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New York Life Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

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12/23/2013

... Crisis and Bereavement's capacity to provide bereavement resources in schools, reports Philanthropy News Digest. The ... operations and build its capacity to provide bereavement resources in schools...

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Education

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03 Oct 2025

Investing in Change: Foundation Support for Lobbying and Other Advocacy

Friday, October 3, 2025 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

... engage in advocacy and empower their nonprofit partners to do the same. This session is especially relevant as we ... their missions (including centering equity and inclusion)? What are the parameters for...

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Public Policy

Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

... that charities tackled were easy, business and government could step in and solve them, Bill Gates said at this week's ... Foundation, as an example of the difficulties faced by do -good organizations.....

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Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

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09/06/2016

... a journalist and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to ... the Guardian a unique point of view about the gains that could be made if benefactors, those...

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... engagement and why it makes for good business. What had she missed in my talk? What had I failed to ... their employers, the shareholders, and as such, allocating resources to CSR amounts to...

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Take Us To Your Leaders

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03/10/2015

... of presidents, chief academic offices, and faculty. How do we look for and recognize effective leadership in these ... opportunities for success as philanthropists? Leadership— what it means, what...

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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

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05/16/2018

... from a fear of black people, and asked McGhee how he could change. Her empathetic and thoughtful response ... and read African American history. Since that initial conversation , McGhee and Civitello have met...

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How Failure of the Obamacare Repeal Affects Consumers

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09/27/2017

... dead, again. But the months of Republican attacks on the health law will still have consequences for some consumers. ... cutbacks are on the immediate horizon. But almost every health bill that Republicans...

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Health

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... dysfunction on the nonprofit community was discussed. The conversation established the connection between the need for systemic reform and the desire of nonprofits to see their issues ... can’t order supplies...

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09 Apr 2020

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees - A Webinar

Thursday, April 9, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Webinar

... Financial Statements (Snow Day: March 2) March 5 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement ... recordings of the 2020 Financial Series. You now know what you can learn about grantees through the...

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27 Nov 2012

Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00pm

... model works, their respective roles in the partnership and what they hope to see as outcomes. Explore The philosophy ... Nonprofit Finance Fund Linda Gibbs , Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services , City...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches New Blog Series on Trust-Based Philanthropy

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10/17/2018

... which coined the phrase, and with the Headwaters Health Foundation of Western Montana, which adopted the ... increased interest in our approach. Folks want to know what trust-based philanthropy is and ...

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29 Apr 2020

Financial Stewardship in Troubled Times: Managing Endowments and Spending Policies - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... we’ll discuss questions related to foundation financial health , such as: How can funders frame discussions about ... while endowments and investments are struggling? How do families think about legacy and...

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Understanding NY City & State's Legislative Landscape: An Overview for Funders with the Advocacy Institute

... is a key component to enacting progress on everything from health care policy to education reform , and from economic development to justice reform . Now ... the operating environment in order...

Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

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09/18/2013

... Sixteen funders with very diverse strategies around school reform have come together to help inform both the next ... the philanthropic sector by studying the results of school reform strategies and discussing...

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PNY News

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Education

Commonwealth Fund Exec Comments on Obamacare Marketplace Pressures

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08/22/2016

... Obamacare Marketplace Pressures Recent decisions by giant health insurers to pull back from Obamacare exchanges across the country could make this fall’s enrollment period crucial to the program that has...

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Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September

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09/18/2017

... consideration of a plan that would devolve federal health -care spending to states. The Congressional Budget ... would provide states with funding to establish health insurance programs outside ACA protections...

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11 Feb 2016

Toeing the Line: Addressing Common Legal Pitfalls in Family Foundation Grantmaking - Webinar

Thursday, February 11, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... or more of our board members has a conflict of interest? What process do we need to follow with regard to our discretionary grants, ... we support public elections or engage in lobbying efforts? What...

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