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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

The Urban Land Institute announced a partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), becoming a part of their Platform of Partners. In this capacity, ULI will be offering expertise on building for resilience...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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Markle Foundation and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate a Skills-Based Labor Market for the Digital Economy

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06/29/2017

With $25.8 million grant, Microsoft Philanthropies joins forces with Markle to enable American workers to connect with businesses facing a shortage of skilled labor in an era marked by technology disruption.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Microsoft Corporation

After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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07/12/2017

After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. F oundation After 10 years at the helm, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President George E. Thibault , MD announced today that he will step down at...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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25 Jan 2018

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Thursday, January 25, 2018 (All day) to Friday, February 9, 2018 (All day)

ESS orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This three-day intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for understanding and implementing ethical and effective grantmaking.

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25 Feb 2019

Census Jobs: How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years?

Monday, February 25, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

How Do You Mobilize a Temporary Workforce of Half a Million People in Less Than Two Years? This question is the theme of the Census Funders Working Group’s first 2019 briefing. In 2010, the Census Bureau recruited, trained and deployed a temporary...

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Workforce Development

18 Apr 2019

Parole Hearing and Revocation Reforms - A Justice Reform Working Group Funders Briefing

Thursday, April 18, 2019 -

9:30am to 11:00am

While there is significant momentum in the movement against mass incarceration across the country – bail reform, jail closures, prison reduction – a crucial part of the conversation has received less attention: parole reform.

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Justice Reform

Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University & Spelman College Receive Grants from Carnegie, Mellon and Rockefeller Foundations to Support Faculty Development

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11/19/2019

... programs leverages these institutions' history of success preparing scholars and leaders of African descent for lives .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

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Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

Publication date:

10/2017

Foundation Center and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) announce the fourth edition of their annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions. The new report documents $23 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2015.

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Report

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Disaster Relief

Phillip Brian Harper Named New Program Director for Higher Learning At The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/27/2020

... “the contemporary” within US literary culture, and is preparing to conduct ethnographic work among present-day ...

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Sozosei Foundation Announces Inaugural Summit in December

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11/19/2020

At the Summit, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate, create, and explore pathways to decriminalize mental illness.

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Health

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01 Apr 2021

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 1, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

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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06 May 2021

Could a Flourishing Small Business Ecosystem Be the Key to a More Equitable and Just Recovery?

Thursday, May 6, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Despite the critical role small businesses play in wealth creation, job creation, and the vibrancy of our communities, small business owners of color face institutional and systematic barriers in accessing capital, customers, and services,...

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€15 Million Emergency Grant from Stavros Niarchos Foundation Responds to Fire Crisis in Greece

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08/12/2021

In the face of this national catastrophe, SNF felt urgently compelled to act.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

31 Mar 2022

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, March 31, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

In this interactive wrap-up to the Financial Series, participants will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence. Join us to explore what can be gleaned from internal financial reports, such as budgets,...

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05 May 2022

Restoring Safety & Dignity to People Seeking Asylum: What Funders Can Do - A Webinar Hosted by Four Freedoms Fund

Thursday, May 5, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... 42, border communities and humanitarian aid workers are preparing for a significant increase in migration at the ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Immigration

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

25 Oct 2022

The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Join this workshop for an opportunity to deepen some practical approaches for shifting funding towards racial justice and reflect with your peers how to address challenges.

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Tools & Strategies

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson

Release Date:

01/03/2023

Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson The board of trustees and staff of Carnegie Corporation of New York are thrilled to welcome Dame Louise Richardson on her first official day as our new...

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12 Oct 2023

Funding Low-Attention Disasters: From Preparedness to Long-term Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, October 12, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Disasters are increasing. But it’s not just big-name disasters that are more frequent. The biggest...

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