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... for a board to make, but I thought they should understand what their decision meant. An analysis of spending over time ... this, though, means that 5 percent is the proper ceiling! What is a sensible...

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13 May 2013

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the U.S. South

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... about questions that have long vexed the field. Explore What makes investment in the South so necessary and compelling and sometimes so hard? What do we know about ways that language and jargon can inhibit...

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United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

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10/01/2012

... President and CEO of United Way Worldwide. “In what will be our 75th anniversary year, Sheena’s hiring as ... mission of United Way of New York City and demonstrates what can happen when young people are given...

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We've Moved!

... to better serve our membership. We are thrilled to welcome you to our new space and look forward to providing you with new opportunities to learn, share and connect. ...

The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States

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03/27/2015

... Look up rankings of health providers and consider how well you 'll be taken care of in your old age wherever you live. The Commonwealth Fund offers an interactive map .....

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Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code

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09/01/2015

... the culmination of the Girls Who Code summer camp. “ You can change the world because you ’ve learned to code,” said NJIT President Joel S. ...

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Ford, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, FB Heron Named to 2016 Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50

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08/01/2016

... 50. Benjamin Franklin is quoted as having said: “When you ’re finished changing, you ’re finished.” The charitable sector is changing and ...

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Doris Duke Launches Land Trust Climate Initiative

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01/24/2017

... funder. At least that ought to be the case. Because how do you conserve a wetland that’s drying up? How do you protect a dwindling species when it’s fled from its ... of climate change on many ecosystems and...

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Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump

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04/21/2017

... to some Mexican immigrants as rapists and murderers. “ You can’ t be saying that (if) you ’re the president,” says Anderson, a 21-year-old ...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... More Than Pads Everyone knows the old adage, “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, ... movement to make sanitary pads more...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Two New Books on Advocacy and Government Partnerships

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03/16/2018

... campaigns. In Government Partnerships & Engagement you ’ll learn about Atlantic’s work in the United States ... helmet law for motorbike riders. In Advocacy for Impact you ’ll discover how Atlantic supported...

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Morgan Stanley Foundation Partners with Mindful Philanthropy to Conduct a Funders Survey on Children's Mental Health

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01/13/2023

... children and youth well-being. By completing this survey, you will help inform a national report on the current drivers ... youth. Please answer based on the funding entity you represent. The survey is less...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... of the issues awardees will be challenged to tackle are: What happens to degraded visual input and how is it ... and visually impaired persons should have the tools and resources necessary to lead independent...

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The Rockefeller Foundation has Announced the Launch of The Communities Thrive Challenge

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04/05/2018

... areas: better work (including improving job quality, pay , and worker benefits, or creating well-paying jobs for ...

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14 May 2012

Conversations for Grantmakers: Our Returning Veterans

Monday, May 14, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Teleconference

... to resume productive lives. Explore How funders can get involved in helping our returning veterans. A ...

09 Feb 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... as a metric as a predictor of student success. We invite you to learn about the National and State Campaign for Grade Level Reading as a funding framework. Explore What are the key proof points of the Campaign...

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Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

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06/07/2017

... invest in things that are counter to its mission? Yikes. What makes this sector unique is not that it wrestles with ... foundation, LLC, or through a DAF – and whether you ’re the fearful CEO of a foundation, a...

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27 May 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: How Grassroots Movements Work – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... as We Know It? The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: April 28 – What is “Grassroots?” May 27 – How Grassroots Movements ... Registration is required by May 26th. * Please note that you will automatically be...