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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

... for Community Foundations in New Orleans, is this: What ’s the role of “strategy” in community philanthropy ... of community dollars and trust, obligated to use those resources as wisely as possible through...

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Meet the New Grantees of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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05/27/2020

... organizing— and the right thing to do—to entrust resources with Black people who know best what their communities need.” Since the Fund’s launch ...

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Community Development

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Social Justice

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Borealis Philanthropy

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

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06/29/2021

... and collaborating with Grants Management, Human Resources , IT, and the Foundation’s other administrative ... the public, helping mission-driven organizations use their resources to effectively advance the...

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15 Sep 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part II: Global Lessons in the Resistance Against Authoritarianism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, September 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and ... author Erica Chenoweth, who wrote Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know and is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

... collaboration and strategic decision making among funders, nonprofits and policymakers working to promote positive ... Grantmakers For Children Youth & Families , but also to nonprofits , policymakers,...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

... Marnie S. Pillsbury, Senior Policy Advocate at the Natural Resources Defense Council Theo Spencer, and former Executive ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

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02/27/2020

... launch of an RFP (request for proposals) for Long Island nonprofits to apply for planning grants funded by the Long ... Island Racial Equity Donor Collaborative in 2018 to pool resources and develop a...

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Community Development

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Long Island Community Foundation

26 Oct 2016

Members Want to Know: How Are the Policy Fellows Doing?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... long-term initiative. We get lots of questions, such as: What types of projects are the Public Policy Fellows working ... work on special projects that support member interests? What products will come out of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Why Pickleball?

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... article expressed that he was outraged when he found out what programs were being supported by the prevention ... but let’s look at some data. Studies show that 80% of what affects a person’s health lies...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative

Release Date:

05/08/2019

... that work together to create something stronger than what they could produce alone. Talking about this is easier ... of which are require a long-term investment of time and resources . Philanthropy New York is...

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27 Apr 2021

How Philanthropy Can Help Avoid A Tsunami of Evictions

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... coming and have the chance to get ahead of. The scale of resources needed to address this crisis can only come from ... for government action. Join us for a discussion on what the data tells us and ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Public Policy

Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure

Release Date:

02/01/2016

... allow regional associations to share data, information and resources . And we help regional associations pool their ... inclusion. Forum members will continue to learn a great deal from Philanthropy New York’s...

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

Release Date:

11/23/2012

... go through a disaster you’ll have a much better idea of what to expect next time trouble strikes. That’s Lesson ... no access to any information, I really didn’t know what I should do. Having lived through 9/...

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Want to Make a Change in the United States? Look Abroad!

Release Date:

10/23/2017

... is not just about importing ideas or translating here what we see there. It’s also a way to unlock our ... looking abroad we’re reminded that change is possible. What we see today was not always the case...

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Health

04 Jun 2018

Philanthropy New York’s 39th Annual Meeting - Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details

Monday, June 4, 2018 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

... is Everything: Race, Gender and Cross-Movement Building What ’s working best as movement leaders seek to grow cross-movement relationships, and what support do leaders need from philanthropy to build on ... The...

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Conference

18 May 2023

Setting a New Standard: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions

Thursday, May 18, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to the rigorous impact metrics from their funders. What is the role of philanthropy in helping to ensure their ... we understand the conversation about quality jobs within nonprofits as directly connected to...