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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Breaks New Ground in a Critical Health Niche

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06/28/2017

... about less widely known diseases—and speeding biomedical research to find a cure for them—is an important niche for ... of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (see our earlier report ) and eventually led to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

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02/06/2018

... better than those in most countries," says Carl Melin, research director at Futurion, a union-funded Stockholm think ... for much of the rest of the world. Here's why. A recent report by consultants...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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A Crash Course in the Foundation World: Reflections on Philanthropy New York’s Philanthropy 101

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09/23/2022

... our two countries is different. It’s driven by different social , political, and historical factors and immense ... working at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , which supports research and education in STEM and...

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After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

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07/10/2013

... a time for philanthropy to reflect on its power to further social justice — nonprofits, with the support of ... multi-pronged public education efforts using the latest research and evaluations on the efficacy...

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Reframing Accountability as an Act of Humanity

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07/13/2022

... Direction – a blueprint to guide this organization’s practice for the next five years, which will be shared with ... punishment; • Commitment of time and financial resources . While we are firm in our belief...

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How Philanthropy Can Turn the Tide on Violence

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08/14/2019

... attainment, childhood development – to all the social determinants of health. My reflections have led to ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Salesforce Announces Work.com For Schools and $20 Million to Help Schools Reopen Safely and Support Student Learning Anywhere

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08/11/2020

... classrooms, placing incredible strain on already limited resources . For children, the pandemic has caused an education ... on their preferred channel or device through email, social , text or phone. School...

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Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

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04/01/2025

... Community Food Funders is a program of North Star Fund , a social justice fund that supports grassroots organizing led ...

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Food Systems

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North Star Fund

15 Oct 2020

Democracy in Crisis: Will Philanthropy Finally Wake Up?

Thursday, October 15, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... reform, authored by the bipartisan Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship Speakers Stephen Heintz , ... Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Co-Chair, Commission on the Practice of Democratic...

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28 Feb 2019

Capacity Building Across Borders: A Three-Part Strategy for Funders - A Webinar

Thursday, February 28, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... around the world. Capacity Building Across Borders , a new report written by Synergos and commissioned by the Citi ... both funders and civil society groups in 23 countries, the report surfaces some of the...

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Tools & Strategies

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

By Becky Rafter , Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Funding Exchange As Ai-Jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance always says: “We’re in a fight for the soul of our country.” Such an epic struggle calls for big ideas...

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New York City Nonprofit Organizations Receive $24.4 Million From Trinity Church Wall Street in 2020

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12/10/2020

Trinity Church Wall Street, in its latest set of grants, has awarded $10.8 million to 31 organizations dedicated to addressing housing insecurity and racial justice in New York City.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

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If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard

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04/14/2021

... hurdles as the city continues to battle the pandemic and uses ranked-choice voting for the first time. Perhaps these ... human services, creative partnerships and digital content, policy reforms, and civic...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Civic Engagement

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Working with Vendors

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03/2012

... and let the lawyers make the edits.) Google search to research the issue and try find a solution before you call an ... ideas shared amongst FAN members were: Develop a vendor policy for your organization. Be able to show if the ... is being terminated due to performance, cost, or both. Research other vendors and products to make sure the ...

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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

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09/13/2021

... a great return on investment in youth across the economic, social , political, and technological domains of Nigeria's ... #EndSARS protests against police brutality in 2020 and social movements over the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Teagle Foundation Awards Grants to Colleges and Universities Nationwide for Novel Humanities-Focused Programs

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06/08/2023

... transfer admission guarantee and a reverse transfer policy Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and ...

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20 Jan 2016

Disaster Philanthropy Playbook - Webinar

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join us for a webinar on the launch of the Disaster Philanthropy Playbook.

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The Markle Foundation, Colorado Governor and 20 States Launch the Skillful State Network

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02/14/2018

... a skills-based labor market. The Playbook offers tools and resources jointly developed by Skillful, the state of ... improve tools in the Playbook and add their own tools and resources to the Network’s...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Toccarra A. H. Thomas Appointed Director of the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans

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10/03/2019

... Foundation in New York to further develop artist-centered resources and programming. Thomas will begin her position on ... and the impact that a residency can have on a creative practice ,” said Kay Takeda,...

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