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18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well? May 18 – Can Failure Be a Success?: ... social impact bonds are about learning from and scaling what works, and discontinuing what...

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All Funders

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Finance & Asset Management

Impact Investing

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Justice Reform

J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... funding offers flexibility, letting awardees deploy resources where they are most needed, whether investing in ... Miller of Coworker.org, a 2015 Innovation Prize winner. “ What we so appreciated about the J.M...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

PNY Members Fund Youth Slam Poetry

Release Date:

09/24/2014

... up some $10 million over the next seven years to support nonprofits that work with teenagers in writing and ... New Voices Network Initiative (BNV), and go to 25 local nonprofits who support poetry events,...

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... Foundation today announced $352,500 in grants to 29 nonprofits focused on providing workforce development and ... with 5.5 percent for the state of Maryland. The recognized nonprofits play a critical role in...

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Education

Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Google to Invest more than $1 Billion in Digital Literacy, Workforce Development

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... new online tools and more than $1 billion in funding for nonprofits that seek to close gaps in education and the labor ... five years the company will award $1 billion in grants to nonprofits worldwide who...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Workforce Development

The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity Established at Princeton University Through Major Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Release Date:

04/19/2021

... of race, class or geographic origin, to access the same resources and opportunities,” said Emma Bloomberg ’01, ... getting students to college isn’t sufficient; we must do all we can to provide a more...

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Education

Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice

Publication date:

03/2012

... some of the key shifts in grantmaking since 2008 and what they mean for supporting nonprofit resilience. Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A ...

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

Sequestering the Sector

Release Date:

02/28/2013

... Advisors President & CEO Melissa Berman discusses what the sequester could mean for the nonprofit sector. Sequestration used to be about protection: ...

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Member News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Bessemer Trust's Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... 2016 election just weeks behind us, it is still uncertain what the Trump administration’s influence on philanthropy ... be. But the odds are good that the number of huge gifts to nonprofits in America will...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bessemer Trust

Philanthropy New York Board Approves 2022 Public Policy Slate

Release Date:

12/15/2021

... at improving conditions for the region's foundations and nonprofits . Philanthropy New York’s public policy efforts ... should: Promote a just and equitable society Strengthen nonprofits and Support a...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

11/08/2021

... since 2013. Dr. Rainey brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership to the Foundation, having served ... leader who knows Brooklyn and understands the unique value this institution brings to our borough...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... her @Philanthropy411. Funders, for the most part, want to do the right thing and operate with the best of intentions. ... those good intentions, funders too often suffer from what I call “delusional altruism...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

38th Annual Meeting Recap: The Power of Participation

... "I oftentimes ask in my work working with young people: ' do we ask communities where do they hurt?' I think that's a ... apparatus is... isn't quite connected to me as a person,...

Funders as Fellows: The Seeding Power Experience

Release Date:

04/01/2025

... tempting to retreat as funders. The need is so great, and what we have to offer can feel so insufficient. It might feel ... and movement-building program that brings together nonprofit leaders from different...

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Insights

Funding Area

Food Systems

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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North Star Fund

The Power of Bridging Issue Silos Through Funding Collaboratives

Release Date:

11/13/2019

... and learn from one another. Taryn Higashi (TH): How do collaboratives, especially those working across ... issue areas, help play a bridging role among funders? What other benefits do you see...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Unbound Philanthropy

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

“Grads of Life” Builds Capacity for Demand-Driven Solutions to the U.S. Youth Employment Challenge

Release Date:

10/02/2014

... implementing new policies and practices to capture the value youth offer. As the field shifts towards a more ... to provide employers with the information, tools and resources they need to take action on youth...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

05 Mar 2013

CEO Interview Series with Clara Miller, The F. B. Heron Foundation

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 -

3:15pm to 7:00pm

... out of poverty. Having been founder and CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund for 26 years she was uniquely ... reception will follow the formal program. Explore What Clara Miller and the foundation’s trustees...

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Issue-Based

Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

... estate tax is a complex issue but an important one for the nonprofit sector because of its impact on charitable giving. ... eliminating the estate tax would decrease donations to nonprofits . The CBO has also...

Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

Release Date:

11/17/2014

... non –profit social service staff a decent wage. They do important, admirable work. Many of them – an estimated ... held at Philanthropy New York on November 5 (“ Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living...

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Insights

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Workforce Development

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Citizens Budget Commission

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