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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public Service

Release Date:

03/02/2021

... capabilities greater. It is a moment that cries out for leadership — capable, knowledgeable, impartial, ... skills, and networks that will allow them to quickly get out there and start tackling our country’s...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... what you preach” approach are all too often left out of conversations between financial advisors and their ... workers’ and human rights, climate change, population growth and the alleviation of poverty. While...

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Bessemer Trust and Colleagues Remember Paul Connolly

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... In his sixteen years at TCC, Paul helped lead the firm’s growth strategy, including launching the Western Regional ... leader, colleague, and friend. Our deepest condolences go out to Paul’s loved ones...

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Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

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02/06/2018

... laid off workers in skills that are still in demand and out of reach of robots. Moreover, while unemployed and ... productivity, boosting wages, consumption and economic growth – thus creating a boom that...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation

Release Date:

01/26/2023

... she said. In addition to covering the costs of growth , the Ford Foundation’s support will allow MLK50 to ... tackles the ills of society that were called out by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King: war, racism and...

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Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

Release Date:

07/15/2013

... Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation As it turns out , quite a bit. In August 2011, farmers upstate lost billions of dollars as Hurricane Irene wiped out crops and farm equipment and took vital physical...

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It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... is an urgent humanitarian imperative to get donations out to communities in need. There is an instinct to join with ... “best practices in disaster philanthropy” reports and resources is the realization that...

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President's Message

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Disaster Relief

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Council on Foundations

Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy

Release Date:

01/12/2016

... unions. By stripping these unions of key financial resources — their fair share of fees provided by nonmembers ... and the like — are the remaining bright spot in America ’s once-thriving trade union movement...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts gifts University of Houston Rare Collection of Photos

Release Date:

05/24/2018

... prints. “Making this collection of photographs by one of America ’s most important and influential art figures ...

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Arts

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Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

Release Date:

05/06/2019

... cities. In 2017, it was named the fattest city in America based on 17 indicators, including obesity rates, ... tax policies, and the state’s aggressive efforts to cut resources for Medicaid and limit food...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Tech industry booming in New York

Release Date:

04/28/2014

Tech industry booming in New York, with growth outpacing overall city economy: state controller The ... in New York added 25,000 jobs from 2009 to 2013 — a growth rate of 33% compared with 8% for the city during...

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Workforce Development

06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... of policy that better reflects a changed and changing America is blocked. Does gerrymandering and voter suppression ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PNY Members Among Companies Pledging Not to Lay Off Workers Amid Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis

Release Date:

04/02/2020

... workers in its insurance and risk management, human resources , management consulting and reinsurance brokerage ... hardship and reminded people of the “formidable resources and financial strength” of the...

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Salesforce

Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

Release Date:

03/06/2014

... conditions in the produce supply chain.” Wal-Mart, America ’s largest retailer , had just signed on to the Fair ... violence and competition. So we are dedicating our resources , entrusted to us at the NoVo...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Food Systems

Social Justice

Workforce Development

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NoVo Foundation

Fund for 2025 Testimonials

... will join me in supporting the next ten years of growth for this essential infrastructure organization.” ... and increased capacity. The Fund for 2025 grew organically out of our strategic planning process...

Report Funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Finds That California Traffic Fines Prey on Poor

Release Date:

01/08/2018

A recent report by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, found that Bay Area sheriffs were four to 16 times more likely to book African Americans and Latinos into...

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Member News

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Justice Reform

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Open Road Alliance -Risk Management Toolkit

Open Road Alliance -Risk Management Toolkit This Toolkit is the first practical, comprehensive framework providing guidance to funders on how to implement best practices in risk management. The Toolkit includes ten adoptable and adaptable tools that cover a spectrum of practice including how to determine your organizational risk profile and how to integrate specific financial, governance, and other procedural risk management activities into daily philanthropic practice. The tools are designed to be used in total or a la carte. Ultimately, the Toolkit is meant to facilitate...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Road Alliance

Surdna Foundation Announces Appointment of Leticia Peguero as Executive Director of Andrus Family Fund and Andrus Family Philanthropy Program

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... Director of AFF and AFPP, who retired in October. "The growth of the AFF and AFPP programs since their founding in ... that leveraged the power of partnerships by combining resources with local...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Surdna Foundation

10 Sep 2015

Planning for an Influx of Assets - Webinar

Thursday, September 10, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... point in your family’s philanthropy. With rising resources comes the budding potential to do more of what ... midst of, an increase in assets will help you plan now for growth tomorrow, and manage change if...