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Taking the Long View on Health Care – A Note to Congress

Release Date:

01/30/2017

... life. Having health care insurance also contributes to better mental health and a longer lifespan, both of which ... deliver greater social benefit and population health, like schools , roads, and housing. We...

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Insights

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Health

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TCC Group

New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality

Release Date:

08/12/2014

... who will equip multi-faith movements for justice with the resources to harness the power of story; and Mosi Makori, who ...

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Member News

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Community Development

Social Justice

Technology

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Open Society Foundations Contributes $4 Million to Aid in the Fight Against Ebola

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... and assess the needs before returning home to marshal resources . The agency has launched an appeal for staff and ...

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Health

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Open Society Foundations

Ford Foundation Invests in Environmental Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/15/2014

... States. Gioielli notes that the Ford Foundation was a leader in environmental philanthropy when it started to take ... respected environmental organizations, such as the Natural Resources Defense Council and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Verizon Foundation-Funded Research Cited as Basis for Beyond the Bruises Campaign

Release Date:

05/27/2015

... Research (SWHR (R)), a national non-profit and thought leader in research on sex differences in health and disease, ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Verizon

Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development

Release Date:

12/14/2015

The new emphasis on land rights in the global development agenda is a positive step, but could be meaningless without significant shifts in support.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building

Release Date:

09/28/2016

... allowing further complacency by those with the power and resources to do something about it. As one leader said, “The New Orleans community wants to be made ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Andrus Family Fund

Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices

Release Date:

01/04/2017

A new nationwide survey of patients with complex medical needs shows that the health care system is failing them, with these individuals having far more unmet behavioral health and social service challenges than other adults.

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Health

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

The Commonwealth Fund

The John A. Hartford Foundation

Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship

Release Date:

08/29/2017

In a blistering letter this week, the president of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. accused Boy Scouts of America of trying to undercut the organization through a “covert campaign to recruit girls.”

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Sector News

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Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... making their own choices about how they spend their resources to advance their mission. But in this case, the ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

Release Date:

05/18/2018

... order, especially for nonprofits with limited time and resources . But grantmakers have more leeway if they choose to ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants

Release Date:

10/18/2018

The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that 16 grants totaling more than $19 million were approved during the second and third quarters of 2018.

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Member News

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Human Services

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Rosanna Aybar Promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration at The William T. Grant Foundation

Release Date:

09/06/2022

... In this role, Rosanna will continue to lead finance, human resources , and IT, and will also provide expanded support and ... work at the Foundation, Rosanna is widely recognized as a leader in her profession,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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William T. Grant Foundation

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Social Justice

Our Policy Priorities for 2018

Release Date:

01/24/2018

From a policy perspective, last year was a tough one for the nonprofit sector. The GOP tax bill signed by President Trump raised the standard deduction for all Americans, which is likely to decimate the value of the charitable deduction. Experts...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

18 Apr 2024

2024 Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: Two-Part Series

Thursday, April 18, 2024 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... that agree to attend both sessions, as each program’s learning outcomes build on the next session . Registration is ... & Grantmaking Advisory Hilda Polanco , Market Managing Principal , BDO Nonprofit...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

06 Jun 2013

Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World

Thursday, June 6, 2013 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... the most marginalized communities in accessing available resources . For many in the Rockaways, on Staten Island and ... ensure that the communities who are most affected have the resources they need to respond...

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Issue-Based

Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Announces New Executive Director

Release Date:

05/09/2016

... Her diverse experience and expertise make her a remarkable leader to guide us through our next chapter of growth.” ... communities throughout North America; she was vital in guiding the organization through an...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Elluminate

GoVoteNYC Fund in The New York Community Trust Announces $1 Million in Grants for Voter Engagement

Release Date:

04/26/2022

Decades of low voter turnout and an historic election cycle drive a new philanthropic effort housed in The New York Community Trust to increase voter participation in NYC