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10 Jan 2020

Thriving in the Digital Age: Are You Ready to Be a Funder in 2030?

Friday, January 10, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... technical expertise How algorithms are transforming our sector If this sounds like a lot of jargon and buzzwords, ... log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) Non -Member Funders : Please email ...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

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Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Information Technology

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Transparency

23 Jun 2022

Beyond Listening: Ensuring Others are Heard - A Workshop

Thursday, June 23, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... a colleague, or just a better human being. As many in the sector embark on their own racial equity journey, it's clear ... log in and click the Register Now link above (no fee). Non -Members: Please email...

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Communications

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Doris Duke Foundation Announces New Doris Duke Artists at Awards’ 10th Anniversary Show; Ups Prize to $550K Each

Release Date:

02/14/2023

... program was originally launched as a five-year program in 2012 as part of a $50 million special initiative but was made ...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

25 Sep 2013

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... permissible for your foundation to advocate for specific public policy or legal issues Your foundation cannot fund ...

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Issue-Based

14 Nov 2013

The Power of Urgency: Advantages and Options for Limited Life Foundations

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... is taking an in-depth look at transitions that occur in giving families and family foundations. This month's webinar ... Philanthropy and Civil Society, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University...

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... this October, the focus was on how the school – a public -private partnership par excellence – prepares young ...

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Issue-Based

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Education

Workforce Development

Systemic Racism Hurting Girls and Women Of Color, Not Just Males

Release Date:

08/07/2014

... of color has remained "below 7.5 percent of all foundation giving for more than 15 years." But they also note that ... has received $300 million in commitments from private and public sources. They...

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NoVo Foundation

Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund

Release Date:

09/09/2015

... lawyer by training, Beyer brings a distinguished career in public service to the role, serving as Washington’s ...

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Health

Public Policy

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... in social justice issues, learn the value of charitable giving and participate in youth philanthropy activities. ... Island Foundation. Marasigan received a Master’s of Public Health and Master’s in Social...

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Norman Foundation

GroundTruth, Supported By The Henry Luce Foundation and Ford Foundation, Launches Report America, Designed To Reignite Local Journalism

Release Date:

11/06/2017

The nonprofit GroundTruth Project is devoted to narrative storytelling around the world. Its new offshoot, Report for America, is designed to reignite local journalism in

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Communications/Media

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Ford Foundation

Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust Supports New Council on Criminal Justice

Release Date:

07/23/2019

... founder. Gelb, who left Pew Charitable Trusts’ Public Safety Performance Project last August to begin ...

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Justice Reform

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The New York Community Trust

Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative

Release Date:

08/12/2019

More than 80 marine scientists join together to identify key social-environmental pressures and human impacts on coral reefs. More than 2,500 reef systems across 44 countries were analyzed.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Four Foundations, Including Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Buy Historic Archives of 'Ebony' Magazine

Release Date:

07/25/2019

... they deserve and make them readily available to the public .” According to the New York Times , the consortium ...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation

11 Feb 2021

Family Identity and Culture - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, February 11, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... out through their commitments to one another and the public trust. A clear family identity is driven by a shared ... philosophy, which in turn promotes a successful collective giving effort. How do families...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $9.1 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

Release Date:

03/12/2024

... additional $0.6 million will support new partnerships with public colleges and social service providers across our ...

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Education

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Gerstner Philanthropies

The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

Release Date:

04/02/2010

... community members, and advocates alike are calling for a public health approach to drug policy, rejecting the criminal ... justice approach represented by the failed RDLs. What is a public health approach to...

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Deutsche Bank, Ford, Rauch, Booth Ferris and Nellie Mae Foundations Support Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College

Release Date:

08/08/2018

... for making subject matter more relevant for America’s public school students, the majority of whom are students of ... learned from one another about teaching in today’s K-12 public schools. “The TC faculty...

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Education

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Ford Foundation

Booth Ferris Foundation

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

The Rauch Foundation

We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... impact. Simultaneously we knew from the nonprofit sector that there was a consistent and at times urgent need ... employees can be seen as emerging leaders in the nonprofit sector . Seventy percent had no prior...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation

Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

Release Date:

04/14/2014

... 100 years.” Just because a foundation chooses to keep on giving forever, however, doesn’t preclude the opportunity ... with value, especially in helping influence the shape of giving decisions for others in...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Governance

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The Communications Network

15 Jun 2015

National Summit on Family Philanthropy

Monday, June 15, 2015 - 8:00am to Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 2:00pm

... Experienced family philanthropists know that smart giving is often collaborative. More and more family donors ... philanthropy space: Partnerships among funders Multi- sector collaboration Collaboration...