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Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... We have failed, in my view, to create the equality of opportunity ," Buffett said Tuesday at the national Purpose ... Government should do more to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Perpetuity Debate

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04/29/2014

... they are not burdens on society and they have an opportunity to be productive, contributors to the GDP of ... looked at what needed to be done and worked on a way to address the challenge with a focus on time...

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Governance

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Rockefeller Foundation

09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, the opportunity to apply for temporary work authorization and ... name, title, organizational affiliation, business mailing address , and phone number. Please...

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Human Services

Immigration

Children, Youth and Families

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two

Release Date:

11/08/2017

Judith Smith, Program Director and Erica Brody, Program Officer at The Poses Family Foundation deliver part two of their series on funding creatively.

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Disabilities

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Poses Family Foundation

Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... that underlie the issues our grantees work tirelessly to address : money in politics, partisan gerrymandering, and the ... are understood by the man at the bus stop who took the opportunity to show us where...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Arts Fellows

Release Date:

07/15/2020

... Olu Oguibe (Vernon, Connecticut, United States) will address themes of flight and refuge, and recognize activists, ...

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. Announces Two New Board Members

Release Date:

10/14/2020

... Weissblum is an advocate of legislation and strategies to address obstacles preventing low-income students from ... strategy. She served as CEO of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and during her tenure...

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Solon E. Summerfield Foundation

37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice

... go to prison and they learn how to live without hope, opportunity and compassion so they can survive,” he said, ... presented startling statistics on police brutality show gender and sexual identity also need...

Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/27/2015

... distance between smart organizations’ great work and the resources they need to do that work. Already, grant makers do ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Council on Foundations

New York Foundation

Scaling Effectively: Create a Plan, Support the Vision and Manage the Risks

Release Date:

06/17/2015

... here. Sometimes, a funder can offer a nonprofit an opportunity to replicate a program in a new community, as was ... dollars set aside to ensure that the organization has the resources it needs to try new...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... asset. By investing in their power, we can get them the resources they deserve, and in so doing we strengthen ... people who’ve had this unexpected and powerful opportunity to lead a global foundation, how do...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

The Wallace Foundation Announces Promotions of Five Staff Members to Senior Program Officer

Release Date:

12/18/2017

... to develop strongnonprofits.org, where the tools and resources are among the Top 10 downloads from Wallace’s ...

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Arts

Education

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The Wallace Foundation

31 Oct 2019

Not One More: The Fight to Stop Southeast Asian Deportation - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 31, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Between 1975 to 1990, 1.4 million Southeast Asian refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos were resettled in the United States.

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All Funders

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

Borealis Philanthropy Introduces María Alejandra Salazar, the new Program Officer of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund

Release Date:

04/13/2022

... María Alejandra was director of the Multicultural Resources Program at Northside Community Services (NCR) in ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Borealis Philanthropy

Insights from “Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don’t We Know About Intermediaries?”

Release Date:

06/28/2022

... foundations and nonprofits in re-granting foundation resources and providing important technical assistance and ... quick and flexible responses in times of both crisis and opportunity Serve as a learning...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Recipients of Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund

Release Date:

06/20/2023

... finance research to promote ways in which MDB’s unique resources can be maximized. With grants ranging from $140,000 ... investors, such as pension funds, in these markets greater opportunity to diversify and...

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Member News

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Economic Security

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Open Society Foundations

12 Aug 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part I: In Defense of Civil Society - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and ...

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Public Policy

Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

Release Date:

02/10/2022

... and teacher whose extensive academic work has focused on gender , sexuality, race, and religion in the late Middle Ages ... and directed the interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and...