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Taking a Stand for New York

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04/12/2018

... to Lake Placid, from Albany to Buffalo, from Syracuse to Long Island. I was struck by how many foundations were ... that were working to address issues like racial equity, social inclusion, early childhood and...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy Wexler as Program Officer

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06/12/2019

... accounting and financial reporting, monitoring investment performance of the Foundation’s portfolio, taxes, ... degree in Accounting, cum laude, from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She is...

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Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)

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02/18/2016

... little about despite its clear importance. In the long term , the results suggest Nmu as a potential candidate for ...

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An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Limited Life

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10/23/2018

... our investing approach―from the difference that business planning and deeper, longer- term investments can make for nonprofits, to assisting ... to provide colleagues who will not be moving over with the...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

... operating support. In a time of seriously constrained resources , our grantees need as much flexibility as possible ... need to rethink, reassess, and restructure their business models. Underwriting capacity...

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

... why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long - term goal, even if change is barely noticeable in the first few years. As he puts it, "philanthropy is “a business that takes a...

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Basic Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?"

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06/05/2017

... of work—some of the most important and effective in the long term , in fact—doesn’t lend itself to frequent grantee ... reports packed with discrete deliverables and short- term metrics. That...

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Mayor de Blasio Can Make Lasting Change with Nonprofit Living Wages and Career Opportunities

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12/16/2014

... The City of New York annually contracts out $5 billion in social services to nonprofit organizations that employ over ... results. The new 2014 edition of the Self-Sufficiency report underscores the importance...

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Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities

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11/18/2021

... to support high-quality journalism, help build new media business models, and hold big tech accountable across social ... work on Expression that effectively leverages our resources to foster...

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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

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03/23/2015

... employers and those who work with young people have long understood that it takes more than strong math and ... predict and shape lifelong outcomes including academic performance and work outcomes. But while...

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Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

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06/07/2017

... goals, undisciplined implementation of strategies, lack of long - term commitment, and… fear. Yes, fear. For years, we’ve endured debates about thinking like a business and not thinking like a...

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Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow

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03/01/2013

... for the period of one year. The F.B. Heron fellowship in Social Investment Practice is intended to allow highly ... change in strategy, one intended to deploy all the resources at its disposal in a broad,...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Additional $36 Million for Racial Justice

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10/14/2020

... beyond. “We are at a pivotal moment in our nation’s long journey toward racial justice,” said Don Chen, ... to the demands of today and make progress toward long - term reforms that address...

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Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices

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07/2019

... are already committed by providing learning opportunities, resources and, eventually curricula, about equitable ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa

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01/28/2021

... the globe to mobilize technical, material, and financial resources to support its Member States in expanding testing, ... It is our mission to forge partnerships and mobilise resources for Africa CDC. In...

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15 Leaders of Color Selected for Pinkerton Leadership Network

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03/03/2021

... the project. “Our goal is to foster a supportive, long -lasting community of leaders,” said Pulliam. “We ... to investing in one of the most critical and undervalued resources in the social...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... people. PND : The Ford Foundation has been a long -distance runner when it comes to addressing social ... set of new tools and opportunities as well. Long - term investments...

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Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

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01/31/2018

... problem for well over 30 years has been to provide short- term shelter for low-income survivors and their children. ... crisis of keeping victims safe, it does not address the long - term ,...

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