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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Releases New Report: Mission Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress

Release Date:

04/07/2022

... The RBF has worked to be as transparent as possible about our mission-aligned investing strategies, decisions, ... and ESG investing to share how our investment team thinks about the non-financial returns from...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

Release Date:

08/05/2009

... chooses to spend out, there are helpful individuals and resources at the ready. The Beldon Fund case story, “Giving ... leaders will provoke critical conversations about foundation missions and opportunities...

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For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... to engaging our members and philanthropy at-large to think about diversity as a lens to examine our work— both as a ... and in practice. To achieve this, the board dedicated new resources and appointed new co-...

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PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

New York Owes Nonprofits More than a Parade

Release Date:

10/07/2021

... food, shelter and safety. The city — while generous about celebrating these nonprofits — owes them hundreds of ... rely on prompt payments, well-intentioned government resources may never make it to the very...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

Release Date:

06/28/2024

... organization’s issues, without the necessary support or resources , and without room for error – though the risk of ... advised to consider “changing (my) tone” when speaking about the structural and systemic...

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A Weak Foundation

Release Date:

03/09/2011

... the world of philanthropy, as a program officer at a major national private foundation. I entered with little or no knowledge about my new profession, but what I knew for sure was that it ... the nonprofit...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... of low-income students into the middle class with few resources . A report released by the Century Foundation today ... students who have the greatest need receive the fewest resources and those who have had...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts

Release Date:

08/19/2015

... Latin Library project, which—when complete—will create resources that people of varying levels of interest and ... and launch of this Linked Open Data resource for providing resources and support of new...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

... nonprofit advocacy is critical for bringing diverse voices , leadership, and perspectives into the policymaking ... nonprofits to decide not to lobby at all - taking their voices , and the voices...

THE CITY, a New Non-Profit Digital News Outlet Readies for Launch with Support from The Revson Foundation

Release Date:

09/26/2018

The Charles H. Revson Foundation brought forward the formative idea of THE CITY, and the nonprofit digital news startup has already received $8.5M in seed funding from Revson, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Leon Levy Foundation, Texas Tribune...

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Communications/Media

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

Release Date:

03/17/2014

... advisor to the planning and finance ministries of several Asian and African countries while associated with the U.S. ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... Public Library gave our members a chance to learn more about the upcoming renovations to their historic 42nd Street location. NYPL President and CEO Anthony Marx talks about the other changes taking place —...

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Insights

Program-Related Investing: Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders

Publication date:

08/2006

When grantmakers talk about assessing and managing the risks associated with ... asked five experienced PRI makers how they think about risk, how they weigh and balance different sorts of ...

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Report

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Saying Yes/Saying No: Strengthening Your Decision-Giving Skills

Publication date:

06/2004

... than they can recommend for funding. Decision making about what to fund is challenging and so is decision giving ... they've been treated fairly, and can make realistic plans about their next steps? This guide offers observations and .....

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure

Release Date:

01/10/2013

... Judith Rodin sits for a three-part interview series about the NYS 2100 commission planning for long-term recovery ... Lehrer Show on WNYC for a three-part interview series about the NYS 2100 commission...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Transformative Power of Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/09/2013

... celebration, I’ve been contributing a series of posts about what we’ve learned about strategic philanthropy over the last 100 years... The ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/19/2013

... how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate about the future of philanthropy. Peter Buffett used The New ... opinion piece that has sparked a spirited debate about whether philanthropy is...

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Member News

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Communications

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NoVo Foundation

The Mismeasure of Poverty

Release Date:

09/17/2013

Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U.S. measures poverty in ... rate in America held stable between 2011 and 2012, at about 15 percent. According to the...

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Public Policy

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Elliott S. Fisher Joins Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Board

Release Date:

03/01/2012

... of the Institute of Medicine and has served on major national committees with the National Quality Forum and the National Advisory Council of the Agency for Healthcare ...