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As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

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01/26/2017

... from Liz Sak. Donald Trump’s inauguration changes our world in ways we cannot yet predict, but one thing is ... has to let go — give up some control, streamline the grant - making process,...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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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

... mid-sized investment management company (about #400 in the world by assets) running a “ Yale Model ” strategy ... alternative assets—private equity, hedge funds, natural resources , etc.—using outside managers...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

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Open Society Foundations Announce Young Feminist Leaders Fellows

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10/28/2019

... rights, and gender justice in Latin America. “Around the world , feminist, queer, and youth movements are on the ... provide the fellows with mentorship, additional resources , and support throughout the...

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Apollo Theater Launches Initiative Dedicated to the Creation of a Diverse 21st Century Performing Arts Canon with Support from the Ford Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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02/27/2020

... New Works . Made possible with the support of a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation for the creation of new work ... whose work is essential to the Apollo, Harlem, and the world ,” said Kamilah Forbes,...

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Arts

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ASPCA Honored as Finalist for North American Employee Engagement Awards

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05/08/2015

... an exclusive panel of judges and announced, following our world class practical employee engagement conference held ...

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Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project

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01/12/2017

... Wikimedia Foundation has announced a $3 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the World Wide Web. The grant will...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality

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07/08/2015

... as El Salvador, Nigeria, and Malaysia — or it's simply " global ," which in the parlance of most foundations means the rest of the world . More common are terms like "opportunity" and...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund

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06/13/2018

... social justice work in the United States and around the world . “We launched the Radical Hope Fund as a radical ... everywhere are planting the seeds for a radical new world based in equity, possibility, power...

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Social Justice

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The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

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05/01/2018

... because they are ‘round numbers’? Or do we watch the world around us and continuously react? How do you know when ... generate earned income, while new social entrepreneurs are making calculated decisions...

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More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups

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07/25/2014

... -- write: "Foundations that care about changing the world need to think hard about the risk of not providing nonprofits the money and other resources they need to go digital."... More Technology .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Technology

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... books that are “unburnable” if the countries of the world are to meet the climate change targets agreed to in Paris last December of ensuring that global temperatures do not rise more than two degrees. .....

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... Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any content that is unlawful, harmful, ... User Content on or through Services, you automatically grant (and you represent and warrant...

02 May 2018

Stronger Together: New Frontiers in Funders Supporting Social Movements - May Webinar Hosted by HRFN

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

... the capacity of social movements May 2 – Are we making smart investments in social movements for ... Rights and Humanitarian Response, American Jewish World Service I rit Houvras , Director for Strategic .....

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Launch Plant Humanities Initiative

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10/05/2018

... To this end, the Foundation has awarded JSTOR a grant of $750,000 for developing a digital tool, with a ... research and programming over three years. Building on the Global Plants Initiative, Dumbarton Oaks...

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Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club

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03/30/2016

... Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club Sandra Schwarzer, global director of human resources at Open Society Foundations, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world , and her...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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05 Mar 2020

COVID-19 Coronavirus: How Philanthropy Can Respond - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Thursday, March 5, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... closer to being named a pandemic. Countries around the world are taking steps to prepare and the Centers for Disease ... Explore What the most likely needs will be at each stage The role philanthropy can play...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces 2018 Core Support for National Arts Service Organizations

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04/17/2018

... by maintaining important networks for advocacy and sharing resources . “These arts service organizations represent ... at DDCF. “They serve critical roles in their fields, making us confident that in supporting...

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Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry

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04/12/2018

... with the Canadian and British governments to expedite the global eradication of coal mining. His two new ...

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Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support

Release Date:

09/29/2023

... a reverberation that echoes through all our communities, making it imperative to explore how funders can better ... require extended efforts and provide support accordingly. Grant funding for capacity building...

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