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22 Sep 2020

What 2020 Rapid Response Looks Like: Responsive Planning and Innovative State Mobilization Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP and Democracy Fund

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partners, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) and Democracy Fund, ... of this work, practitioners and funders are finding new methods to collaborate and design...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Civic Engagement

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights

Release Date:

08/03/2015

... Insights, which surveyed over 1,000 people. As part of its new core program strategy focused on Youth, Neighborhoods, ... Brooklyn’s under-served neighborhoods, starting in its new home of Crown Heights and...

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Member News

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Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

The Commonwealth Fund Names Adam Elshaug as its First Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

10/01/2012

... subsidy via Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and Medical Services Advisory Committee processes. He serves as Associate Editor for BMC ... published in journals such as the British...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Commonwealth Fund

Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/16/2013

... Wilson founded The Laundromat Project, an award winning nonprofit that mounts art programming in area laundromats and ... to fulfill Bob’s philanthropic vision but also shape new ways for how philanthropy can...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

$1.6M in Grants from NY Women’s Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice

Release Date:

01/19/2017

... Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice New York (January 18, 2017) - The New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) announced a ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

Release Date:

04/07/2020

... Racial Equity. This article was originally published by Nonprofit Quarterly on March 30, 2020. For most of us, ... requires us to confront power, shift how we distribute our resources , and move toward system-...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

Release Date:

08/31/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy was once described as “invisible aid.” ... few of the profiles emphasized the crucial role of nonprofit partners, and...

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Insights

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All Funders

Build Trust With A Purpose Statement

Release Date:

12/05/2016

... Director of Corporate Services, TCC Group As we enter a new era in US politics, there is increased pressure on ... volunteer-managed, open source website of information and resources about the fourth sector...

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Insights

Funding Area

Corporate Social Responsibility

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TCC Group

IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... to provide elementary school teachers with targeted math resources for their kindergarten through fifth grade ... a critical need for easy-to-use, well-designed math resources and ongoing support. Even with...

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Member News

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Education

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IBM Corporation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Ford Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

NoVo Foundation Announces $90M Investment in Girls & Young Women of Color Across the U.S.

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... communities. The foundation is also engaging leaders in New York City, New Orleans, Washington DC and other cities where ... urgently deserve.” For more data, research and other ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity

Release Date:

03/09/2022

... words in a press release. We agreed to commit substantial resources . The question was: how and where? Typical for an ... under unprecedented stress and in crisis. What’s more, nonprofit organizations led by...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Pinkerton Foundation

The Three Roads to Building Volunteer Value

Release Date:

07/17/2013

PNY Executive Coordinator Nur Ibrahim discusses the three themes of successful volunteerism that have emerged from regular meetings with our members, the Service for Impact working group and Reimagining Service.

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Insights

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Volunteerism

Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

Release Date:

10/30/2013

... $26 million for charities and nonprofits in Minnesota, a new study found. Second place went to the General Mills ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Brooklyn Community Foundation Moving to Crown Heights this Summer

Release Date:

04/09/2014

... Brooklyn’s community foundation will have a memorable new address in the heart of the borough: 1000 Dean Street. ... while serving as a convening hub and incubator for nonprofit and civic organizations from...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions

Release Date:

07/25/2014

... or pledged an additional $1.8 million through its new Donor Advised Fund Program.... Brooklyn Community ...

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Member News

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Arts

Community Development

Education

Gender Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Lavelle Fund for the Blind Backs Program to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students

Release Date:

08/17/2015

... Impaired College Students Learning Ally, a national nonprofit organization, has announced its new College Success Program, designed specifically for ...

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Member News

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program

Release Date:

08/12/2016

... Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit providing education access to high-achieving, ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/06/2016

... stands at arm’s length. It is for the funded nonprofit organization to touch, engage, and understand. ... and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Ford Foundation

MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

Release Date:

09/14/2016

... Empowerment MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced the launch of a new multi-media initiative in Japan called “Dream, Save, ...