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Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking

Publication date:

12/2016

... a gender equity lens. The group used the following resources to develop this tool: Black Girls Matter: Pushed ... Additional resources for those looking for a deeper dive into gender analysis: http://www.grantcraft.org/assets/content/ resources /gender.pdf ...

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Gender Justice

COVID-19 Relief Awards: Commonwealth Fund Staff Respond

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04/01/2020

... the devastating loss of life and stress on the health care system, we are uplifted by the heroic work of our ... Response Fund to provide immediate and longer-term resources to service organizations that...

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The Philanthropic Landscape: The State of General Operating Support

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11/2012

In The State of General Operating Support, NCRP notes that reported general operating support increased 34 percent in 2008-2010 compared to 2004-2006, but the share of such grants remained unchanged at 16 percent of total giving.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

The $1 million grant will support the foundation's work in the field of creative placemaking.

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Assessing the Impact: General Operating Support Vol. 2

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10/2008

A Grantmakers for Effective Organizations presentation of two approaches in assessing the impact of general operating support grants: one that emphasizes pre-grant assessment and one that relies more on assessment during and after the grant.

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Report

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General Operating Support: A GEO Action Guide Vol. 1

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07/2007

A report inspired by a spirited discussion on GEOList among Grantmakers for Effective Organizations members about general operating support, its limitations and its advantages.

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Report

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As Use of Libraries Grows, Government Support Has Eroded

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01/08/2013

Compared to 21 other major American library systems, New York City's three public library systems receive less government support even as their circulation and attendance have increased, according to a new study funded by the Charles H. Revson...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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New Supporting Organization to Oversee "Grand Bargain" Funds

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07/06/2014

The Ford Foundation will be part of a new nonprofit, the Foundation for Detroit's future, which will administer the $366 million in private money pledged as part of a "Grand Bargain" to save the Detroit Institute of Art's collection from the auction...

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United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers

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01/18/2017

Hospitals are showing a greater interest in family caregivers in part because of new penalties for hospital readmissions.

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Health

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Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

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10/01/2019

Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, today announced $2 million in grants have been awarded to nonprofit organizations that are focused on fresh food access and nutrition education.

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Food Systems

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Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba

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04/15/2016

Less than a month after the historic visit by President Barack Obama, a U.S. government cultural mission to Cuba will take place from April 18-21, 2016.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports American Talent Initiative

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02/22/2017

Building on its longstanding commitment to making education accessible to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds, Georgetown has become a founding member of the American Talent Initiative (ATI).

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MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative

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10/20/2015

The MetLife Foundation joined other private funders and the Trust for Public Land in a green schoolyards initiative in Philadelphia.

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Community Development

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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects

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05/03/2016

The grants, financially supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Foundation Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to teachers for research-based initiatives.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

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03/03/2016

WNYC's 'There Goes the Neighborhood' takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that race plays in the process.

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The New York Community Trust

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Communications/Media

Community Development

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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

Release Date:

08/29/2017

More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the nonprofit has raised approximately $1.5 million, according to New York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye.

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Housing and Homelessness

Ford Foundation Supports Progress on Impact Investing

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10/13/2017

Ford Foundation supports an experimental rating process aimed to hold large fund managers acuntable for delivering on wide range of impacts.

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Simons Foundation Supports Collaboration of Libraries in Digital Era

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10/17/2016

A partnership-based funding model — 200 libraries in 24 countries plus the support from the Simons Foundation — is sustaining exchange among libraries.

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