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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

... The Resilience Dividend As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, it is important to focus on building ... Kennicott, I made the case for why building resilience is among the most important priorities...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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New Publication Examines the Funding Model For Public Research Universities (Carnegie Corp.)

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02/04/2016

... research universities continue to devote most of their resources to their core activities: teaching and research. ... Model , a new publication released today from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. An...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

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08/05/2019

... They are looking for more systemic ways to make change , and looking for innovative uses of capital, seeking ... of the investment cycle. In short, the DAF sector of philanthropy is beginning to move in the...

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Langeloth Foundation Grants $10 million to Support Urgent Initiatives to Get Out the Vote, Focusing on Communities of Color

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06/04/2020

... programs and the transition to vote by mail, especially among rural African American , Native American , and Latinx communities ... of voting can put people’s health at risk...

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The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation

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Civic Engagement

Community Development

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Alliance Building in a Hyper-partisan Environment

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02/25/2022

... Policy, and the American Business Immigration Coalition, among others. All of these groups work alongside more ... policymakers to seek common ground. Pursuing Meaningful Change in a Hyper-...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Public Policy

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Funded New York's First 'To and Through' Data Tool That Shines a Light on College Readiness Gap

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10/14/2019

... K-12 data—including which courses students take, the resources and supports in their schools, and how they perform ... in pursuing successful college and career postsecondary pathways , including enrolling in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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This Guy Has Plans to Make Your Foundation More Accountable

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03/15/2017

... PhilanthroPost Policy Edition Since he launched the Inside Philanthropy site in 2014, David Callahan has been a profiler ... of philanthropic institutions and major individual donors , as well as a provocateur...

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PNY News

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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... taught me an important lesson: meaningful and lasting change must come from the communities most affected by the ... Immigrant community leaders and activists were among DEC’s first grantees in the 1990s, when...

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The New York Community Trust

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Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

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06/23/2016

... nonprofit organizations became increasingly strained as resources declined. When the stock market failed, foundations ... Sustainability • Supporting community-driven systemic change is important but neglected...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

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08/08/2017

... but organizing in the state’s communities of color can change national politics. At 27.8 million, Texas’ ... in Texas. Texas social justice organizations need more resources to deepen capacity and expand reach...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approve Funding to Improve Care for Older Adults

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09/12/2019

... home-based primary care for home-bound older adults. American Geriatrics Society: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement ... Enhancement Program (GWEP) funded by the federal Health Resources and Services...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

... This campaign is backed through the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, an initiative with ... and actress Phylicia Rashad to “uplift stories of African ...

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Four Foundations, Including Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Buy Historic Archives of 'Ebony' Magazine

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07/25/2019

... is considered an irreplaceable record of 20th-century African American life and culture. The foundations, which came ... private hands, plan to donate it to the National Museum of African...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

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06/03/2015

In a recent editorial, Zoe Baird, expounded on the need to improve education to help better prepare students for the workforce.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Workforce Development

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... planning said. President Donald Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American ” executive order, issued in April, calls for a ...

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Sector News

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Workforce Development

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

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12/18/2017

... to develop strongnonprofits.org, where the tools and resources are among the Top 10 downloads from Wallace’s website every ... advisors. Christine joined Wallace from American Express...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

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OpEd: CEO Lori Bezahler on Edward W. Hazen Foundation’s Decision to Empty Its Coffers

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03/06/2019

... supporters of social-justice organizations, have rallied resources to protect fundamental rights that seemed suddenly ... in the public discourse can generate profound social change . We see public attention...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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NoVo Foundation Announces The Life Story Grantee Partners Addressing Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls Across the U.S.

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01/28/2020

... Grants follows the launch of The Life Story: Moments of Change , a survivor-centered examination of 13 moments that ... leaders across the country and foster collaboration among national and community...

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Children, Youth and Families

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"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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02/16/2018

... has led the Rockefeller Brothers Fund since 2001. He is among the nearly 50 social sector leaders that Vivien Hoexter ... we’re betting on institutions. Let me step back and say, philanthropy is a very small...

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