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After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

Release Date:

07/10/2013

... on LGBT issues across the United States and around the world . Embracing Same-Sex Marriage Some of these ... Haas, Jr. Fund , based in San Francisco, awarded the first grant in support of freedom-to-marry...

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Insights

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All Funders

Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well

Release Date:

05/02/2018

... – when do you know your foundation’s work is making a difference and how do you get there? Here are my ... – Daily events, whether in this country or around the world , make it easy to want to go in a new...

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President's Message

PNY News

With Support From The Rockefeller Foundation, NRDC Releases Report: What, Where and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

Release Date:

10/25/2017

... to landfills (where they generate methane, a powerful global warming pollutant), but we also waste all the water, land, energy, money, labor, and other resources that go into growing, processing, distributing...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Arts Fellows

Release Date:

04/25/2019

... is so urgent.” Working in diverse artistic forms and global contexts, the fellows will pursue projects of their ... States; a series of healing workshops, mental health resources , and performance classes for...

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Member News

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR award Plant Humanities Fellowships Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/19/2019

... of rare books and manuscripts, herbaria specimens, online resources such as JSTOR Global Plants, and scholarly literature. The team will ...

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Mellon Foundation

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... or charitable trust, with a principal purpose of making monetary awards, known as grants, to unrelated ... funds primarily from the contributions of a profit- making business. The company-sponsored foundation often ... programs established and administered within a profit- making company. Corporate giving programs do not have a ...

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Article

Audience

Job Seekers

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

15 Mar 2023

The State of Philanthropy Tech and Implications for Our Workplace

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. What to expect: presentation ... should you know? If you missed the session, recording and resources shared during the session are...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Finance Staff

Grants Managers

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Information Technology

Assessing the Impact: General Operating Support Vol. 2

Publication date:

10/2008

... general operating support grants: one that emphasizes pre- grant assessment and one that relies more on assessment during and after the grant . Assessing the Impact: General Operating Support Vol. 2 ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

The Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Adverse Childhood Experiences Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign

Release Date:

06/23/2021

... “Our broad network of partners provides invaluable resources so that, together, we can make a difference for ... understanding of this issue, raise awareness of available resources , and undoubtedly effect...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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The Burke Foundation

Youth Funders Working Group

... that help the city’s young people develop the skills and resources necessary to become healthy, happy, and ... respond in the most effective manner to critical needs; Making members aware of high-quality...

Nonprofit Excellence Awards Application Process Helps Organizations Improve Management Practices

Release Date:

09/09/2014

... diverse and responsive organizational practices; human resources ; information technology practices; communications; ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Fund for the City of New York

WNYC Radio

New York Foundation Places Its Bets on Real Change

Release Date:

05/29/2015

... communities, don’t know their rights or have the resources to participate. Enter Community Action for Safe ...

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Member News

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Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

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New York Foundation

14 Jul 2016

Social Movements for Good: Family Philanthropy Fuels Change - Webinar

Thursday, July 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... in the idea that individuals can band together and combine resources to make an issue more apparent and noteworthy. ... opportunities for family philanthropists to align their resources and voices with like-...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

Century Foundation Releases Report on Estimating the Real Cost of Community College

Release Date:

10/24/2017

... remains largely dependent on state - and county-level resources and economic contexts. Individuals have vastly ... and as things stand, those with the fewest personal resources may be the ones who accrue the...

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Member News

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Education

The Story Of Bloomberg LP's Rebuilding Team In The U.S. Virgin Islands

Release Date:

12/06/2017

... so, they leveraged their companies’ expertise and human resources to work alongside government relief efforts in ways ... to food, power, or running water without outside help. Making matters worse, the...

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg LP

17 Jan 2019

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network (PACNET): Quarterly Meeting

Thursday, January 17, 2019 -

8:30am to 10:30am

... for the purpose of sharing questions, experience and resources among peers in a confidential setting. It’s a new ...

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Network Building

Format

Workshop

Audience

Executive Support Staff

HR & Operations Staff

Pinkerton Promotes Jill Bregenzer to Chief Operating Officer

Release Date:

01/05/2024

... partner in managing the Foundation’s financial, human resources , and administrative affairs,” said Smith. “Her ... of major domestic and international accounts, and a Human Resources Manager working on...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

Release Date:

05/23/2018

... assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world ," including areas in which Bloomberg Philanthropies .....

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bloomberg LP

Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact

Release Date:

06/24/2021

... Equity (PRE) ). This includes a broad spectrum of case- making activities for racial equity, such as the sector-wide ... by connecting grantmakers to the relationships and resources necessary for thriving...