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Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/08/2022

... Volkwijn, Senior Director, Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York When you first stepped into philanthropy, whether ... have been in the field for a few months or for quite some, how did your race, gender,...

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Insights

09 Mar 2021

Next Level Programs and Policies to Close the Wealth Gap - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... to close the racial wealth gap The most promising and progressive steps to address and close racial wealth inequality How asset funders can use the racial wealth gap framing to ... Long Island Community...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits

Release Date:

12/18/2017

... volunteer labor, while WomenOnCall connects legal, human resources , finance, and other professionals to skilled ... Skills at Work program of Chicago Cares, and its current executive director will lead that...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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SeaChange Capital Partners

ASPCA Assists in Removing More Than 600 Birds from Ohio Hoarding Case

Release Date:

08/15/2018

... Response. “The ASPCA is pleased to be able to provide resources and assist Columbus Humane with their lifesaving ...

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Member News

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

Release Date:

04/20/2018

... our health system as well: recent catastrophes have shown how climate change can adversely affect the health care ... an obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and take action to prevent harm to...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Commonwealth Fund

15 May 2013

Should Philanthropies Run Like Businesses?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -

10:45am to 1:00pm

The question of how philanthropic organizations should operate has been much ... is " Mostly Open ." Presenters Melissa Berman (Moderator), President and CEO, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Lance .....

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Issue-Based

TCF Senior Fellow Barton Gellman Wins Third Pulitzer

Release Date:

04/30/2014

... to support Bart’s groundbreaking work,” said TCF vice president for policy and programs Greg Anrig. “He exposed a ... in the public debate, enriched by Bart’s work, about how to better balance legitimate...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Public Policy

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The Century Foundation

RPA, Ford and MasterCard Support Bogata Convening on World Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/12/2015

... of knowledge and data and identify opportunities around how philanthropy can engage in the evolving global ... most impacted by Post-2015 decisions," said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

Release Date:

01/25/2016

... that increase was not sufficient, said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who has asked to take additional steps and outline how and when schools will be fully funded. . . Mayor ...

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Education

Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... for federal funds. Bowen’s project aims to explore how environmental factors such as climate change affect the ... Laboratory. “This is being asked as we have to meet the President ’s budget language...

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Sector News

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Environment and Climate Change

High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, ... CEOs and other development partners, the event explored how smart investments in health,...

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Sector News

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International/Foreign Affairs

After So Many Disasters, Nonprofit Relief Organizations Struggle Against ‘Donor Fatigue’

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... in to help those affected. But after so many disasters, how much longer will contributions continue? Bob Ottenhoff is president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, a ...

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Sector News

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation

Release Date:

11/20/2018

... of the Attorney General, which came at the request of the president , and the appointment of an Acting Attorney General ... what happened in 2016, but also who was responsible and how to prevent further...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

Release Date:

09/08/2014

... of the principal has, traditionally, been overlooked. How about a new education reform push, one that focuses less on the ... managerial jobs and oversee instruction, too — what and how...

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Member News

Funding Area

Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... for those. For example, the natural event likely to hit New York next is a heatwave. Heat can be deadly. There needs ... Budget, which has a responsibility to look carefully at how taxpayer money is being...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

Release Date:

12/10/2014

... are now turning their attention to understanding how to best bring broadband to their citizens, whether that's figuring out how to build out Internet connections to historic buildings or passing bonds to...

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Member News

Funding Area

Technology

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... for leaders to stop focusing on what Drucker labeled “ how to do” techniques, and instead think about three ... in response to changing conditions. Today, we need a new “theory of (or perhaps for) the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

26 Mar 2021

Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: A Three-Part Series

Friday, March 26, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? How will nonprofits respond to the impact of COVID-19? What ... attended the Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers and the...

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Professional Development

Format

Breakout Discussion

Livestream

Presentation

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Next Public Art Challenge for U.S. Cities

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... and a triumvirate of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy in New York generated $13 million for those four places, both in terms of new jobs, related neighborhood investments, and visitor ... leaders, artists,...

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Member News

Funding Area

Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

27 Jul 2021

City and State Budget Briefing with NYC Youth and Education Funders

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

Join us to learn the impact of the new NYS and NYC budgets on early childhood and youth services ... Associate, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York Dia Bryant , Executive Director, The...