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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

Release Date:

08/02/2016

... funders, no matter their size, have big dreams and limited resources . I have yet to meet grantmakers—even the largest ... of clearly defined goals, strategies, and measures of progress . Therefore, we select a...

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Insights

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Foundation Communications Today: Findings from the Communications Network 2011 Survey of Foundation Communications Professionals

Publication date:

06/2011

... use of all forms of digital communications, especially social media, a top priority. The survey results suggest the growth of social media and other emerging digital technologies is ...

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Report

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Communications Staff

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Communications

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

Release Date:

04/03/2012

... on the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on the field of social justice philanthropy, and a Philanthropy New York ... and collectively—to help secure support for social justice grantees. The Sky Really is...

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Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

The Cricket Island Foundation

Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America

Release Date:

02/10/2013

... the Hartford/GSA National Center on Gerontological Social Work Excellence. Thanks to $1.35 million in recently ... the health care needs of older adults through adequate social work support... Hartford...

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Member News

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Aging

Health

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/19/2013

In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo Foundation Co-Chair discusses ... why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate about ...

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Communications

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NoVo Foundation

Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders

Release Date:

02/23/2017

... Pinkerton Paper in his Job Quality Series, this one on Social Enterprise: Proceed, with Caution. Dawson encourages ... practitioners and funders to explore the creation of social enterprises as a strategy to...

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Workforce Development

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The Pinkerton Foundation

If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

Release Date:

03/20/2017

... changing skill requirements and variety of specific human resources needs. This paid off: the low-income program ... by year 2. This effort was funded by the federal 2010 Social Innovation Fund (SIF), as a...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... is a big problem in our society and at the heart of many social ills that philanthropy seeks to address. But equity is ... geography. It seems elementary, but investing time and resources to gain clarity...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... door” right after a disaster occurs to demonstrate their social responsibility. However, many companies have ... In addition, the foundation has chosen to pool its resources with others by seeding the Rebuild...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

A Letter from Ronna Brown

Release Date:

03/17/2020

... administration to announce flexibility in contracts, new resources , and several other specific actions so that the social services sector in NYC, always first in line to help ... to COVID-19 and to support...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

Release Date:

05/29/2020

... New Orleans, New York, and San Antonio that are pooling resources to most effectively serve local families in need. ... Community Trust , New York City: Giving nonprofits in the social services and cultural...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Two Distinct Types of NY Funders are Gearing Up for Redistricting, Here’s Why

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... and the equitable distribution of government resources . A whole lot of funders across New York State came ... • Mapping projects and other technical resources • Communicating with the commission and ... . As...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

Release Date:

06/09/2021

We are a community foundation tackling economic insecurity in the Korean and Asian American population in New York, and one of the key ways we try to achieve this goal has been to invest in our communities by attracting and developing Asian American...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Korean American Community Foundation

Long Island Community Foundation Grants $400,000 to Long Island Nonprofits to Address Racial Wealth Inequities

Release Date:

06/17/2021

... jobs and improving financial wellness. The ongoing social and economic exclusion of Black Long Islanders has led ... organization to implement our pilot program and leverage resources that specifically...

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Member News

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Community Development

Economic Security

Social Justice

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Long Island Community Foundation

The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives at NYC Community Organizations

Release Date:

12/09/2021

... New Yorkers, often with reduced funding and other resources ,” said Jarrett Lucas, Executive Director of ... knowing their HIV status, connect their members to testing resources , and empower them to access PrEP...

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Health

LGBTQ

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Stonewall Community Foundation

EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation Announces New Grants in Emerging Market Countries

Release Date:

01/13/2022

... will support a well-established mental health and psycho- social support programme that is trauma-informed and ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

Kolibri Foundation Publishes Statement of Evolution & Commitment

Release Date:

12/01/2021

... Director of Funders for Justice and has worked in social justice philanthropy for nearly 20 years, in the areas ... communities of color across the South to have access to resources and develop strategies...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Kolibri Foundation

Borealis Philanthropy's Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund Moves $2.2 Million to Racial Equity Practitioners

Release Date:

11/01/2022

... Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund proudly resources racial equity healers, facilitators, and capacity ... Humboldt Area Foundation Interaction Institute for Social Change Latinx Equity Project...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Borealis Philanthropy

The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

Release Date:

11/18/2016

... With Presidential Transition For six years—from 2006 to 2013 —I worked inside the intelligence community to enforce ... disclosures of mass surveillance programs, beginning in 2013 , led to a course correction...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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The Century Foundation

Ford, JPB, Novo, Carnegie Corporation of NY Listed as Top Funders of Refugee and Migrant Issues

Release Date:

02/15/2017

... rose to $2.7 billion in 2014, from $2.3 billion in 2013 , the share of funding for migrants and refuges remained ... of foundation grant dollars, down from 6 percent in 2013 . Top funders of refugee and migrant...