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11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

” Public Policy Work” in foundations is like the proverb of ... is no right answer, but the questions might produce a great deal more creative thinking among participants of this learning ...

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Arcus Foundation Supports Efforts to Protect Forest Habitats Through Local and International Strategies

Release Date:

01/20/2021

... everywhere they live. As people around the world consume more and more products relying on resources that come out of their tropical forest homes, ... and destruction. The latest grants in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Animal Welfare

International/Foreign Affairs

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Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

... ", AFN highlights funders and organizations who are providing former prisoners a successful re-entry into society ... The results show exceptionally low recidivism, and more importantly, successful men...

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Justice Reform

Public Policy

The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive

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10/30/2015

... and solutions to enable young people to transition to more secure employment, focusing on the agricultural value ... space to cultivate fresh ideas, partnerships and networks. More than 50 young people will be...

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Children, Youth and Families

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

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12/19/2012

... Lori Bezahler reports from the first-ever Congressional public hearing on ending the school-to-prison pipeline and ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Public Policy

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Community Development

Education

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Philanthropy New York

New York Life Foundation Release New Survey on Childhood Grief

Release Date:

11/21/2017

... for grief, so a continuum of effective services and resources needs to be accessible to children and families whenever and however their grief ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Life Foundation

04 Dec 2018

Seeding Power: Leadership for Justice-Based Movements in Food and Farming

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, ... a diverse cohort of leaders with the time, space, and resources they need to connect and...

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Leadership Development

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Food Systems

HLH Family Foundation Inc

10/30/2014 - A New Food Economy - Live stream Recording & Materials

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10/2014

View the materials and livestream recording of the program, "A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?"

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North Star Fund

ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires

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11/15/2018

... Ventura counties. We have been on the ground since Sunday providing resources and personnel to help hundreds of displaced animals ... Woolsey fire has already claimed lives and forced more...

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Animal Welfare

Disaster Relief

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ASPCA

Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change

Release Date:

07/06/2017

... and effectiveness in the delivery of key programs. More important, clearer framing of desired goals with more ... argue that one of the biggest differentiators between success and failure in...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Common Sense and Reaffirmation of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Nonpartisanship

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07/26/2016

... charitable nonprofits and foundations from using their resources or otherwise engaging in partisan electioneering. ... on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.” The National Council...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

31 Jan 2017

Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... opportunities for youth across New York City. With the success of OST programs come an increase in youth ...

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Children, Youth and Families

With Support from Bank of America, a City Takes on Inequality

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12/20/2017

... all the studies and pilot programs they want, but what if public officials and the general public simply refuse to pay ... last out of 50 American cities for upward mobility among children...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Community Development

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What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... current presidential administration will make their work more difficult. And 36 percent of CEOs report that they are ... of this political and social moment on our civic fabric. More foundations are exploring...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Participants of 'Untraditional' Artist Residency Program

Release Date:

04/17/2013

... organizations to create and pilot methods for reaching the public and developing individuals' interest in and access to the performing arts. The Doris Duke Charitable ... reaching the public...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

UJA-Federation of New York Announces Emergency Grants to Organizations in India for COVID-19 Relief

Release Date:

05/05/2021

... CEO, UJA-Federation of New York. The grants are focused on providing equipment and relief in hard-to-reach and ... oxygen masks, stretchers, medical beds, exam tables, and more to vulnerable communities...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

Health

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UJA-Federation of New York

Sozosei Foundation Aims to Set a New Course for Decriminalizing and Treating Mental Illness in America

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10/07/2020

... to ensuring that people living with mental illness have access to community care, so no one has to receive their ... mental illness. [i] The challenges only become more complex when it comes to people in jails...

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