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Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning

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10/19/2015

... following a distinguished 20-year career at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He ... people's potential to be forces for progress and positive social change in the world...

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W.T. Grant Foundation Launches Blog Series on Research Evidence and Federal Policy

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10/29/2015

... efforts to build and use research evidence to improve social programs. In posts over the coming weeks, researchers, ... that allocate public dollars for evidence-based social programs. In addition to taking...

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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

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09/13/2021

... a great return on investment in youth across the economic, social , political, and technological domains of Nigeria's ... #EndSARS protests against police brutality in 2020 and social movements over the...

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Supported by Weinberg Foundation, Program Designed to Help Seniors Wins Award

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07/21/2016

Westchester County announced last week that its program designed to help seniors monitor their health care has won a national achievement award.

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Health

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Pinkerton Foundation, Born of Detective Agency, Prefers to Work Unobserved

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11/17/2016

The Pinkerton Foundation, formed in 1966 by the family that made its fortune in private security, has quietly given more than 300 million dollars to children’s organizations in the city, the New York Times reports.

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Are You Concerned about Affordable Housing?

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03/03/2014

... housing. Still, this week, there was widespread media coverage around both the Bloomberg Administration's ... this is New York City, we continue to be deluged with news coverage detailing how middle-class...

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15 Dec 2015

CSR - From "Nice to Do" to Mandate

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Many companies have long engaged in Corporate Social Responsibility efforts. However, what was once nice to ... strategy to encompass supply chain, compliance, human resources and sustainable business practice. As...

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Sarah Burton Appointed as Project Manager for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Marshall Institute

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03/09/2016

... (RPA) and the Marshall Institute for Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship at the London School of Economics and ... a goal of enhancing the capacity of foundations to align resources for effectiveness and...

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Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why

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09/13/2016

... a field review into the world of legal advocacy in the social sector. As a result, TCC Group and its partners have developed several useful resources to inform funders, legal advocates, non-legal ... through...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller to Step Down

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06/20/2017

... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills." Before joining Heron, Miller founded the ... pushing to deploy every kind of capital for...

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How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing

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01/18/2018

... to organizations that strengthen the field by providing resources and otherwise helping institutions that want to ... but also to make investments that bring about both social and financial gain. The practice...

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Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power

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06/26/2018

... it’s connected, and for its hard-charging approach to social justice, particularly for young women and girls of ... combination of radical sensibilities and major financial resources . Fueled by steady...

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HBO Acquires TV and Streaming Rights to Casey Family Programs and Hilton Foundation Funded Documentary Feature Foster

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08/23/2018

... stories of those navigating the system with insights from social workers, advocates and others working in the justice ... system. In addition, Participant Media is developing a social impact campaign that...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Is Overhead Having a Moment?

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06/16/2015

... beat calling for government and foundations to provide the resources nonprofits really need to do their work ... there is little evidence that government leaders in other states are even taking the positive...

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2/26/2015 - What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement - Recording & PowerPoint Presentation

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02/2015

View materials and the recording of the program, "What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement."

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release Scaling Solutions toward Shifting Systems: Seeing, Facilitating, and Assessing Systems Change Report

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07/22/2020

... on workshops in Kenya, Colombia, India and the United States , case studies, and evolving practices in the field of ...

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28 Apr 2025

Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, April 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... long history of excluding people from entering the United States , including individuals from China in the 19th century, ... is also a history of expelling people from the United States , including nearly 2...

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The Foundation Center Announces New Staff to Lead Technology, Outreach and International Data Strategies

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02/12/2014

... strengthen its ability to meet the changing needs of the social sector. Effective January 8, Tushar Deshpande is the ... calls for connecting social sector organizations to the resources they...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

... issues we champion. Another theme: new models for social change can present both a springboard and a stumbling ... Takamura, dean of Columbia University’s School of Social Work, brought up the challenges of...

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