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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... from grantee to grantmaker and, in particular, how DEC’ s attention to immigrant students in its 2017 portfolio ... that some of the most pressing issues of today require the long game. Clean-up day, 2006. No...

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The New York Community Trust

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is Building an Anti-racist, Anti-sexist Institution

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02/09/2021

... racist policies and condoned sexual misconduct. The RBF’ s journey toward racial and gender equity is inseparable from ... and dismantling white supremacy and patriarchy. We began meeting in race-based...

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Janet Robinson is New Chair of Carnegie Corporation Board, Kurt Schmoke is New Vice Chair; The Honorable Ann Claire Williams and John S. Hendricks Join Board

Release Date:

03/01/2012

... Honorary Trustee for one year. Responding to the Board’ s unanimous request, Governor Kean has agreed to stand for ... priorities. Further, in view of the Corporation’ s decade- long...

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Five New Open Society Fellows Will Address Economic Inequality

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09/16/2021

... that a protest movement in Sudan offers those pursuing long - term socioeconomic change. The new fellows will join 16 ... Jones. “COVID-19 exposed the unvarnished realities of long - ...

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Economic Security

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Open Society Foundations

The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value

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07/16/2013

... success. We’ve all heard of the volunteer group that needs a specific project, immediately, for hundreds of ... no budget, that must happen regardless of a nonprofit’ s needs . If you’re not...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 27 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

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05/12/2020

... whose scholarly research spans such subjects as U. S . democracy, the environment, technological and cultural ... land and natural area • Climate change : examining the role of religion and theology as a means...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Power of Giving Caregivers Extra Hands for Their Research

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05/17/2018

... attainment of new grants. We also participated in a 2014 meeting of the Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering ... 72 letters of intent and 61 full applications from U. S . medical schools,...

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Doris Duke Foundation

18 Sep 2025

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: A Systemwide Approach to Career Connections at CUNY

Thursday, September 18, 2025 -

9:30am to 12:00pm

... Pathways Initiative to increase alignment between CUNY’ s community colleges and major labor unions. Leaders from ... partnerships and build training pathways to meet unions’ needs . The session will close with...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Commits $1M to COVID-19 Relief

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04/06/2020

... Foundation and $250,000 to The New York Community Trust’ s NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund. Tiffany & Co. is also ... those with the weakest health systems. The fund directly supports global...

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Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

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11/17/2020

... support for democratic participation is a key strategy to meeting our goals. In order to move the needle on these ... we need to broaden the lens through which we view our role and act on every possible...

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16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... program? You can view the presentations here . New York’ s health exchange, New York State of Health, has been lauded ... populations need more attention? And what could be the role for philanthropy to support...

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Pinkerton Promotes Jill Bregenzer to Chief Operating Officer

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01/05/2024

... of Programs Laurie Dien and Smith in the Foundation’ s senior leadership team. “Jill has become a trusted and ... partner in managing the Foundation’ s financial, human resources , and...

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Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

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11/14/2013

... collective giving inspired by Laura Andrillaga-Andersson’ s work on the subject, Doris Buffett’ s Learning by Giving ... research on younger givers that highlights the important role that...

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The Natan Fund

Workplace Flexibility

Publication date:

03/2011

... and challenges of workplace flexibility. At the this FAN meeting , communications consultant, Robin Hartman joined ... In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna , VP for Human Resources and Program Management at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , shared her organization’ s experience implementing a workplace flexibility program. ...

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What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

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08/05/2019

... my vantage points at institutions like Deutsche Bank’ s Community Development Finance Group and the Local ... The loans from the Fund provide early stage, catalytic resources so that its portfolio of nonprofit...

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FJC

What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

What’ s at Stake and What’ s at Play: My Reckoning with ... directly impacted the day-to-day tasks in my multi-faceted role as a Program Officer, and my takeaways don’t just ... who isn’t here...

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Maverick Capital Foundation

Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo's Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants

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03/30/2017

Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo' s Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants On Friday, ... in “Public and Private investment” to “provide services to meet the urgent legal...

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Ford Foundation

27 Jan 2026

Not If, But How: Climate, Movements, and Transformative Change - Part 1 of 4 - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... rather than transforming them. Philanthropy has a role to play in resourcing transformative work and it ... by investing in systemic change. Unpack why narrow, short- term , or top-down interventions often fall...