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The Century Foundation

Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... economic theory and many of our guiding assumptions in social program development. In Thaler’s words: “In order ... and choices. Behavioral science draws on empirical research from psychology, neuroscience,...

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United Hospital Fund Establishes Learning Collaborative with Altman Foundation and NY Community Trust

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03/08/2017

... or improve on efforts to screen children ages 0-5 for social and environmental risks that interfere with healthy ... participating hospitals and community organizations with resources , training, technical...

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The New York Community Trust

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Altman Foundation

06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and closure of polling sites – the implementation of policy that better reflects a changed and changing America is ... How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

... focused on great ape and gibbon conservation (and LGBT social justice), supports a project that may finally alter ... group—is part of the nonprofit Center for International Policy in D.C. It was incubated by...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education

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04/06/2022

... brings together this unusual alliance of a foundation, policy shop and movement builder to support family and youth ... should ensure that these multiracial groups have the resources to fight back against...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Social Justice

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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $20 Million Natural Climate Solutions Initiative

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09/11/2018

... carbon and effectively mitigate climate change. Recent research reveals that forests, grasslands, agriculture and ... best practices, business models and markets, finance and policy approaches, and...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's Imagine a New Way transformation launches with new grants

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04/09/2021

... Justice , a statewide membership-based coalition which uses the power and strength of its member organizations to ... Institute’s cutting-edge work is focused on providing policy solutions that empower people...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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The Wallace Foundation Names Rotunda Floyd-Cooper, Ed.D., Director of Education Leadership

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03/01/2023

... strategy team comprised of representatives from program, research and communications, as well as be a member of ... that will continue to positively impact education as a practice .” Floyd-Cooper succeeds Jody...

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The Wallace Foundation

Now is When Nonprofits Need Philanthropy the Most: Five Ways Funders Can Step Up

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08/05/2025

... CEO, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Monica Munn, Chief Social Impact Officer, World Education Services, Rickke ... frontline organizations and make the case for increased resources to support additional...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

07 Jun 2023

New York State Redistricting – the Good the Bad and the Ugly - A Webinar Hosted by the New York State Census Equity Fund

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... used as an incumbent-protection program. To combat this practice , New York voters approved an amendment to the State ... mandated a series of public hearings but provided no resources for community...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard Launch Initiative to Speed Development and Access to Therapies for COVID-19

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03/10/2020

... those most vulnerable, then we need to find a way to make research and development move faster. That requires ... and organizations, as well as the global regulatory and policy -setting institutions. The...

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MasterCard Foundation

Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League Elect Three New Board Members

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07/08/2015

... Helena Huang (Proteus Fund) Helena is a collaborative social change leader with over twenty years of demonstrated ... success in nonprofit management, philanthropy, and policy advocacy and has held leadership...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Three New Appointments at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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01/01/2013

... July of 2012, when she left for a brief assignment as Policy Director for the New York eHealth Collaborative. ... been the Director of Family Services and Systems Reform Research at the Annie E. Casey...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Insights from “2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence”

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06/16/2025

... Having a deep knowledge of their financial story and the resources at hand helps organizations adapt when ... and encouraging organizations to adopt a reserve policy that outlines the goals, purpose, and...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact

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06/24/2021

... General Operating Support , several findings from the research stood out to me: Nonprofit leaders report that ... concept that most have not applied directly into practice . Specifically, the...

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We’ve Been Here Before, But Now We Know Where We Are

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11/17/2016

... Know Where We Are by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally published ... “serve as a connector of people, institutions, ideas and resources , as well as a...

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Measuring What Matters

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04/24/2019

... longitudinal cohort study. However, funders don’t always practice what they preach in terms of evaluation. Even when ... than half of the respondents have advanced degrees in the social sciences or applied...

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Ford Foundation Announces Four Promotions

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04/03/2014

... of the most significant intractable challenges for natural resources governance in the global South. Lourdes Rivera , in ... of global south groups working to shape international policy and agency programs...

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Ford Foundation

Renewing Philanthropy's Commitment to Local Journalism

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01/06/2020

... compiled by Michael Barthel , senior researcher at the Pew Research Center. In 2000, newspaper advertising revenues ... segregation”—the phrase the corrections department uses for solitary confinement. In...

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