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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture nurtures many myths about the moral value of hard work. The phrase “by the bootstraps,” still widely used to describe those Americans who have found ...

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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Highlights The Role Of Innovative Partnerships In New Orleans' Recovery

Release Date:

10/20/2017

... her promising new career. Danielle is just one of many beneficiaries of the innovative partnerships between the ... biosciences and technology have fortified its workforce. Still , it's no secret that this...

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Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders

Release Date:

04/17/2018

... Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders Many neurological disorders—Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, ... and therapeutic purposes, these model systems are still a long way from representing the...

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New York State Health Foundation Publishes Study on Doctor-Drugmaker Relationship

Release Date:

06/13/2018

... physicians and opioid manufacturers _ entanglements that many say were and still are a contributing factor to the nation's deadly and .....

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

... and Social Justice Impact Investing Impact investing is still a fledgling practice in mainstream philanthropy, but ... in impact investing all comes down to the details. For many institutions, especially those...

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

Release Date:

01/23/2020

... conducting joint research projects in which people from many universities collaborate. Mr. Soros said: “I believe ... my life and I should like to see it implemented while I am still around... Open Society...

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Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022

Release Date:

05/26/2022

... writes in the special issue: " Elizabeth Alexander is many things. She’s a poet , a philanthropist , an ... and amplify the voices of others. Of course, she’s still as creative as she ever was. It’s just...

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Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

Release Date:

04/11/2012

... museums’ strategic retrenchment and acclimation to fewer resources . When the AARF initiative concluded , 85 of the ... organizations with budgets under $10 million a year. Many directors, curators, and...

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Jo Christine Miles

... private, and public sectors to connect people to resources , promote collective action, and ensure inclusive growth . Jo Christine holds a Master of International Affairs ...

Elliot Berger joins Arabella Advisors

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... suited to help our clients maximize the impact of their resources ,” said Bruce Boyd, Principal and Managing ... served on numerous boards and committees, including the Growth Philanthropy Network; Community...

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Arabella Advisors

On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

Release Date:

01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ... grants for social impact and investments for financial growth . . . Recently,...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Lauren Perkins Joins Westchester Community Foundation

Release Date:

03/30/2023

... joins the Community Foundation at a time when our resources are growing and impact in Westchester and the ... region is deepening. Her depth of experience in strategic growth , partnerships, and local community...

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Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

Release Date:

06/02/2014

... system? Gaul-Stigge is tasked with coordinating many city agencies-such as Small Business Services, the ... the City is headed and whether or not philanthropic resources can be brought to bear on mutually...

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PNY News

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Workforce Development

United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

Release Date:

06/23/2016

... “When I hand the reins over to a successor, there are many more UHF accomplishments I hope we will have ... range of talents, and he has greatly benefited the growth and success of UHF,” said Mr. Collins. “We...

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21 Mar 2018

Advancing Economic Opportunity for Immigrants and Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by AFN & GCIR

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... for community revitalization and an engine of economic growth . While newcomers possess an entrepreneurial spirit, ... access to asset building products and services, and many first and second-generation...

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Finance & Asset Management

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration & Immigrant Communities

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region

Release Date:

03/30/2018

... Since the 2016 election, as we’ve often observed, many funders have begun paying closer attention to those ... how powerful economic forces have conspired to undermine growth and opportunity here. But despite...

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

08 Dec 2022

Making Space for Youth Leadership - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, December 8, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... and family foundation staff and trustees only.* There are many different strategies and formats to engage the next ... you learn? How can families engage youth and support the growth and development Speakers...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Leadership Development

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Education & Youth

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... Policy Edition Eighteen million people. That’s how many Americans will soon lose their health insurance with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its ... Americans over 10 years by 32 million and cause...

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PNY News

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Health & Human Services

For Board Orientation Book Communications 2023

Publication date:

06/2023

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Board & Trustees

01 Apr 2020

Towards Health Equity: Measuring Health Outcomes in Community-Based Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... to PNY members.** In today’s crisis, community health workers are the new frontline against COVID-19, while ... complex community challenges that are the root causes of many of the health disparities we see...

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

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