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William Penn and Mellon Foundations Give $8 Million to Philly Arts and Culture Groups Hit by COVID-19

Release Date:

12/02/2020

... third of its annual budget, which makes it a “very major deal ,” said Katie Moore, the company’s business director. ...

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Arts

Disaster Relief

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Mellon Foundation

Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity internally and externally. ... shared learning and shared strategy in this work. What are the prerequisites for...

Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information

Release Date:

01/06/2015

... than an assignment that only their professor would read. What students found particularly engaging was Wikipedia’s ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $76 Million in Grants in Third Quarter of 2021

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... Office received $2.4 million to support the No Matter What : Professional Mentoring Project for Children of ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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International/Foreign Affairs

Religion

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

17 Jun 2025

Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Virtual via Zoom

... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them); no centralized ... maintaining and updating these career development tools/ resources to ensure they remain accurate,...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

14 Mar 2013

Adding Nonfamily Trustees and Community Voices to Your Family Foundation Board

Thursday, March 14, 2013 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

What are the signs that your foundation’s board might ... trustees—hear more about why they made this decision, what questions and challenges they addressed in the process of adding non-family trustees and...

24 Jun 2024

Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment

Monday, June 24, 2024 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... in building a future rooted in justice and equity. What will you learn? The emotional and psychological trauma ... criminal legal reform, public policy, and related roles. What to expect: a screening of BEYOND...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Social Justice

07 Oct 2015

Making Board Service More Meaningful

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Nonprofit organizations face enormous challenges in finding energetic, talented, and qualified board members to help them achieve their missions. According to the 2015 BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index , 20% of nonprofit CEOs and executive...

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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Leadership Development

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New York State

Bessemer Trust and Colleagues Remember Paul Connolly

Release Date:

04/05/2017

Bessemer Trust colleagues and clients express their deepest sympathy on the death of Paul Matthew Connolly, Director of Philanthropic Advisory Services, who passed away on March 29, 2017.

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Bessemer Trust

Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... she helped develop environmental messaging campaigns for nonprofits and governmental agencies, and promoted local and ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Donor-Advised-Fund Tool Sends Gifts Directly to Charities

Release Date:

04/09/2013

... donor-advised funds by using a simple application on the nonprofits ’ Web site. Donor-advised funds allow people to ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Information Technology

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

09 Oct 2012

Service for Impact Working Group Breakfast

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

9:00am to 10:30pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... attendees left with specific ways that funders could help nonprofits meet their goals through volunteerism. This ...

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

Release Date:

10/25/2013

PNY's Michael Remaley and the North Star Fund's Hugh Hogan were quoted in a Crain's New York Business article on our research into institutional giving totals for Superstorm Sandy.

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Disaster Relief

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North Star Fund

Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities

Release Date:

01/30/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Bloomberg Philanthropies will turn its Cities of Service program into a stand-alone nonprofit that will help mayors across the U.S. tackle challenges via volunteer efforts.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Volunteerism

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Mellon Foundation Partners with NFF to Build Financial Health of Arts Organizations

Release Date:

03/12/2015

Nonprofit Finance Fund has received a $485,000 planning grant for the first year of the project, focused on the development of a multi-phased, comprehensive initiative to help small-to-midsize arts organizations navigate, adapt and thrive amid ever-...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Nonprofit Finance Fund

Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance

Release Date:

10/02/2015

... started to shed employees. Some were scooped up by other nonprofits eager to benefit from their experience.... Arcus ...

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LGBTQ

Social Justice

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Arcus Foundation

NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation

Release Date:

01/29/2016

In 2005, Hali Lee invited 10 friends together to raise money for what she hoped would be a game-changing geh, a shared saving circle, and the Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) was officially born. AWGC functions as a donor-advised fund at the Ms...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities

Release Date:

06/20/2016

... announced $300,000 in grants to be distributed to 12 nonprofits in the Long Island community. The nonprofits receiving support focus on connecting unemployed ...