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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

Release Date:

09/07/2022

... by the opportunity to apply for up to three years of research funding in the new discipline. “Scientists who ... experiments to make more effective use of limited resources and to elucidate the complex...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

10/29/2021

... Fund’s Executive Director and CEO. “He led the Board through a period of growth and maturity, and gave very ... to his leadership and to many more years of providing resources to benefit blind and visually...

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03 Jun 2021

Philanthropy New York’s 42nd Annual Meeting - Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Time of Reckoning

Thursday, June 3, 2021 -

1:00pm to 4:30pm

... individuals who are making extraordinary changes through their work. Close out the afternoon in facilitated ... Angela Park , consultant, researcher, and educator, will review key facets of the work to...

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Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking

Release Date:

06/29/2017

... of CIS at the time. “We had plenty of public and private resources to fuel program growth, but no strategy for ...

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It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

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02/2013

Panelists discussed the expected effects from what has already passed Congress in January 2013 and whether or not the charitable deduction debate is leading to the neglect of even more important issues in the budget battles likely to be beset us for years to come.

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Accelerating Your Impact: On-Ramps to Effective Advocacy Funding

Release Date:

10/24/2024

... ways to build power are building trust and relationships through long-term investment in communities and local ... new perspectives, share practices and challenges, exchange resources , and mentor and support...

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TCC Group

Rauschenberg Foundation Appoints Risë Wilson First-Ever Director of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/16/2013

... Foundation’s mission of creating positive social change through the support of both arts -focused and issue-based work. Wilson will also oversee ... and events that examine climate change through...

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The Tow Foundation Launches New ‘Innovation Fund’

Release Date:

09/27/2022

... and sexual health support for adolescents, delivered through a mobile app. National Black Women’s Justice ... to reach young people caught up in the justice system through mental health services, employment...

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Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/21/2015

... and philanthropist who gave his fortune anonymously through Atlantic, has made grants totaling more than $7 ... expanded higher education, university infrastructure, and research in both regions. In Vietnam,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

What’s Good, and What’s Missing, in Congress’ Third COVID-19 Emergency Response Package - Report from The Century Foundation

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... unemployment insurance, health care, college students and student loan borrowers, K–12 education, and women in the ... boost to regular state unemployment benefits for claims through July 31, 2020, a four...

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The Century Foundation

As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

Release Date:

01/26/2017

... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the nonprofits we support thrive and ... asking ourselves tough questions about why grant makers act the way they do and what...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

In a healthy democracy, voters choose their representatives through elections. But when representatives get to draw their ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...

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Issue-Based

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Bessemer Trust and Colleagues Remember Paul Connolly

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... he published articles in The Stanford Social Innovation Review , The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and Foundation Review ... he served as Board Chair of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts , on the...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Commission on Language Learning

Release Date:

12/15/2016

... Commission on Language Learning The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has released a report that suggests a ... national leaders in education, scientific and humanistic research , business, and government...

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Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’

Release Date:

07/19/2018

... of immigrants. He laid the foundation for the Immigration Act of 1965, which placed the American Dream within reach of people from every nation on earth. Throughout our history, we have had ...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The New York Women’s Foundation Creates Collaborative Fund To Support Justice Reform for Women and To Help Dismantle Mass Incarceration

Release Date:

10/19/2018

... kind in the country to engage in criminal justice reform through a lens of gender and racial equity. Through The Justice Fund, ... have both a moral and practical imperative to leverage our...

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Gender Justice

Justice Reform

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The New York Women's Foundation

Philanthropy New York's Policy Corner - October 2023

Release Date:

10/27/2023

... create the greatest impact towards achieving equity. Research shows that race is the primary determinant of ... Rather, the sector’s responsibility is to reinvest resources and contribute to the creation of a...

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Responding To Covid-19: Suggestions and Recommendations for Donors as of March 2020 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

03/24/2020

... dollars are the single best way to equip everyone and every group affected right now. Allocate support for the ... current capacity in providing services or conducting research for a public health and...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

05 Oct 2021

Making Up For Lost Time: How Funders Can Support Tutoring Interventions That Accelerate Learning

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... tutoring in core subject areas, which has a significant evidence base behind it, but can be very challenging to ... This session will help funders understand the available research on tutoring interventions...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

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Doris Duke Foundation Welcomes Brooke Jones to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

09/06/2023

... officer (CIO) at Bryn Mawr College, a selective liberal arts institution, is a seasoned strategist with extensive ... of Science in economics from Wharton and a Bachelor of Arts in international studies from...

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