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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's

Release Date:

09/14/2021

... for a historic investment that will bring unprecedented resources to HBCUs, giving them the stability and financial ... Greensboro, North Carolina; and Tallahassee, Florida, to rural communities such as those...

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and AARP Name Recipients of Health Equity Innovations Fund Awards

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01/10/2023

... from LGBTQ communities, and those who live in isolated rural communities. The 16 winning projects are from: ... healthier lives are not just the result of individuals making healthy choices,” said Jean Accius...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Health

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13 Jul 2012

One Step Closer to DREAM: Helping Undocumented Youth Obtain Relief under New Immigration Policy

Friday, July 13, 2012 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

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... youth in applying and avoiding legal pitfalls—as well as making sure that ineligible undocumented immigrants don’t ... ways that funders can coordinate and collaborate, and resources available to help funders...

Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

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07/13/2017

... $20,000 to support services, workshops, and cultural programming that engage residents around issues in the ... over 150 years ago, BUMC’s vision is to be a hub of resources for Crown Heights, ensuring that...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

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04/26/2017

... itself in seemingly benign ways, such as making a grant application and approval process too cumbersome, taking ... geography. It seems elementary, but investing time and resources to gain...

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19 Jun 2013

Infrastructure at Risk: How to Protect Public Investments from Stronger Storms and Tidal Surges

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene made New Yorkers painfully aware of the effects of tidal surges and storms on the transit, wastewater and power infrastructure on which we all rely. This subject was one of the most popular topics of the 2013...

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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04/15/2020

... with us that they are: increasing their grantmaking and making emergency grants to respond to this unprecedented ... these changes stay with us for the long haul. COVID-19 Resources Your work is as important...

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Disaster Relief

17 Nov 2010

If Not Superman, Who? Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... students different access to educational opportunity, resources , and effective teaching – differential access ...

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24 Apr 2012

Post Penn State: Strategies for Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of the Penn State child sexual abuse case , the issue of child sexual abuse has entered the ...

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

... and in both of the DIBs—UBS Optimus Foundation in the case of the DIB for girls’ education and the Schmidt Family ... outcomes in the state of Rajasthan, in India. In this case , outcome funding will be...

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The Brookings Institution

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A Look At How Surdna Foundation is Backing Water Infrastructure in American Cities

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06/25/2018

... has a couple of options when it comes to focusing its resources . It can go deep in a particular geography, or it ... gone all over the country, and toward developing national resources and best practices in...

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Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

... Private funders could provide grants to support new programming in schools that commit to diversify ... Socioeconomic Integration Pilot Program grants. Supply resources for school-level practices. Successful...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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10/20/2015 - More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation - Recording and Presentation

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10/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation."

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... Barnes, a program officer overseeing coastal and marine grant making at the MacArthur Foundation, which has made $17.9 ... Cuba "has a really good history of protecting its natural resources...

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24 Sep 2014

Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy's Role? View resources from this program. The City of New York ... insufficient opportunities for lower-level social service case workers at these providers to...

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SeaChange Capital Partners to Help Facilitate Merger of Chicago Non-Profits

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12/18/2017

... volunteer labor, while WomenOnCall connects legal, human resources , finance, and other professionals to skilled ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes

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11/03/2016

... Since 2006, under Ana Oliveira’s leadership, the grant - making of what is billed as the largest women’s fund in the ... from $1.7 million to $6 million to help women and girls in poverty...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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New Member Spotlight: ASPCA

Release Date:

07/10/2009

... in the United States. Our largest and most successful grant program is ASPCA Mission: Orange (AM:O) —a ... euthanasia of homeless animals simply because of a lack of resources . AM:O is a five-year program...

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A Long Overdue Guide for New Philanthropic Organizations

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04/17/2019

This year marks the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s tenth year as an active grantmaker. During these last 10 years, we have discovered that when it comes to ramping up a new foundation or grantmaking organization, there is no single “how-to guide” or...

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