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PhilTV: Funder Advocacy Is Powerful in Conversation on NP Sector Sustainability

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05/24/2016

... data on the region’s nonprofit sector and released the report New York Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A CALL ... How funders can help their grantees increase their long - term financial...

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

... communities and communities of color; and provided long - term general operating grants to support grassroots ... To ensure the continued commitment to the Foundation’s social justice legacy,...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President

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01/19/2018

... at serving the organizations on the frontlines of social change." Pennington joined the Ford Foundation in 2013 ... initiative, a five-year $5 billion investment in the long - term...

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New York Life Foundation Invests in Expanding Access to Summer and Afterschool Learning

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04/23/2019

... program partners, which aim to strengthen the academic and social -emotional skills of middle school students. BellXcel ... middle school students because they help prepare youth for long - term...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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New York Life Foundation

Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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03/16/2015

... organizing in Newark, we were just getting our feet wet on social justice grantmaking and now we’re fully immersed. I ... has influenced philanthropy and been a key supporter of social change work across the...

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Century Foundation Study Reveals that Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits

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11/09/2017

... the state of for-profit higher education in America. The report comes as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces ...

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Education

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... The second investment, of $250,000, supports the RIN-CEO Social Impact Fund. Operated by Refugee Investment Network ... space.” “As a social enterprise that has a decades- long history of...

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12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

... the organizations on the panel have had on the city How social entrepreneurs act as business entrepreneurs in the nonprofit industry Industry ...

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"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

... of voices that refuses to be silenced, advocating for a long overdue change. In this journey towards a more equitable ... us with vulnerability and wisdom. In the grand theater of social change, every role is...

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Equalizing the Power Dynamic in Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/01/2018

... New York Women’s Foundation You may have seen a recent report released by The Ford Foundation that extolls the ... and knowledge, we ask them to decide with us where resources should go, rather than...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Breaking Down Barriers: Meet the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's "Open Call" Grantees

Release Date:

10/25/2023

... in New Jersey. Through their work, they advocate for the resources to address housing and homelessness, for changes to ... in south Camden, NJ, that uses the arts to promote social change and reshape the...

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Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency

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10/06/2014

... and individuals need to be equipped with the resources , knowledge and tools to change at the same pace. ... missing out on the most innovative approaches to solving social problems, and individuals risk...

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At Age 100, Rockefeller Targets Africa's Growing Cities

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10/15/2014

... a small portion of the population owns a lion's share the resources . Around the world, countries have been ... that African look at different dimensions, whether it is social resilience, economic...

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... Fund In 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), a social justice-focused membership organization of community ... Amplify Fund is all about giving communities the power and resources to influence local...

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Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

... Trans Initiative will deploy grants and philanthropic resources totaling at least $20 million dollars to ... we are committed to delivering increased and necessary resources to those in the field working...

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LGBTQ

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29 Jan 2025

Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:30pm

... efforts to help us to drive impact while also increasing long - term shareholder value. Please join us to learn more about ... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies and resources...

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Finance & Asset Management

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29 Jan 2020

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Activism, the Culture and the Individual Artist

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... artists can take many forms. Support for artists have a long and varied history in the United States. While much has ... limitations and language around support The role or responsibility of funders to respond...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

Arcus Foundation Funds a New Partnership to Reduce Poverty and to Protect the Endangered Bonobo Population In the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Release Date:

05/21/2018

... both income and savings of local residents and support the long - term protection of the bonobos,” said Jef Dupain of the ...

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19 Feb 2019

True or False Solutions to Climate Change

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report issued in October made clear that “Limiting global ... there other proposals that would bring rapid change with a social and economic justice frame? How...

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