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Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

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04/14/2014

... The idea of time-limiting foundations seems to be gaining more traction. As counterpoint, a recent Philanthropy New ... decisions were based on analysis that they can do more good over the long haul than in...

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Governance

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The Communications Network

The Right Starting Point for Productive Grantee Relationships is Putting Power Points Aside

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09/03/2014

... its leadership. Because we’re among friends, we are also more likely to hear honest assessments of the challenges they ... deeper personal connection with our partners and learning more about the passion that...

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Bold Stories For Big Challenges

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12/17/2013

... forms. What do you do when the other side has a bigger and more dominant story — or just more money to propagate it? How do you frame big social ...

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The Overbrook Foundation

Why Bring People Together In Person?

Release Date:

08/13/2013

... of the concept of artificial intelligence; and many more remarkable advances were accelerated through ... To convene or not convene — are there other more effective tools that can accomplish your goals? ...

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Get to Know the New Leader of the Nation’s Largest Philanthropic Network

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11/18/2015

... its members – and that includes all of you – into a more collaborative, connected, and smart next phase. The ... in America, consisting of 33 regional associations with more than 5,500 participating...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

... key opportunities to advance public health through more robust approaches to environmental stewardship. ... Foundation helped to pioneer the field of public health more than 100 years ago, and today we are...

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

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01/08/2016

... for all children, it also pays special attention to the more complex issues of children living in ... advances suggest that the health care system can do more to leverage that access to promote lifelong health...

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Children, Youth and Families

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United Hospital Fund

Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

... for athletes and the children of alumni, would create a more level playing field for disadvantaged students. "We ... qualified low-income students could result in as much or more racial and ethnic...

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The Century Foundation

$10M McNulty Foundation Gift Expands Leadership Program at Wharton

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01/28/2016

... challenged us to think differently and taught us to be more thoughtful and more ambitious. Our time at Wharton motivated us to be active ...

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

Private funders should fund full project costs too

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03/11/2016

... projects that nonprofits implement, they should allow more of the granted money to cover administrative as well as ... and design and implement programs that are often more targeted, informed, ground-breaking...

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Carnegie Supports New American Academy Of Arts & Sciences Report On The Public Good Of Public Research Universities

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03/22/2016

... or Medicine, and 15 Nobel Prizes in Economic Sciences. More than half of the 2015 class elected to the National ... 2012 and 2013, research at public universities resulted in more than 13,322 patent...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

We Need Your Input on Justice Reform

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05/18/2016

... considerable praise from members, we know we have much more work to do. The movement to comprehensively address race ... American Justice” expressed interest in nurturing a more connected network of...

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PNY News

United Hospital Fund Report Examines Impact of ACA on New York's Insurance Markets

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10/18/2016

... overall net income for New York health plans dropped by more than $1 billion compared to 2013, according to a new ... New York health plans in 2014 was $516 million, down by more than $1 billion from the...

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United Hospital Fund

After the Election, Building the Beloved Community

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11/23/2016

... spreads outward, our own efforts may need to become more inclusive, embracing a variety of very different ... with their ballots, and the hopelessness of many millions more who expressed themselves by not...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

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02/17/2017

... and the Memorial to the Victims of Lynching, commemorating more than 4,000 individuals who were lynched in 12 southern ... commitment to criminal justice reform and has been viewed more than 5 million times...

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Philanthropy’s Best

Appointments & Transitions

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Markle Foundation and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate a Skills-Based Labor Market for the Digital Economy

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06/29/2017

... investment will bring these benefits to even more workers and companies across the state. Together, we can ... helping us upskill people and get them back to work.” More about the benefits of a skills-based...

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Workforce Development

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Microsoft Corporation

New Book from Atlantic Philanthropies Explores ‘Giving While Living’ Approach to Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... to inform current and future donors about how they can be more effective with their philanthropy. A ... with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Helping Viet Nam develop a more equitable system for delivering health...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... National Council on Nonprofits has said, “For more than 60 years, [the Johnson Amendment] has successfully ... seeking financial contributions, endorsements, and more .” Protecting the trust and high value that...

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President's Message

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Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Scherman Foundation

12 Apr 2018

Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 12, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial ... of the grantmaking process. It is also recommended for more experienced grantmakers seeking a...