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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

Release Date:

12/15/2015

... to $15,000 and will bolster the work of neighborhood residents , nonprofits, and community groups addressing four ... to build a new model that brings together neighborhood residents and community leaders to...

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia Appoints Rene Orth as Composer-in-Residence

Release Date:

06/17/2016

The three-year program fosters tomorrow’s American operatic masterpieces through personalized creative development and intensive, hands-on composition opportunities for today’s most promising opera composers.

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Arts

New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

Release Date:

04/28/2016

The Mexican American Student Association (Masa), a New York Community Trust grantee and small grassroots organization that works closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues, engages families through...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Mertz Gilmore and Howard Gilman Foundations Among Funders Backing The Springboard Project's 2018 Residencies

Release Date:

10/24/2017

Following the success of its pilot program launched in the spring of 2017, the Springboard Project announced it was accepting letters of inquiry for its 2018 residencies.

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Arts

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Howard Gilman Foundation

06 Jan 2021

How can philanthropy invest in a more equitable technology sector? - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... serious question about whether—and how—Silicon Valley can be pressured to take these issues seriously. We also heard from two experts on what philanthropy can do to combat the problems. We invite you to join...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Information Technology

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01 Feb 2018

Flexing Your Shareholder Muscle: How Foundations Can Amplify Impact with Strategic Shareholder Engagement

Thursday, February 1, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Roadmaps for action on shareholder engagement that can work for your foundation Presenters Jon Jensen , ... by Flexing Your Shareholder Muscle: How Foundations Can Amplify Impact with Strategic Shareholder...

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02 Jun 2010

Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Equity: How Can School Districts Provide Effective Teaching in Every Classroom?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... ATTEND: all interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION How can parents, principals, and districts know whether teachers are effective? How can schools and districts recruit and retain effective teachers? How...

This NYC Teacher Was Skeptical of Training Programs Like Teach for America — So She Completed a Teaching Residency Instead

Release Date:

01/30/2018

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Education

NYCHA’s Children, Teens Residents to Receive 75,000 Books From National Book Foundation Program

Release Date:

05/21/2018

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Arts

NYCHA Residents Forced to Get Water From Fire Hydrants After Pump Fails

Release Date:

12/03/2018

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Housing and Homelessness

How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

Release Date:

02/26/2020

How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural ... at the Nathan Cummings Foundation. How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural ...

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Insights

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Open Society Foundations

20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... and economic justice. Private and public foundations can play an important role in advocacy by engaging in ... in bringing about a just society, it is critical that you use all available (and legally...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

29 Sep 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 1 of 2)

Thursday, September 29, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

Innovations in Open Grantmaking

Publication date:

10/2016

Of its $4.1 trillion fiscal year 2016 budget, the U.S. federal government and its grantmaking agencies will give out billions of dollars in the form of grants to states, localities, and individuals, supporting a dizzying array of activities, from scientific research and economic development to arts, culture, and education.

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Let’s Close the Gap on Mental Health for Good in 2023

Release Date:

02/16/2023

... health (Zimmerman 2020). There is an urgent need for resources and funding. Nowhere is that truer than in rural ... moment to address current needs. Philanthropy can often act more nimbly than local, state, or...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

OSF Explores Using Blockchain Technology to Help Migrants

Release Date:

01/26/2018

... and atrocities. The most obvious way migrants could use blockchain technology to securely store money while ...

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Member News

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Immigration

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Open Society Foundations

Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps

Release Date:

02/22/2016

Fewer than half of the more than 1,000 healthcare related-apps reviewed by researchers appeared to be useful for their potential for patient engagement, The Commonwealth Fund reports.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege

Release Date:

08/31/2016

Walker’s reputation for hard work, bridge-building and empathy are among the many reasons his elevation three years ago to president of the Ford Foundation was greeted with universal applause.