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To Be Brave and Radical in Arts Philanthropy

Release Date:

02/20/2019

... action from all of us, in whatever spheres of influence we may have. Our responsibility in this moment is to move ... and establishing a new grants program to direct more resources to ALAANA arts groups...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Doris Duke Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Announces Request for Proposals for COVID-19-related Arts & Mental Health Program

Release Date:

07/14/2021

... and to build healthy communities. Over the past 14 years, we have supported a range of programs addressing food ... especially in need of increased mental health and other resources because of long-standing...

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RFPs Etc

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Arts

Health

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... research to improve the lives of young people, but we know that there is considerable distance between the research we support and youth outcomes. The stakes of omitting or ... the problem of research use is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Three Years Post Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island Foundation Releases FY2014-15 Biennial Report

Release Date:

11/03/2015

... – especially its least advantaged – has access to the resources necessary to maximize its potential. With a ... from Latin and South America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa . Though the assets of Staten Island...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Staten Island Foundation

Ford Foundation Provides $1.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Puerto Rico

Release Date:

09/27/2022

... the slow and ineffective response to previous disasters. " We have seen in previous natural disasters that underlying ... While basic needs are by definition crucial, we also need resources...

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation

01 Dec 2016

Grantee-Centered Capacity Building Is What You Think It Is – And More

Thursday, December 1, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... of Philanthropy New York programs on capacity building. We will explore the range of approaches to capacity-building ... support - from the perspective of grantees. We will discuss why and how funders make...

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Workshop

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All Funders

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking

Publication date:

12/2016

... a gender equity lens. The group used the following resources to develop this tool: Black Girls Matter: Pushed ... Additional resources for those looking for a deeper dive into gender analysis: http://www.grantcraft.org/assets/content/ resources /gender.pdf ...

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Infographic

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Gender Justice

Violence Against Women Is Not Only a Local Issue

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... opportunity and self-determination led by and for them. As we celebrate International Women’s Month this March, ...

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Gender Justice

Ms. Foundation for Women President Attends White House’s First South by South Lawn

Release Date:

10/05/2016

... with a group of amazing women from both coasts, including West Coast folks like Leanne Pittsford, the creator ... Labs. Waiting to go through security, we chatted about the state of women in tech, our careers...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Ford and #ReasonsforHope Foundations Want You To Know They Make A Difference—Not Just Write Checks

Release Date:

08/10/2016

... deaths in places like Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and Dallas. " We wanted to give voice to a collective concern that we all have in philanthropy about what’s happening in our ... was attending the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

04 Mar 2026

Regional Funder Briefing Series: New York State - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR and Immigrant Funders Working Group

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 -

3:30pm to 4:30pm

... opposition. During our March 4th NYS Funder Briefing, we will hear from a variety of movement leaders from across ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Funding Area

Immigration

Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space

Release Date:

05/09/2016

... from its headquarters at the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 21st Street, these people said. A spokeswoman for the ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Simons Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Fiona Kanagasingam as Inaugural Vice President, Equity and Culture

Release Date:

04/28/2022

... Women’s and Gender Studies, from Columbia University. “ We are excited to welcome Fiona Kanagasingam aboard,” said ... skills will foster and accelerate important changes as we move toward a more equitable...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Choose the Fund for 2025 for #GivingTuesday

... able to say that my name is in lights on Broadway!” We have been so heartened and gratified by that and other ... many consider how to complete their charitable giving, we wanted to say THANK YOU to every...

Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

Release Date:

11/21/2014

... Oxfam as a regional strategy advisor in the Balkans and West Africa . He is also a former board member of the LCU ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Education

Environment and Climate Change

Justice Reform

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

The David Rockefeller Fund

09 Apr 2015

More Bang for Your Buck: Supporting Locally Led Peacebuilding - Webinar

Thursday, April 9, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... 10+ years funding locally-led peacebuilding programs in West Africa . Drawing on examples from the Purdue Peace Project, ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Board & Trustees

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Let’s Address the Real Reason Great Fundraisers Are in Short Supply

Release Date:

01/27/2023

... by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on January 5, 2023. “ We need a unicorn.” That’s what we hear nearly every week from organizations seeking their ... and retirement funds. All of these are important human-...

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Insights

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Fundraising

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Robert Sterling Clark: Supporting Our Grantee Partners in the Era of COVID-19

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... in the first days after the COVID-19 virus was announced we made a few tweaks to our usual lives – more hand ... on equal and terrifying weight. Today, March 16, 2020, we are starting to take some action to...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Fair Futures: A Cross-Sector Partnership Transforming How New York City Supports Young People Impacted by Foster Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... to guide service delivery and track outcomes, and other resources . Later that year, the funders hosted an event at ... similar efforts fueled by other funder collaboratives? We ’ve identified five factors that...