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Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... the world to finalize a strong enforcement plan for the new sanctuary. "Every visitor to Palau is struck by its ... Islands Marine Reserve in the South Pacific. On Sept. 28, New Zealand Prime Minister...

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Environment and Climate Change

Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Oak Foundation

JPMorgan Report: Good, Growing Middle-Skill Jobs Exclude Women

Release Date:

03/24/2016

... $35,000 or as much as $102,000 per year, according to a new report ( PDF ) by the Institute for Women’s Policy ... by JPMorgan Chase as part of its $250 million, five-year New Skills at Work initiative ,...

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Gender Justice

Workforce Development

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... in more mission-aligned funds, as well as support new investment managers in the impact sector, thus enhancing ... became more familiar with the territory and brought back new knowledge and enthusiasm to our...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... environment. Twenty-four funders opted to include those new questions in their surveys, so the information I’m ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Infrastructure Design as Innovation

Release Date:

04/02/2019

... not understand why they are unable to innovate or identify new ways to address more complex socio-economic problems. It ... determine the need for revising these policies or creating new ones. Each policy...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Build Up Companies

How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

Release Date:

02/26/2020

... of Philanthropy on February 13, 2020. Soon after the New Year, Puerto Ricans woke up to a new reality: The earth had shaken so hard it pushed most of ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Smart Way to Get US Employees Back to Work

Release Date:

04/29/2020

... distancing still in place. In the longer term, entirely new trends will change the direction of industries and ... jobs with higher wages or by encouraging the creation of new programs where there is unmet...

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Disaster Relief

Economic Security

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... on after the pandemic has ended. Because the fund is so new , its steering committee is still in the process of ... co-founder, join me to talk about the direction of the new fund, and their work to create a...

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Member News

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Food Systems

Social Justice

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

Annie E. Casey Foundation and TCC Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... Nesting refers to the process of embedding any new investment in a community within a pre-existing ... preexisting community infrastructure (if any) into which new grant-supported work can integrated Be...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

TCC Group

Bloomberg Philanthropies Deepens Commitment to Moving the World Beyond Coal with Plan to Turbocharge Clean Energy Finance in Global South

Release Date:

11/07/2022

Bloomberg Philanthropies will also partner with the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero to mobilize finance for clean energy projects by supporting project preparation facilities

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

15 Jul 2025

Fostering Citizen Engagement and Trust, 21st-Century Style - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... of InnovateUS , Chief AI Strategist for the State of New Jersey, and professor and director of GovLab at ... Carnegie California, will discuss California’s ambitious new public engagement platform, Engaged...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Civic Engagement

When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

Release Date:

11/23/2015

... And what kind of funding would be necessary to get these new programs off the ground? With a grant from Pinkerton, the ... convened a series of planning meetings with colleagues at New York research...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

Release Date:

01/16/2014

... retooling the business model and transitioning to new leadership. It was the board, which I chaired, that was ... I was asked if I was interested in joining the board of a new foundation being formed in...

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Day Of The Girl: A Worldwide Reminder That Gender Parity Awaits

Release Date:

10/25/2016

... themselves started confirming their identity in their new roles. Marie-Louise, our new lead production manager stated, “I never thought I ... those who interview. The firm also recently hired a new...

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Gender Justice

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PIMCO Foundation

04 Nov 2019

The Divest/Invest Framework: What Does It Mean for Funders Working in Housing and Homelessness? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Monday, November 4, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... renters experiencing housing instability. Public resources that are currently invested in policies and laws ...

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Issue-Based

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Housing and Homelessness

28 Mar 2023

Philanthropy’s Voice in Policy, Practice, & Power-Shifting for Housing Justice - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

This webinar is the second in a series highlighting how our members across the country are grappling with difficult juxtapositions between supporting immediate policy reform while co-creating a more visionary, liberated future.