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Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel
Release Date:
09/25/2009
... is on the nature of charitable funds—whether they are simply the private assets of autonomous entities or, due ... proponents assert or assume, philanthropic assets are “public money.” If philanthropic assets...
Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration
Release Date:
03/07/2012
... what strategies have the most impact and which groups are most worthy. And true collaboration is so much more than convincing others to support your initiatives. From my former vantage point as a program .....
Learning in Place
Release Date:
07/14/2011
... traveler. I get anxious about leaving things that are familiar—it’s disorienting. But once I arrive ... was a contrast to my experience in philanthropy, where we are more likely to have the luxury of...
Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
Release Date:
07/06/2017
... dynamics of what it takes for people to change behaviors are factored into the change strategy. Any system that guides ... a combination of “rules” and “rituals.” The rules are the formal part of the system:...
CEP Study, Commissioned by Mid-Hudson Valley Nonprofits & the Dyson Foundation, Paints Stark Picture for Valley Nonprofits
Release Date:
04/27/2020
... MILLBROOK, NY—Mid-Hudson Valley nonprofit organizations are reeling financially because of the COVID-19 economic ... the funding gap has become so pronounced some nonprofits are in danger of going under. “This...
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Moving Beyond Anti-Asian Myths and Violence to Multi-Racial Solidarity and Action
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... Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are deeply rooted in American history and policies. The ... specifically for funders, nonprofits, and allies who are looking to include Asian Americans as...
"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy
Release Date:
03/01/2024
... inequity and create strategies that facilitate change are quickly becoming the new magical negroes. How, you may ask? DEI specialists are often Black women, developing the strategies needed to ... friends,...
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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Release Date:
06/19/2014
... criminal justice system over the past thirty years. "We are 4 percent of the globe’s population...but we have 25 ... Children who become disruptive in class—even in pre-K— are punished for deviations from...
As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill
Release Date:
12/19/2012
... leader of Innercity Struggle explained to me, “There are four tracks in our school. College track, and we’re not ... for minor behavior infractions, places in which the staff are low-paid, unskilled guards...
The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange
Release Date:
04/30/2012
... dates of visits, etc. This is useful if practices are seeking information for a specific patient. But ... system that has successfully established processes and resources to accomplish this. Other health...
Some Measure of Leadership
Release Date:
04/23/2009
... business executives will volunteer their time and company resources to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek substantial ... with bridge loans. ( Read the full press release .) What are we to make of all of this...
Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously
Release Date:
06/21/2016
... of law, equal opportunity and accountable institutions – are all reflected in the SDGs. This is due, in no small part, ... sectors. What Can Philanthropy Do? Many in philanthropy are beginning to recognize...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Tiffany & Co. Foundation Launch a Global Plan to Save Coral Reefs from Extinction
Release Date:
02/23/2017
... of innovators in business, technology and government are supporting 50 Reefs, led by Bloomberg Philanthropies with ... But some of the most disastrous effects of climate change are out of sight – on the ocean...
Beyond the Bubble
Release Date:
01/22/2020
... were easy to find. The social issues facing all of us are tied insidiously and invisibly with each other and many of these issues are connected to racial disparities across life indicators. ... New York, Texas...
Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting
Release Date:
02/19/2020
... Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting By Peter Davidson, Chariman, and Amy Freitag, ... Although those leaders and their remarkable projects are poised to make a big difference, it is...
Citi Launches More Than $1 Billion in Strategic Initiatives to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Release Date:
09/23/2020
... goals, Citi core businesses as well as the Citi Foundation are committing the following resources over the next three years: $550 million to ... same won’t do,” said Citi CEO Michael Corbat. “We are...
Vivian Tseng of The William T. Grant Foundation on Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism
Release Date:
03/31/2021
... experience is invisibility. Although Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States, we are often sidelined in racial discourse. Sometimes Asian ... to create a voting block and...
The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
Release Date:
06/01/2021
... vaccines, more than 10,000 people a day around the world are still dying from Covid-19. The continued spread of the ... countries with access to Covid-19 vaccines, communities are opening up slowly, but in...