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09/29/2017

... a progressive-leaning think tank, found that in 33 states and the District of Columbia, infant care costs more ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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

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02/07/2017

... American Family Support Center ($10,000) for outreach, social services, and leadership development in Brooklyn’s ... initiative launched in Kensington, Brooklyn Make the Road New York ($10,000) for advocacy...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Brooklyn Org

23 Jan 2018

Designing Programs to Maximize Impact - How Behavioral Science Can Help

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... can be quirky. Yet many foundations and nonprofits design interventions that assume humans will act “rationally,” ... now applying insights from behavioral science to impact social issues like improved college...

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27 May 2020

Election Protection: Funding Election Protection and Wisconsin Lessons in Light of Changing Realities - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:15pm

... rearrange its strategies to protect voters in light of social distancing requirements. Explore Lessons in civic ... How the Election Protection Coaltion has responded to social distancing requirements How the...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/09/2010

... especially during the recession. As Bill Somerville states in his book Grassroots Philanthropy , “It is one ... fantastic small organizations, for example, that are using social science research to promote...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Its Resilience NYC Grants

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11/20/2017

... would face increased demands for services with strained resources . They felt a growing urgency to organize and ... to encourage engagement in protecting civil rights and social services,” said Ms. Oliveira...

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Gender Justice

Rauch Foundation Releases New Report on COVID-19's Impact on Long Island's Downtowns

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05/12/2021

... of housing in our downtowns. As we drive forward on the road to recovery and look to invest federal stimulus funding, ... to move forward.” The report offers 11 specific interventions solving for short-,...

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

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PNY's Call to Action on Behalf of NYC's Nonprofits During COVID-19

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04/24/2020

... related losses. We recommend Congress expand insurance coverage for nonprofits that have experienced and will ... the needs of your constituents. We want to share several resources that can help you to...

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