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15 Jun 2012

What Role Can Philanthropy Play in Restoring Civility to Our Society? - 2012 Spring Colloquium

Friday, June 15, 2012 -

10:30am to 1:00pm

... exploring topics of critical interest to the future of the social sector. The 2012 Spring Colloquium will explore the ... loss of civility in our society, what does it mean for the social sector and what role...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies and the Foundation Center Partner to Share Knowledge on Foundations Spending Down

Release Date:

09/23/2013

... down its endowment by 2016. Decision makers across the social sector will benefit from the first-hand knowledge and ...

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Communications

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

Moyer, New York Life Foundations Announce National Memory Board Project

Release Date:

11/29/2013

... invited to share a photo or memory of their loved one via social media to help grieving children understand that they ...

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New York Life Foundation

Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... in grantmaking related to college access and success, social services, arts and culture and youth development. In ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

Release Date:

02/27/2014

... blazing new trails in funding models designed to yield social impact as well as a financial return on their ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Rockefeller Foundation

11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

Release Date:

05/30/2014

... John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Robert Wood ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... communities, that’s built around the idea that social justice matters."... Surdna's Head Reflects on .....

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Surdna Foundation

Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel

Release Date:

07/29/2014

... many of its active grantees that have provided crucial social services to those affected by rocket attacks on cities ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

Release Date:

08/28/2014

... national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting ...

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Ford Foundation

Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

Release Date:

08/27/2014

... the foundation provided funding to many of the leading social service programs and cultural institutions in New York ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Elton John and Darren Walker on Race, Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind

Release Date:

12/01/2014

... and outsider status; and their shared commitment to social justice and the elimination of H.I.V. and AIDS.... ...

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities

Release Date:

12/02/2014

... as earthquakes and floods to long-term challenges such as social cohesion, access to healthcare, levels of violence and ...

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

Release Date:

01/29/2015

... addressing our country’s most pressing needs through social sector innovation. The Prize will provide up to ...

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Technology

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building

Release Date:

02/03/2015

... seeing. Consider the term "capacity building." In the social sector, it has been lifted up as a panacea and mocked .....

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TCC Group

Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

Release Date:

04/15/2015

... of income inequality and highlighting the “2015 Social Progress Index,” asserting that perhaps “we obsess ... grantmaking on poverty alleviation, income inequality and social mobility? Some amazing panelists...