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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... According to the World Bank’s Global Findex*, there are over two billion people globally, one third of whom are ... introduces the reader to innovative organizations who are making...

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Some Measure of Leadership

Release Date:

04/23/2009

... business executives will volunteer their time and company resources to nonprofit executives; and (3) seek substantial ... with bridge loans. ( Read the full press release .) What are we to make of all of this...

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

Release Date:

08/04/2016

... bonds (SIBs) or pay for success (PFS) contracts as they are known in the United States. This gathering allowed for an ... impact bonds is as an outcome funder. So far, foundations are only known to have...

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The Brookings Institution

New York Women’s Foundation Joins Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research

Release Date:

12/18/2015

... briefs focused on the economic security and well-being of young girls and women of color, their families and ... shift toward gender and racial equity in NYC. “We are proud to work with this coalition to...

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Citi Foundation Funds Book Which Explores Americans' Financial Well-Being

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... attend, where they live and work, and how healthy they are . According to the book’s authors, opportunities for ... health. Regis Mulot, executive vice president of human resources for Staples Inc., describes...

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05 May 2022

Restoring Safety & Dignity to People Seeking Asylum: What Funders Can Do - A Webinar Hosted by Four Freedoms Fund

Thursday, May 5, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... basis.* Our humanitarian protection systems in the U.S. are in peril, and those seeking safety and protection are paying the price with their lives. For asylum seekers, a ... Freedoms Fund Ford Foundation...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Immigration

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

29 Sep 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Pros & Cons of Performance Evaluations

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources , to test complex ideas with peers about ... Cell Foundation, Inc Oscar De La Cruz , Manager, Human Resources & Benefits, The Andrew W...

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Network Building

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All Funders

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

Release Date:

07/18/2014

... Chuck Feeney, the foundation will make its last grant in 2016 .... Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Commonwealth Fund Reports Millions Could Lose Coverage in Latest ACA Challenge

Release Date:

04/03/2015

... coverage, premiums would increase dramatically — making insurance unaffordable for many in the individual ... could result in 9.6 million fewer people with coverage by 2016 , a 70 percent decline. The resulting...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd The 2016 presidential-campaign season will bring all sorts of ...

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post

Release Date:

01/07/2016

... January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post On January 21, 2016 , Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP) closed after three decades of miracle making , having “spent down” their capital, as planned. .....

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers will serve as 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows, providing expert ... on utilizing what works practices in government decision- making . Funded by Bloomberg...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade

Release Date:

02/11/2016

... with the needs of our veterans. Our injured veterans are not truly back until they’re back into the fold, ... and their families. Building upon continued momentum, 2016 is poised to be a banner year for the...

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Bob Woodruff Foundation

Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away

Release Date:

03/15/2016

... the trash. Welcome to the global food supply chain of 2016 , a vast system in quiet crisis which requires an ...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

Release Date:

03/16/2016

... In Redesigning Principal Preparation Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and yet school ... The foundation plans to select the universities by fall 2016 .. . Wallace Foundation to...

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The Wallace Foundation

Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Summit Convenes Leaders To Discuss Economic Priorities for Next President

Release Date:

05/11/2016

... the next president, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's 2016 Fiscal Summit: Leadership for a Secure Future. The ... and ability to confront our greatest threats tomorrow are dependent on our leaders...

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition

Release Date:

01/10/2017

... The award marks the completion of Atlantic's grant- making , totaling $8 billion over 35 years, nearly $1 billion ... in 2002 to disburse the foundation's assets by the end of 2016 and cease...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... on closing Rikers as being “equivocal” at best in late 2016 when he was asked by New York City Council Speaker ... which houses primarily low-income people of color who are unable to pay bail as they await...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... at a grantmaking organization. The series was piloted in 2016 -2017 and is a cohort-based program similar to our ... five modules will build on each other, and participants are expected to commit to attending...

Century Foundation Scholar Releases Report on The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs

Release Date:

03/07/2018

... budgets going to higher education, 3 Promise programs are becoming an increasingly common pathway for states to ... for aid but not realize it. Because Promise programs are easy to explain, and might reach...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

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