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Mellon Announces Funding for Higher Education in Prisons

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06/06/2023

... commitment to expanding opportunities and increasing resources for higher education in carceral environments. ... approach, centering innovative programs that promote the perspectives and leadership of system-...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

Release Date:

01/06/2021

... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... based on leadership, the management team, strategy, resources and the ability to execute...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize

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02/09/2023

... – and their many promising initiatives – with resources and opportunities. As part of this effort, the Fund ... technical assistance funds also allows awardees to deploy resources when and where they’re needed...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Evolution of the Work Place in Hybrid Times

Publication date:

12/2022

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. In the middle of Year 3 of a global pandemic, mask mandates are still being lifted, boosters are becoming optional, and there is an ever-evolving conversation of how we come back together and build back a new and better workplace. While there is no roadmap to a hybrid workplace that will work for every organization, we can...

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Simons Foundation Recognizes spectrUM as a National Model on STEM Engagement

Release Date:

10/26/2015

... Award from the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science . The award recognizes dedication to communicating science to the public and inspiring others to do the same. ... communities. Their cooperative...

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Science

Technology

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The Simons Foundation

Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

... implies that, each year, the nonprofit sector would lose resources equivalent to the total grants currently made by ...

Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

... implies that, each year, the nonprofit sector would lose resources equivalent to the total grants currently made by ...

27 Apr 2011

Success in College for New Majority Students: Applying What Works

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... goals, funders who are themselves stewarding constrained resources seek evidence of what works best with these groups ... more widely apply these practices will also share their perspectives on the...

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19 Oct 2010

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... of people with disabilities. Offer accessible tools and resources for grantmakers. Discuss opportunities for funders ... for all people with disabilities and to advance new perspectives and promising practices...

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Issue-Based

19 May 2015

The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

... focused on what they do best, bringing fresh or neutral perspectives to the work? What are the potential challenges ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

Release Date:

11/17/2016

... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a catalyst for advocacy and action for ... status, physical ability, and gender as we draw from the perspectives , opinions and...

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Hudson Valley Mourns Longtime Dyson Foundation President Diana Gurieva

Release Date:

02/08/2017

... searching for the best way to apply the Foundation's resources to accomplish the greatest good. She worked .....

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The Dyson Foundation

Meeting My Philanthropy Peers in This Incredibly Small, Incredibly Big World of Ours

Release Date:

03/07/2017

David Biemesderfer of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers writes about WINGSForum 2017, which brought together about 300 participants who work for philanthropy associations, networks and support organizations from more than 40...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... and networks will deepen our ability to use all of our resources – grantmaking and investments – to advance our ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Kicks Off CityLab Paris Summit

Release Date:

10/24/2017

... and more balanced platforms that expose users to various perspectives and points of views. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo ...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

25 Jun 2018

Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... operate. How can the funding community best leverage its resources and influence to achieve greater equity in ... from the “A is for Apple” report Funders’ perspectives and innovative approaches to support...

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Children, Youth and Families

Food Systems

Health

09 Apr 2020

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees - A Webinar

Thursday, April 9, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Webinar

You now know what you can learn about grantees through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial situations? What’s useful to you and not too much to ask from grantees?

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Professional Development

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

Sixteen Major Donors and Foundations, Including the Ford Foundation, Commit Unprecendented $156 Million to Support Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous Arts Organizations

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... that have been impactful, despite historically limited resources and funding streams. They, along with others, ... a commitment to preserving access to diverse and important perspectives and the arts...