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Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency

Release Date:

10/06/2014

... Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency As our world rapidly changes with the introduction of new ... and individuals need to be equipped with the resources , knowledge and tools to change at the same pace...

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Workforce Development

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Capital One Foundation

After Orlando – After the Anger and Sadness – There Is Work to Be Done

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... futures, and over 50 more were injured in the shooting. Our hearts are heavy, and our thoughts are with the survivors as well as the friends ... legislation sweeping the nation. Mass Shooting in Orlando:...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Dara Major Philanthropy Consulting

Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

Release Date:

05/19/2017

... Walker approached the foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional ... while serving their sentences. And we’ve highlighted our commitment to this program: how it...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

15 Jan 2014

The Pivotal Role of Leadership in Corporate Citizenship

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... create a culture that recognizes the importance and value of corporate citizenship. Join us for a discussion on ...

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Issue-Based

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Corporate Funders

Arcus Foundation Funds Exhibits, Walking Tour On Christopher Street’s Role In Gay Movement

Release Date:

06/12/2014

... a statue," said Susanna Aaron, who organized the display. " Our kids don't learn this in school." Aaron enlisted David ... and she also received support from the Greenwich Village Society...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola

Release Date:

09/19/2014

... Understanding of Ebola The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-led research, published today in the journal ... change the way Ebola virus is studied and improve our understanding of the virus'...

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Health

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Arcus Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek

Release Date:

10/03/2014

... She said that since her foundation can’t hope to solve society ’s problems by spending lots of its own money, ... but “we really believe that innovation is core to our DNA,” Rodin said. “I think we’re leading...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... have the potential to make a significant difference in society . That’s the good (and perhaps hardly surprising) news in a new report from our organization, the Center for Effective Philanthropy ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature

Release Date:

02/17/2017

... and technology. As those occupations increasingly propel our society , they fear that enrichment programs for ...

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Education

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

Release Date:

06/13/2017

... could do to make staying employed for additional years of our longer lives a more likely reality. The time is right: By ... have not yet caught up with the demographic transitions in society ,” said Kathleen...

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... the best option. Hyer is a fellow of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and serves as director of the ... Americans.” “While everyone suffers in disasters, our data indicate that exposure to natural...

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Aging

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Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... article, we build on research on social change,1 including our own research,2 for which we studied hundreds of social ... multiple years and interviewed social entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, and public...

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

Release Date:

12/13/2017

... “Today’s election is an important step forward for our country and for the people of Alabama, but there is still ... remains to be done. We must continue to strive towards a society where all people are...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

Release Date:

12/15/2017

... initiative, director Kaywin Feldman said, “A visitor to our museum has the opportunity to experience works of art ... contribute even more toward building a just and harmonious society .” ... Andrew W. Mellon...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact

Release Date:

06/20/2018

... the importance of working together with governments, civil society and other stakeholders to ensure that underserved ... said. “With that in mind, we are constantly evolving our programs and co-creating new,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Pfizer

Rini Banerjee Welcomed as New President of The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Release Date:

12/10/2018

... commitment to social justice that we were looking for in our next president,” said Steven Godeke, Chair of the ... the first executive director of the Foundation for a Just Society , she led the organization...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Tobias Rees Selected as a Rockefeller Foundation Resident to Study the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity

Release Date:

09/30/2019

... and build a program on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Society . “I am as humbled as honored,” said Rees. “For ... residency will be AI and the Human which closely ties into our work at the Berggruen Institute...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Technology

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... whether we should engage in impact investing to deepen our impact and further our mission of fostering sustainable communities and charting ... we could systematically incorporate impact investing into...

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Insights

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

What More Can We Do?

Release Date:

02/03/2021

... 70 percent of the borough’s residents are non-white. For our staff at the Brooklyn Community Foundation, the events of ... and who had been systematically denied the material resources to buffer them from the...

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

11 May 2023

Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy Part 2 of 6 - Does Unrestricted Funding Automatically Make a Funder Trust-Based?

Thursday, May 11, 2023 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

During the second session, we will distinguish the difference between unrestricted funding that is deployed in a trust-based way and what it looks like when it's not, and identifying strategies for aligning trust-based values with the way grants are...