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Three Important Steps Philanthropies Are Taking to Curb Climate Change

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07/29/2015

... positive change on climate, perhaps the most pressing social , environmental, and economic policy challenge of our time. One example of a ... effort that has made great progress despite lagging public ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $4.6 Million To Scale Food Is Medicine Initiatives in U.S.

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11/30/2022

... to The Rockefeller Foundation’s True Cost of Food report . Recent research from Tufts University, Duke University, and the ... within healthcare settings. The findings from this research...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

Health

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United Hospital Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State

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07/06/2017

... small group markets in recent years, according to a new report from United Hospital Fund (UHF). Under Pressure: ... the double digits—or more—for many plans. The report uses state data on per...

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Health

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Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

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03/30/2015

... Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids Once in a while, research on an issue is so galvanizing that it can entirely ... American Dream in Crisis is just the latest indicator that research on kids and inequality may...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Money and Power in Post-Election America: Why This Conference?

... the Top, i3, Partnership for a Healthier America and the Social Investment Fund) and the policy spectrum wide-ranging (e.g., health care, public education, poverty alleviation, tax policy and...

14 Sep 2022

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XV: Business Integrity in an Age of Disruption

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of ... will you learn? The Power of Employees ESG: Environmental, Social and Governance Issues Update on Proposed SEC Rules ... New York...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

... deduction is an especially efficient method of directing resources to communities, because for every $1 that the ... Charitable Deduction.” According to Independent Sector research , “Expanding the charitable...

27 Nov 2018

Achieving Equity: Do We Know Who We’re Serving?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... occupy a powerful space between power and privilege in the social change sector. As such, they have a unique ... when it comes to equity. Drawing from PEAK Grantmaking's research on grantmaker values and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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08 Nov 2021

Building Infrastructure for the 2030 Census - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, November 8, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... 2030 census Speakers Christian Arana , Vice President of Policy , Latino Community Foundation Rachel Estrella , Senior Associate, Social Policy Research Associates Tara...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

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Census 2020

Immigration

Ford Foundation Announces $180 Million in New Funding for U.S. Racial Justice Efforts

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10/09/2020

... the proceeds of the unprecedented sale of $1 billion in social bonds. The new funding significantly boosts Ford’s ... and systemic change through strategic litigation, policy advocacy and grassroots organizing...

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Social Justice

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Fiscal Sponsorship

... necessitates the creation of financial, legal, and human resources infrastructure that can be a huge challenge for new ... including P&L statement, balance sheet, and cash flow report Reports monthly grant...

As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

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01/26/2017

... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the nonprofits we support thrive and ... developing connections statewide. Young people pushed for policy changes aimed at...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... our current political chaos by shifting more political resources toward efforts to find sensible, consensus solutions to policy challenges. Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business,...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

Public Policy

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Private Assets and Public Space: A Conversation with John Tyler, Steve Johnson, and William Dietel

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09/25/2009

... questions on the table here: What are private foundation resources really about? Whom are they meant to serve? What ... we elevate the importance of the moral dimension in the practice of philanthropy and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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All Funders

Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children

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08/30/2017

... allowing child marriage to flourish in the U.S., despite research showing that the practice puts young people at risk of serious, lifelong harm. ... were married from 2000 to 2015 in the U.S., according to a...

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Gender Justice

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

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05/11/2020

... term, our grantee partners would have the flexibility and resources to meet the deepening needs of the immigrant and ... language proficiency Localized and timely insights and research on how labor markets are...

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Responding to Crisis/Opportunity: The F.B. Heron Foundation’s Opportunity Fund

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04/29/2010

... designed to leverage scale (likely to translate into policy engagement); Support activities within our geographic ... nearly $1 million through the Opportunity Fund. The uses of the Opportunity Fund were in...

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Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... to our core assessments like the Grantee Perception Report (GPR). In 2017, we worked with foundations to design ... political environment. Almost half of foundation CEOs report making — or planning to make — a...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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Burke Foundation Executive Director Atiya Weiss Selected as a 2021 Aspen Institute Ascend Fellow

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10/07/2021

... economic inclusion and justice, to breaking ground with research that changes the course for policies and practices ... of Mental Health and Addiction, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (IN)...

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