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Relationships Matter: Program Officers, Grantees, and the Keys to Success

... relationships can be fraught due to the inherent power imbalance between those who have resources and those who need them. How can funders effectively navigate this dynamic to build ...

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

Release Date:

06/19/2014

A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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Arts

Gender Justice

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Mellon Foundation

Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust

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11/22/2016

The grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust extends the historic $42 million Helmsley gift made to the Salk Institute in 2013.

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

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09/14/2017

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons Foundation that tackles big datasets — and big scientific...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Science

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The Simons Foundation

Wellspring Advisors Program Director Andrew Park Heads to The Williams Institute

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06/13/2014

The Williams Institute announced Andrew Park is its new International Program Director. Previously, Andrew served as Program Director at Wellspring Advisors, LLC, where he managed domestic and international grant-making programs in the fields of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

LGBTQ

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

JPMorgan, Ford and MetLife Support Aspen Institute Initiative on Family Financial Security

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05/16/2016

The Aspen Institute today launched an ambitious, first-of-its-kind project to shine light on economic forces that severely impact the financial security of American families.

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Economic Security

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ford Foundation

MetLife

Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights

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08/12/2016

Scientists Supported by Simons Foundation Determine How Birds Soar to Great Heights Migratory birds often use ... air from the sun baked surface of the earth. But exactly how birds navigate within this ever-...

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Environment and Climate Change

Science

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The Simons Foundation

Detroit Institute of Arts Hits Its Grand Bargain Goal

Release Date:

01/08/2015

Supporters include JPMorgan Chase and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mellon Foundation

Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class

Release Date:

01/03/2017

Each year, The Century Foundation (TCF) typically invites six interns to join our office in New York City to spend the summer building new relationships and researching the issues they care about most.

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Century Foundation

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

Release Date:

04/04/2017

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to fund Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC)- a community development financial institutions created by the Ford Foundation- Financial...

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Community Development

Economic Security

Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research

Release Date:

05/26/2015

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift Gerstner to expand cancer research efforts focused on overcoming drug resistance in tumor cells.

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Health

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Gerstner Philanthropies

Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions

Release Date:

10/31/2016

Opportunity Finance Network, Goldman Sachs, and the Surdna Foundation will award four CDFIs, including Accion and CSBDF, with the 2016 Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders.

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

A Practical Guide to New York's Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

Publication date:

03/2011

... in September 2010, the New York Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (NYPMIFA) makes important changes to ... A Practical Guide to New York's Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act .....

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Report

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Finance & Asset Management

Public Policy

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

Kathy Reich will guide the foundation's BUILD efforts in the United States and across its 10 global offices to implement sector-leading approaches to supporting the sustainability, vitality, and effectiveness of organizations and networks that serve...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Tribeca Film Institute Announces 2019 Sloan Filmmaker Fund Grantees

Release Date:

04/04/2019

The Tribeca Film Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the three TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund 2019 grantees, awarding them a total of $150,000.

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Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Citi Foundation Issues RFP Aimed at Supporting Community Development Financial Institutions

Release Date:

06/30/2020

A $15 million open request for proposals (RFP) aimed at supporting Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving small businesses owned by people of color and low- and moderate-income individuals and communities.

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RFPs Etc

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Community Development

Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

Release Date:

04/30/2015

Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool Publicly ... programs...." Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool .....

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Education

How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political

Release Date:

09/28/2017

How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went ... here. “What would that say to my students?” . . . How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political ...