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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is Building an Anti-racist, Anti-sexist Institution

Release Date:

02/09/2021

... of the RBF and the Pocantico Center, including human resources , programs, grantmaking, investments, and ... a deeper sense of belonging, we have more work to do . The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is Building an...

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

Release Date:

01/20/2022

... to the common good. Most importantly, they can move resources to the American communities that need them most to ...

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Insights

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Public Policy

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Washington Post Focuses on Carnegie Corporation Report

Release Date:

09/05/2014

The Carnegie Corporation Reports that Common Core Could Possibly Increase the High School Dropout Rate Unless ... world until recently: that the high school dropout rate could double as a result of the Core...

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... to handle conflict, using terms with which their peers could identify. The research team wanted to test whether ... anti-conflict stance well known, these social influencers could shape their peers'...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Russell Sage Foundation

The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down

Release Date:

01/15/2016

... when we lost so much money, we had a couple of choices. We could have not made any grants for a couple of years, because ... made more than the required 5 percent in grants, or we could just decide to spend...

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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

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01/19/2017

... will partner with Mastercard Inc on a venture they said could help migrants, refugees and others struggling within ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features Ford, Rockefeller, Pershing Square, Bloomberg, Open Society Foundations and More

Release Date:

12/01/2016

... Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media Shrinking Government Contracts Put ...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funded Research Solves Genetic ‘Whodunnit’ for Cancer Gene

Release Date:

11/09/2018

... 8, 2018, suggests that blocking AMPK in some conditions could stop the growth of advanced tumors in the most common ... (nutrients) is low. Previously, Shaw discovered that AMPK could halt tumors’ revved-up...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

Release Date:

03/26/2019

... the soil are always dissolved in water, previous studies could not determine whether organisms sense the total amount ... matrix varying nitrogen and water conditions, which could parse out the different...

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Environment and Climate Change

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... new products in high-growth sectors, such as health care. The second investment, of $250,000, supports ... immigrants and refugees have access to the tools and resources they need to obtain better jobs and ...

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Workforce Development

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States

Release Date:

12/13/2021

... sustainability; economic development; financial health and wellness; workforce readiness and high-quality ... philanthropy is game-changing. It gives us the freedom and resources we need to pursue our vision...

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Citi Foundation

State of Safety for Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in the US: New Report by The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, in Partnership With The Korean American Community Foundation &Asian American Foundation Forum

Release Date:

03/03/2022

... of safety for AAPI women — it endangers their mental health , wellbeing, and happiness,” said Kyung B. Yoon, ... should act on that understanding by investing more resources in the communities most impacted by...

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Social Justice

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Korean American Community Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 37 Grants

Release Date:

01/10/2023

... a cohort of organizations working to advance the mental health of young people. New Venture Fund Washington, DC ...

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14 Nov 2013

A Quantum Leap Forward: How Funders Can Go from Building “Capacity” to Building “Resilience” in Their Grantees and the Nonprofit Sector

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

Please join us for an important conversation that will explore how funders can help both ... or seasoned in this work, you’ll get much out of this conversation . *Philanthropy New York will host a facilitated ...

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Issue-Based

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Feb 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

... and corporate volunteer coordinators for a peer-to-peer conversation about harnessing the time and talent of your ... through volunteerism. We invite you to contribute to the conversation . At our last session...

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Network Building

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Volunteerism

The Next Generation in Philanthropy: From The Rockefeller Foundation To The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative

Release Date:

01/05/2016

... has received a lot of attention and has started a conversation about the next generation of philanthropy. A ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

05 Nov 2020

On Balancing Purpose and Payout - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP and Forefront

Thursday, November 5, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... will be a panelist on an upcoming Forefront webinar. This conversation will focus on recent calls for foundations to ... purpose, and payout. In September, NCFP hosted a community conversation discussing this...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Finance & Asset Management

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

Release Date:

05/10/2012

How can we measure well-being, access and opportunity in the New York metropolitan area? At a recent Philanthropy New York session, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, Co-Directors at Measure of America, described how their American Human...