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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Release Date:

12/11/2009

... and its latest initiatives in this Member Spotlight. What are your primary areas of focus? The Trust, established in ... a diverse range of organizations with a major focus on health and...

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The Ford Foundation's $1.0 Billion Bond - A Briefing Note from SeaChange Capital Partners

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06/22/2020

... this type of outside the box thinking by foundations. But what made the news “historic” and “unprecedented” was ... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources , etc.—using outside...

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11/18/2015 - "Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement" - Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

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11/2015

View materials and recording of the program "Policing Reform: Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement."

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In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting

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06/14/2016

... Unity and organized response in the face of hatred is what we owe the fallen and the grieving. Collective resolve ... LGBTQ people, including those in the Muslim community, are facing in this country. The...

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Surdna and the Andrus Family Fund Join PNY Member Foundations and Other Donors in Pledging to Redouble Commitments to Puerto Rico

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... Hurricane Maria, ongoing natural disasters, and the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... invest in local community leaders and organizations who are committed to just, equitable, and...

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Community Development

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Mellon Foundation

Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... comprehensive Resilience Strategies. The Platform Partners are a vital component of 100RC’s efforts, providing cities ... networks. ULI has 51 District Councils across the United States . Through the 100...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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Weinberg Foundation grants emergency funding in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... in emergency grants to longtime Foundation partners who are on the front lines assisting refugees, many of whom are ... neighboring Poland, Hungary, Moldova, and other European states . In the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

Jewish Interests

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For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... we’ve spent the past two weeks exploring the question: what is a good job ? In New York City and Des Moines, ... seen an even deeper exploration of the four values that are key to good jobs in America:...

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

Release Date:

02/24/2016

... one of the largest private foundations in the United States , today announced a new priority area for its grants, ... the categories of workforce development, physical/mental health , and barrier elimination. “...

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Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

Publication date:

04/2003

... they negotiated the path from idea to organization, and what they learned along the way about how to solve problems ... also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web. Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers ...

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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 how foundations should decide what information to share and how to share it “in an easily ...

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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... in his 15 years at the press. “We were already doing innovative online work and planned to do more.” . . . ...

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07 Nov 2017

From There to Here: Adapting Global Solutions to American Problems

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... a faraway land? Although social challenges in education, health , youth engagement, and community development play out ... locations and contexts across the globe, their root causes are often similar. Thus, a...

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William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Two Research Grants Programs: Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Reducing Inequality

Release Date:

11/21/2019

... improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States . The William T. Grant Foundation has opened the ... policymaking processes, routines, and tools, the findings are more likely to be used. Still...

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13 Aug 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch: 360 Degree Evaluations

Thursday, August 13, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... Rather than have a set agenda and program, these lunches are forums for small, informal group discussions that can be ... welcoming new FAN members. We invite new members to share what they hope to get out of...

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

09 Dec 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Employee Handbooks: Requirements and Recommendations

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... often should an organization revise its handbook? And at what point does comprehensive detail sacrifice flexibility? ... we might consider for our own foundations. Attendees are highly encouraged to bring...

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Network Building

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HR & Operations Staff

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How Surdna Foundation Is Using its Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing

Release Date:

01/18/2018

... to organizations that strengthen the field by providing resources and otherwise helping institutions that want to ... some foundation leaders like Hewlett’s Larry Kramer are less compelled, finding it more...

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Johnson & Johnson Introduces Global Pro Bono, A Program That Gives Employees Time Off to Volunteer

Release Date:

03/05/2018

... come back as different people—that's how moved they are by their experiences. We wanted to create a similar ... members of the freshman Global Pro Bono class, who share what it was like to do good through...

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