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01 Nov 2019

2020 Election Series: Making it Real: The Link Between Issue Organizing, Ballot Initiatives, and Building Power - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Friday, November 1, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... in combination with community driven organizing through ways that lead to increased civic engagement Ways to support local community leaders through examples like the Fair Wages & Healthy Families Act ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Civic Engagement

"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

Release Date:

11/12/2019

... the Library in 2014 and became a permanent gift in 2016 through the generosity of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. ... for Rosa Parks to tell her story for new generations through her own words and pictures...

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Arts

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, Joins Denver Frederick on The Answer WNYM

Release Date:

02/24/2020

... facto grant maker for a lot of organizations, all the way through evaluation, asking the fundamental question of: Did ... people turn to a philanthropic advisor to help guide them through that journey.....

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

Flamboyan Arts Fund and Mellon Foundation Announce $1 Million Puerto Rico Arts Emergency Relief Fund

Release Date:

04/28/2020

... and individual artists. These arts organizations can apply through a very flexible process for grants of $5,000 to ... apply. Artists of all disciplines can apply for funding through either Museo de Arte...

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Arts

Disaster Relief

International/Foreign Affairs

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Mellon Foundation

Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US

Release Date:

06/05/2020

... Theology Program awarded $1.45 million in May. Through long partnerships with theological schools, the ... of communities that are least heard and support them through community-based responses. These include...

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Member News

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Community Development

Disaster Relief

Education

Housing and Homelessness

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The Henry Luce Foundation

04 Mar 2021

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 4, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of sample financial statements, focusing on ... an ability to analyze an organization’s financial health through its audited financial...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

Release Date:

10/22/2020

... New York—The Open Society Economic Justice Program, through the Soros Economic Development Fund, its impact ... new and creative ways to promote racial justice through its investments,” said Catherine Cax,...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

The Tow Foundation Launches Historic $1 Million Innovation Fund

Release Date:

12/17/2021

... million to support groundbreaking, early-stage initiatives through the creation of a dedicated Innovation Fund. ... Applications will be accepted starting immediately through *January 28, 2022 at 11:59pm EST...

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Member News

RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Health

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The Tow Foundation

The Mellon Foundation Unveils New Visual Identity

Release Date:

03/28/2022

... connected to the vital efforts of justice work.” Through a rigorous and collaborative process, the newly ... Mellon Foundation that expresses and reinforces its values through aesthetics, purpose, and...

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Member News

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

14 Jun 2022

Defining Your Family’s Philanthropic Purpose - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... The materials also help advisors guide families through conversations around philanthropic purpose, ... The materials also help advisors guide families through conversations around philanthropic purpose, ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

22 May 2012

Doing the Right Thing: “Smart Microfinance” and the Donor’s Role

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Microfinance has revolutionized international economic development and emerged as one of the most promising tools for providing access to credit and other financial services for the poor. Aggressive commercialization and rapid growth, however, have...

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Issue-Based

20 Nov 2013

Changing the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... years. This forward-looking session will explore where the practice of stories-for-change stands, and where it’s ...

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Issue-Based

Dale C. Christensen, Jr. Elected to Board of United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

11/01/2013

Dale C. Christensen, Jr., a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Litigation Group and a trustee of Lutheran Healthcare, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the United Hospital Fund.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... It is really time to reconcile the research and the practice . Note to Funders: If You Believe in the ...

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Insights

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All Funders

Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

Iris Chen Named Executive Director of The Fund for Public Schools

Release Date:

08/05/2014

Iris Chen has been named executive director of The Fund for Public Schools.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

08 Oct 2014

Executive Assistants Network - Important vs. Urgent: Managing Your Workload

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Do you often find your to-do list growing faster than you are able to manage? Have you ever felt compelled to answer a non-urgent email late in the evening? Does work-life balance within your organization skew too much toward work - with too little...

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Network Building

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Executive Support Staff

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HR & Operations

Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

Release Date:

11/14/2014

... with the Legal Aid Society of New York in its criminal practice . She left Vera in September 2007 to spend a year as ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Declare Overhead Dead

Release Date:

03/18/2014

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President and CEO Melissa Berman served as the keynote speaker at the recent BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium, where one of the opportunities she touched on for 21st-century philanthropy was changing the language...