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Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers

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11/16/2021

... to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal ... by the lack of social and labor protections during the crisis . “We know there can be no global...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Equitable Helps Educators Equip Students with Remote Learning Resources through DonorsChoose Keep Kids Learning Program

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04/08/2020

... Helps Educators Equip Students with Remote Learning Resources through DonorsChoose Keep Kids Learning Program NEW ... homes to help facilitate remote learning. The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated the need for...

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Equitable Foundation

14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

Friday, December 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... Open Society Public Health Program, Open Society Foundations Thaler Pekar , CEO, Thaler Pekar & Partners ... register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions. Beyond Understanding: Listening for...

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Professional Development

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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28 Apr 2022

April 2022 Service for Impact

Thursday, April 28, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... to bring you an opportunity to connect with Service for Impact members in a virtual roundtable conversation. The last ... saw countless companies make commitments towards using their resources...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Corporate Funders

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03 Oct 2013

Service for Impact Working Group

Thursday, October 3, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... component to strengthening grantees in this current economic climate. A corporate volunteer program can increase ... , Manager, Strategic Engagement, CECP Service for Impact Working Group ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant

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12/2008

Most of foundations ’ efforts to contribute ‘ beyond the money’ has little beneficial impact on grantees. More than Money: Making a Difference with ...

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Report

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Evaluation

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The Wallace Foundation

The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

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10/22/2020

The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity ... Program, through the Soros Economic Development Fund, its impact investing arm, has committed $5 million to an .....

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Gender Justice

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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment When people hear about impact investing, a ... enterprises that we invest in have impact that goes...

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Council on Economic Education Seeks Applications for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award

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05/12/2016

Council on Economic Education Seeks Applications for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award The Council for Economic Education annually recognizes excellence in ... effectively deliver this important...

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Education

09 May 2012

Citizenship: New Pathways to Economic Opportunity, Civic Participation, and Immigrant Integration

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:00am

Carnegie Corporation of New York

... Ethiopian refugees. Citizenship brings significant social, economic , and civic benefits not only for immigrants and their families, but also for local communities, individual ... of New York, New York...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Immigration

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development

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08/18/2015

... Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development The Greek economic climate is today more imperiled than it ever has ... Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and...

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William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Award Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat Youth Inequality Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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06/01/2020

William T. Grant and Spencer Foundations Award Rapid Response Research Grants to Combat ... research for smart public policy that can positively impact the lives of young people. The first of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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13 Apr 2015

Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour

Monday, April 13, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... recording here . As in many places in the United States, economic , social and environmental degradation in Puerto Rico ... In Collaboration with Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to...

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an " Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning Supreme ... exclusionary zoning, notwithstanding the disparate racial impact , we need a new “ economic...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

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The Century Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

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11/01/2013

... Briggs as Vice President of the foundation's program on Economic Opportunity and Assets. Briggs will oversee all of ... One of three core areas of the foundation’s work, the Economic Opportunity and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities

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11/15/2018

... and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities Bloomberg ... million project that will help communities analyze economic mobility in American cities and develop...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change

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11/16/2017

... Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co- Impact , A Global Collaborative for Systems Change A group of ... million in three critical areas—health, education, and economic opportunity—to improve...

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Philanthropy 101: Re-Thinking Power Beyond the Grantmaking Role

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02/14/2017

... on power, the facilitators pushed participants to think beyond power in a grantmaking role. The session thus ... of managing self, their various roles within their foundations...

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