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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights

Release Date:

08/03/2015

... Insights, which surveyed over 1,000 people. As part of its new core program strategy focused on Youth, Neighborhoods, ... Brooklyn’s under-served neighborhoods, starting in its new home of Crown Heights and...

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Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... America (ArtChangeUS) launch event. ArtChangeUS is a new national five-year project based at the California ... brought, both to arts and cross-sector tables, to catalyze new collaborative possibilities? The...

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Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important new component of the system responsible for regulating food ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Supported by Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Riveting Short Film Takes You Under the Sea in 360 Degrees

Release Date:

06/21/2016

... visit eastern Indonesia's remote Bird's Head region, but a new immersive film brings the crystalline waters and ... diverse marine life directly to you. Valen's Reef, a new 360-degree short film...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

Release Date:

08/22/2016

... after wave of chaos into the wider world — spawning a new generation of terrorists and warlords and creating ... point, and Obama’s successor will have to shape a new response. The status quo hasn’t worked;...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Century Foundation

Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

Release Date:

09/06/2016

... yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen ... re-hospitalization and re-admission to nursing homes. New Jersey tied five other states,...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in ... costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H...

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Health

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Freedom Together Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

Release Date:

05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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Environment and Climate Change

Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But officials insist that even if Congress fails to enact new protection for the...

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Immigration

Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth ... What the report found is that technology has opened new paths for citizens to contribute to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays out a four-step cycle of ... and refinement to help the foundation’s efforts adapt to new information and improve... Wallace...

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

Release Date:

12/12/2018

... grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help train principals and teachers. The ... for example, or improve math education. The grant to New Leaders is focused on boosting the...

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SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition

Release Date:

02/21/2019

... that was so compelling it won her first place in New Hampshire in the SIFMA Foundation’s Fall 2018 ... in Concord, to climb to the top of the competition in New Hampshire for high school. InvestWrite is a...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

Release Date:

09/26/2019

... to apply for residencies at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans. Among the 2019 grantees are Lauren Halsey, ... to artists for them to continue their practices, to try new things, and to take risks. While...

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23 Sep 2015

The Skills to Pay the Bills: Boosting Nonprofits’ Financial Management - Webinar

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... StrongNonprofits.org--a web-based toolkit of free resources is designed to help nonprofits understand and ...

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Nonprofit Financials

22 Mar 2016

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Navigating Different Communication Styles in Your Workplace

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... In this program, we will explore best practices and resources to: Effectively communicate with your manager(s) ...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Executive Support Staff

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HR & Operations

The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

Release Date:

01/09/2018

... many of them are first-generation, they don’t know [the resources ],” said Rickey Hall, UW vice president of OMA&D ...

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Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas, The Greenwall Foundation Spring 2020 RFP

Release Date:

12/12/2019

The Greenwall Foundation is requesting proposals for the Spring 2020 cycle of its bioethics grants program, Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas , to support research to help resolve an important emerging or unanswered bioethics...