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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting for social sector jobs. The survey by MetLife Foundation and ... 31 million would like to. Some who now hold jobs in the social services or education...

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Aging

Workforce Development

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MetLife

Howard Gilman, Laurie M. Tisch, Doris Duke and Mellon Fund Brooklyn Youth Chorus’ Latest Project

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... voice to those who have been silenced or marginalized by social , cultural or religious circumstances. The Chorus has ... create music that explores race and identity, inequity and social disparity—music that...

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Arts

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Howard Gilman Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Doris Duke Foundation

Mellon Foundation

How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

12/07/2016

... governments, or businesses who see payoffs (both social and at times profitable) in social change? How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... the foundation in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States” with a ... major projects in low-income housing, urban planning, social work, and labor reform, including the...

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Russell Sage Foundation

The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness " Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful ... addressed a range of topics, including a focus on how social entrepreneurs would help...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... New York City, uniting people from all walks of life in a social experiment that prospered. Today, these developments ... community meetings, on the streets across Brooklyn, and on social media; and we see it...

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Housing and Homelessness

United Hospital Fund Recognizes Two New Yorkers and Crisis-Response Foundation for Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... in the nation—twice. He also helmed the city’s Human Resources Administration and the Port Authority of New York ... provider of retirement services in the medical, academic, research , and cultural fields...

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United Hospital Fund

Working with Government: Guidance for Grantmakers

Publication date:

07/2010

... seem to be on the rise as each sector looks to pool resources with new partners. How can grantmakers take ...

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Report

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Policy Staff

Policymakers

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Public Policy

Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

Publication date:

04/2003

... also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web. Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers ...

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Report

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Grants Managers

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online

Release Date:

02/18/2013

... to working with a board on financial accountability. The resources are designed to help charities become better ...

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Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

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The Wallace Foundation

Philanthropy as Field Builder

Release Date:

04/25/2013

... the private and public sectors can crowd in with their own resources and carry the work to scale. A second point of ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

Publication date:

04/2014

... an arm of the Foundation Center, which provides resources to grant makers. The guide offers concrete steps on ...

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Article

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

PNY Makes Public Video from Session on Digital Badges

Release Date:

06/12/2014

View the livestream recording and PowerPoint Presentations from the program Expanding Education, Youth Development, and Workforce Opportunities Through Digital Badges.

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Technology

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The David Rockefeller Fund

New York City Youth Funders Network

New York City Workforce Funders

1/12/2015 - Ebola: Philanthropy’s Multidimensional Approach to Healthcare Amidst Crisis - Live stream recording and Links

Publication date:

01/2015

View the resources and live stream recording of the program, " Ebola: .....

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All Funders

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Disaster Relief

Health

TRANSformational Impact: U.S. Foundation Funding for Trans Communities

Publication date:

02/2015

... its record high of $8.3 million in 2013, the philanthropic resources provided hardly seem commensurate with the severe ...

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Report

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Funders for LGBTQ Issues

With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver Environmental and Financial Returns

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... of that coming from the private sector. However the World Resources Institute and partners have crafted a plan to scale ...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2021 Scholars

Release Date:

07/26/2021

... five early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways ... annually for a maximum of five years to conduct pioneering research in the fields of...

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Health

Science

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Rita Allen Foundation

The Perpetuity Debate

Release Date:

04/29/2014

... regardless of time. Thoughtful spending is a function of research , debate and planning. The implication that a limited ...

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Insights

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Governance

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Rockefeller Foundation

Mellon Foundation Appoints Farah Jasmine Griffin and Clint Smith as 2021 Fellows in Residence

Release Date:

07/26/2021

... will serve through August 2022 and pursue their own research and writing as well as advise on programs, ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Mellon Foundation

02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

The CDC estimates the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million within just four months, in a worst case scenario. Join us for a timely conversation with the experts in the field.