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14 Mar 2013

Adding Nonfamily Trustees and Community Voices to Your Family Foundation Board

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

... trustee on the board and don’t want one. Others have had non -family trustees since their inception—either a friend ... of family foundations that have made the choice to engage non -family trustees—hear more...

13 Jan 2010

Opening a Second Front Against the Dropout Epidemic

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by Common Cents , Parish of Trinity Church/Trinity Wall Street , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders concerned with P-12 education, social...

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Issue-Based

NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing

Release Date:

01/30/2017

... the health of residents. A new NYSHealth-funded policy brief by Center for Active Design highlights opportunities ... Design strategies on affordable housing design. The policy brief reviews findings from a...

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Health

Housing and Homelessness

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New York Health Foundation

Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa

Release Date:

03/03/2017

... this is new terrain for evaluators, there are several resources on both impact investing and impact ...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Paul Connolly Joins Bessemer Trust

Release Date:

09/03/2013

... thought leader who is deeply committed to the social sector . He is a respected colleague as well as my friend," ... credit union. Connolly received his Master's degree in Public and Private...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

TCC Group

Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars

Release Date:

02/05/2016

... cardiac disease; diabetes; environmental toxins and public health; hospice & palliative care; mental health; ...

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Health

Veterans

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Our Demographic Destiny is Not Our Democratic Destiny

Release Date:

05/16/2017

... allow me to make recommendations for the philanthropic sector . First, we must accept that our demographic destiny is ... American Muslims in Michigan stepping up to run for public office, or nonprofits...

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Insights

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Civic Engagement

Bloomberg Launches Corporate and Philanthropic Effort to Support Successful Climate Progress at COP26

Release Date:

09/01/2021

... Designed to catalyze additional climate actions from public , private, and civil society actors around the world, ... leaders to discuss the challenges faced by the private sector , as well as data, research,...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

06 Apr 2022

Showing Up to Share Power: A Conversation with Building Movement Project - Hosted by the Leadership Transitions Funders Group

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... reality for leaders of color in the nonprofit sector . Ascending to an executive position does not end a ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

Release Date:

06/02/2022

Today the Ford Foundation announced its support for widespread commitments led by leading grassroots and community organizations for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights.

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Member News

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

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Ford Foundation

Celeste Ford Appointed Chief Communications Officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York

Release Date:

07/24/2023

Ten-year veteran of the foundation and former broadcast journalist to lead team responsible for communications strategy, reach, and engagement

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

Release Date:

05/13/2020

... so that they are central in the decision making regarding public sector responses and recovery efforts. In the long term, we ... profound impacts on people’s lives. The philanthropic sector...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing

Release Date:

06/25/2018

... publishing platforms are a key strategic issue for not-for- profit scholarly publishers, and the wide-spread utilization ... provide the university press community and other not-for- profit scholarly...

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Member News

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Communications/Media

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Mellon Foundation

Nonprofit Trailblazers Unite for Third Annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit

Release Date:

04/03/2017

... Ashoka Changemakers, Common Purpose, and Independent Sector , to discuss best practices for advancing the sector ’s impact on society. Nearly all of the Summit ... as the number one factor in both their own...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Express

Sarah Eagle Heart to Receive 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award

Release Date:

07/26/2017

... 2017 American Express NGen Leadership Award Independent Sector is thrilled to announce that Sarah Eagle Heart, Oglala ... a powerful voice and advocate on behalf of the charitable sector at large and the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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American Express

Collective Impact Without Borders

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... first article on collective impact—a structured, cross- sector approach to solving complex social problems—in 2011, ... when conditions are present for a successful, multi- sector collaboration to address a...

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Sector News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

Release Date:

07/01/2010

Why should people give money to nonprofits responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill? Isn't BP paying for the clean-up efforts? Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund for...

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Insights

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

President Putin: Restore Openness to Nonprofit Involvement

Release Date:

01/11/2013

... hosted the Valdai International Discussion Club in Russia, giving time and attention to this international group of ...

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Member News

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

10 May 2012

Family Philanthropy: At the Wheel - Women in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... maker or an equal partner in decisions about charitable giving , according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 ... This influence carries over to the family’s charitable giving vehicles - more grandmas,...

10 May 2012

Family Philanthropy: At the Wheel - Women in Family Philanthropy

Thursday, May 10, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Teleconference

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