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06 May 2015

Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... and grantees. Hear from funders and nonprofit leaders about lessons they have learned from their experiences in scaling. Learn about the unanticipated implications, challenges and success ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation Building Listed As One Of The 100 Most Important Buildings of the 20th Century

Release Date:

10/11/2017

... Meier, Jeanne Gang, Zaha Hadid, and dozens of others— about 70 architects altogether. “Being sensitive to ... or severely edited our list.” Fifty-eight architects, about one quarter of them women, responded. (...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

Release Date:

02/28/2018

... local and regional markets, learn from successful examples about how similar communities and workforces have adapted, ...

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Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Marc Benioff to Dedicate Salesforce Tower With Speech on Civic ‘Priorities’

Release Date:

05/22/2018

... Marc Benioff isn’t planning on waxing long about the gleaming glass sides, the pioneering height or the ... dedication speech he’s set to give. He’ll be talking about solving homelessness — particularly among...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

Release Date:

10/02/2018

... have been edited and condensed. How did Open Road come about ? Laurie Michaels: My background is as a psychologist. I ... there’s generally not a plan B, which when you think about it is extraordinarily outside...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Road Alliance

The Atlantic Philanthropies 2020 Hindsights: Top 10 Lessons

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09/17/2020

... and CEO, Christopher Oechsli: As I began thinking about how to introduce this volume, one of a series of ... colleagues to weigh in individually and collectively about how they thought we operated and how they...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Washing Off the Old Year and Setting Intentions for the New

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01/04/2017

New Year’s rituals abound from the “Polar Bear” swim out at Coney Island to a Japanese tradition of standing under a waterfall or the Spanish tradition of eating 12 grapes to ensure 12 lucky months ahead.

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President's Message

17 May 2023

What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led? - Going Beyond Demographics

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Despite the recent uptick in organizations committing to centering DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in the workplace, many DEI initiatives rely too heavily on performative measures, such as ad-hoc committees and/or tokenistic representation in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We've Moved!

... opportunities to learn, share and connect. Learn more about why we chose to make this big move. We've Moved! .....

The Grantmaking Formula for the New Normal

Release Date:

03/25/2013

... below eight percent, there is still much to be concerned about . In New York City, we have two million – that’s two ...

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The Clark Foundation

09 Oct 2012

Service for Impact Working Group Breakfast

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

9:00am to 10:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... new opportunities. We’ll also spend time learning more about Reimagining Service ( www.reimaginingservice.org ) how ...

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To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked

Release Date:

09/19/2013

... The authors base their conclusion on hard questions about whether what they, as leading social entrepreneurs, ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

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08/27/2013

... of Philanthropy Chris Cardona analyzes a recent discussion about the role and value of strategic philanthropy for the ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Build Upon Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative

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02/06/2014

... land jobs and avoid prison. Mr. Bloomberg himself covered about a quarter of the cost with his own cash; George Soros, ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

A Nonprofit Lender Revives the Hopes of Subprime Borrowers

Release Date:

02/25/2014

... next decade, reports The New York Times. WASHINGTON — About 200 people struggling to become homeowners filled the ...

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Community Development

Science Studies Get a Big Boost

Release Date:

03/10/2014

... Warner and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. About 37,000 new math and science educators will be ready to ...

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens

Release Date:

06/01/2014

... events and publicity campaigns designed to send a message about the importance of literacy... Pinkerton Foundation ...

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Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... forum series for summer interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the market for cannabis, a ...

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... to Inside Philanthropy, as of May, Mertz Gilmore had given about a half a million in 2014 to its alternatives to coal ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

Release Date:

10/06/2014

... – to revitalise interest in the sector and talk about the future. “This is a call to action. The summit ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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