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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Welcomes New Trustees to its Board

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... Heather McGhee is the president of Demos, a public policy organization working for equality in American ... is a filmmaker and investor with a background in energy policy and development. He has worked as the...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

09 Dec 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Employee Handbooks: Requirements and Recommendations

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. Registration 3:15 - 3:30 PM ...

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

02 Apr 2020

Hearing More About c4s? You’re Not Alone - A Webinar

Thursday, April 2, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... How can funders create the best conditions for significant policy changes? Many funders are now adding c4 funding to their toolkit in order to move policy agendas forward. Is it right for your foundation? .....

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All Funders

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Mastercard's Singh on How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap

Release Date:

10/21/2016

... services for their residents? According to a recent report by Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities ... Nearly half pointed to a shortage of staff and financial resources dedicated to gathering and...

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Community Development

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education Releases Recommendations For Helping Native American Youth Live Healthier Lives

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... fitness, education and youth development sectors. The report , Original Instructions, outlines both challenges and ... to philanthropy. It’s a first step towards using our resources to recognize and learn from...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

Release Date:

04/25/2018

... Find the full list of participants here. Many of the resources they develop, however, can be used in newsrooms ...

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Communications/Media

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

Release Date:

04/25/2018

... Find the full list of participants here. Many of the resources they develop, however, can be used in newsrooms ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Gender and Transformative Giving

Release Date:

05/23/2013

... focus on gender into their grantmaking. Two decades of research has shown that challenging harmful norms of ... and welfare. In fact, gender impacts almost every social issue foundations addresses. Yet as a...

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SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition

Release Date:

02/21/2019

... that bridges classroom learning in mathematics, social studies, and language arts with the practical research and knowledge required for long-term personal ...

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Education

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SIFMA Foundation

Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

Release Date:

03/21/2022

... But she shifted gears when a professor explained how social work would offer her a wide range of roles to choose ... University, where she earned a master’s degree in social work. Tillett’s early career...

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... . Please also note our new year-long Speaker Honorarium Policy Pilot . See What you need to know before you go for ...

Big Banks Are Too Stingy, Says Watchdog

Release Date:

01/03/2013

... and Wells Fargo is “lackluster,” according to a new report from the National Committee for Responsive ... Philanthropy. Representatives of the banks disputed the report ’s claims. While the nation’s largest...

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How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020

Release Date:

09/24/2020

The year 2020 has challenged the David Rockefeller Fund as it has most of our peer foundations.

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Civic Engagement

Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Health

Public Policy

Social Justice

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The David Rockefeller Fund

NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools

Release Date:

06/20/2014

NYC is poised to dramatically expand restorative justice programs aimed at improving school climate and rethinking school discipline next year.

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Education

Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

Release Date:

07/05/2016

... as to issue this brave statement about Ford’s historical practice of only allowing 10% of their project grants to go ... we have been willing participants in this charade. Our policy of 10 percent overhead on...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative

Release Date:

06/23/2017

For the next 18 months, Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the World Health Organization and Vital Strategies, will be working with cities across the globe to tackle the different factors contributing to noncommunicable diseases.

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... discriminatory practices and the implementation of a fair policy of paid leave which protects teachers’ rights to ...

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Gender Justice

Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... lawsuits against employers to challenge an industrywide practice known as the 13-hour rule, a state-sanctioned policy in which home care workers are paid for just 12 or 13 ...

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Health

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

Release Date:

12/20/2017

... answer them, and then shares what it learns to inform policy and practice . The aim is not only to help grantees , but also, by ...

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The Wallace Foundation

Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... grants are as effective as foundations mean them to be in practice . And yet, when the money comes out of my own pocket, ... educational institutions receive yearly. In this current social and political climate...

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