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These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

Release Date:

01/12/2012

... instead of fading away. And that’ll continue to be the case as digital communications evolve and the competition for ... to advance the foundation’s mission. Why are foundations making communications a key...

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All Funders

20 Nov 2017

Census 2020: Funders Are Getting Ready Now - November Meeting

Monday, November 20, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Census is the basis for determining financial and other resources for dozens of government programs The Census is the ... of crucial demographic data such as unemployment rates, poverty rates, crime statistics...

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Roundtable Discussion

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How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

Release Date:

01/06/2021

... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... based on leadership, the management team, strategy, resources and the ability to execute...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Four Frameworks for Living Liberation

Release Date:

07/01/2021

... that in my places of work, I’ve been given space and resources to not only name what is not working about philanthropy and (in my case ) leadership development, but to also create ... a new possibility. Living...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to ensure that 1) the education budget gives districts the resources to provide students with the sound basic education ... mandates and 2) districts, including NYC, target those resources to classrooms and...

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

... asset. By investing in their power, we can get them the resources they deserve, and in so doing we strengthen ... born, mothers care for families and break cycles of poverty and violence —but this Mother’s Day...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

Release Date:

04/13/2021

... and environmental preservation to strengthen families and rural communities who experience systemic barriers to wealth ... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

Social Justice

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Doris Duke Foundation

12 Jan 2015

Ebola: Philanthropy’s Multidimensional Approach to Healthcare Amidst Crisis

Monday, January 12, 2015 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... for the provision of high quality care are followed, the case fatality rate for Ebola may be lower than 20 percent. ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative Launches New Racial Wealth Equity Database

Release Date:

09/15/2022

... working to improve and chronicle economic opportunity by making it easier for them to find and analyze a wide range of ... accessible and high-quality data disaggregated by race – making it difficult to assess...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

Release Date:

02/28/2023

... Color Fund , is analyzing the use of algorithmic decision- making systems, automated tools and other artificial ... eligibility determinations. CymaSpace is focused on making arts, media and culture accessible...

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Disabilities

Technology

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Borealis Philanthropy

Jonas Center Announces New Focus on Environmental Health

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05/20/2016

... DNP project will be incorporated into an existing Health Resources and Services Administration’s rural health initiative, whereby she will adapt materials to ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

CSR in Focus: What did we learn in 2020?

... are still looking at how best to build a business case , while others have mainstreamed efforts and it’s being ... own values first and find partners that are leading and making real change. Bring to the table...

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announces Five New Proposals Funded through the Monuments Project

Release Date:

02/09/2021

... Till Interpretive Center” (Sumner, Mississippi): The grant will give $691,750 in operational funding to the Center ... the curation, community engagement, and related public programming for LACMA’s...

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Civic Engagement

Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

Release Date:

02/22/2016

... today: Millions of service industry employees live in poverty , most big restaurants are not great employers, and ... for workers who receive tips. But the book also makes the case that restaurants can survive...

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Economic Security

Food Systems

Workforce Development

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Ford Foundation

Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... understanding of the pop culture landscape and elevates case studies of successful interventions. This series also ... in advancing social justice goals. We highlighted several case studies that represent...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Pay Attention to Brownsville

Release Date:

06/15/2016

... will be the focus of the July 13 program “Brownsville as Case Study: Can Community Investments Improve Health?” The ... of countless programmatic interests to connect their resources to efforts that lead to...

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PNY News

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Health

18 Jul 2012

Corporate Community Involvement Conference

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 7:30am to Friday, July 20, 2012 - 8:45pm

Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Ave., Boston MA

... both Corporate and Social communities. Move beyond “ grant - making ” and “volunteer organizing” to a new reality ...

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Issue-Based

Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

Release Date:

05/17/2016

... strategies can empower the positive changes their grant making seeks to support. It was a pleasure to represent The ... practitioner was as a result of my time spent as a grant maker with the...