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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

... largest category in 2040. This results in less available resources for investments that are vital to our economic ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Diversity in Philanthropy

... associations, and organizations that focus on diverse communities to advance philanthropy’s diversity, equity, ... offer all constituencies equal opportunity to access the resources they need to thrive;...

NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

... host a special online event for those who can’t join us in person. Against the backdrop of these challenges ... and that these conversations are crucial to help us think about how we coordinate instead of...

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15 Jun 2021

Leveraging Philanthropy to Build a Responsive Small Business Ecosystem

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9:00am to 10:30am

... more than 300 corporations pledging $66B in support of communities of color last year, only $250M has been deployed ... Data, data and data. With limited data informing us about the needs of entrepreneurs of...

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Membership Snapshot

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05/2023

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Equitable Opportunities for Effective Philanthropy

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06/08/2022

... Senior Director, Member Engagement, Philanthropy New York When you first stepped into philanthropy, whether you have ... for two more years and I was included in every meeting. When we debriefed afterward, he...

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Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge

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09/17/2018

... Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge The Communities Thrive Challenge , a $10-million funding ... $1 million grants and tailored technical assistance. The Communities Thrive Challenge hopes to lift...

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25 Jan 2012

International Grantmakers Network: Providing Capacity-Building Support for International Grantees (Part I)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... discussion and go deeper into the strategies we employ when engaging in sustainable capacity building work with international grantees. We encourage you to join us for both programs. Part I: Framing the Issues...

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"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

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11/12/2019

... “keeping vigil” with her grandfather to protect their home from Klansmen; A manuscript in which Parks recalls a childhood encounter with a white boy who threatened to hit her and how she responded; Parks’...

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Ford Foundation

Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations

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07/16/2015

... by which to learn how to be good at it. There are resources like Essential Skills & Strategies for New ... Our field is not set up to afford most grantmakers the resources to do that within their own...

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Design and Health: Back Together Again?

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06/21/2017

... how your ZIP code is more telling than your genetic code when predicting health. Last month, I moderated a discussion ... it’s not just consumption of fat and sugar that has led us here. Sure, we can regulate...

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Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

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07/05/2014

... Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States ... 11 countries. In contrast, the U.S. fares much better when it comes to wait times for...

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The Commonwealth Fund

The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

... by men. I think this is very typical of organizations when they get larger, when they get more important.” The Wallace Foundation ...

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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

... Square. Pro-life advocates rally under the dome of the US Capitol. When we think of social movements, these are likely the kinds ... donors writing very big checks. So, in late 2015, when Jon...

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Unaccountable Nonprofits? This Study Finds against the Myth

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08/25/2017

... In the category of research that doesn’t tell any of us who know something about nonprofits anything at all new is this gem: Nonprofit executives are often fired when they’re not doing the job for which they...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety

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01/05/2018

... Many city governments in the U.S. and elsewhere are torn when it comes to innovation. On the one hand, constituents ... of many technology companies seems wildly inappropriate when public health and safety are...

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