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William T. Grant Foundation

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Clear and Present Danger - Reframing Risk: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

Release Date:

09/13/2024

... Risk A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham We are living in one of the most extraordinary political moments ... States, and any outcome of November’s presidential election will herald an historic...

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President's Message

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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... that a board can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of governance ... succeeds in informing and sharpening corporate decision- making in the private sector...

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Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

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12/17/2015

... has long supported research to improve the lives of young people, but we know that there is considerable distance ... The stakes of omitting or misusing research evidence are high, but too often research is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin

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02/05/2020

... Levinson Award’s guidelines to choose a “promising, young , talented” artist. The advisory group eventually ... “We’ve been particularly interested in helping young , promising artists, whether visual or...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Sesame Workshop Receives Groundbreaking Gift from Peter G. Peterson to Expand Community Initiative

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06/07/2018

... research , and implementation activities. Launched in 2016 with a focus on children from birth to age six, the ... with on-the-ground community providers to deliver critical resources ... Sesame Workshop...

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Children, Youth and Families

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NoVo Foundation Supports The New Start for Women program at SUNY Ulster

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09/09/2019

... Ulster County YWCA Human Rights Advocate of the Year in 2016 and is a member of several local boards, including the ... TransArt & Cultural Services. “Every community has the resources that they need to...

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Community Development

Education

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NoVo Foundation

National Center for Family Philanthropy Names New President and CEO, Nicholas Tedesco

Release Date:

09/17/2019

... the world’s largest database of family philanthropy resources and was the first to initiate statistically ... inaugural Chronicle of Philanthropy 40 Under 40 ranking in 2016 ... National Center for Family...

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National Center for Family Philanthropy

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Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

... about altruism and giving and human biology. Since we are deep in the middle of the “Giving Season,” I decided ... this part of the study was simulated. (There’s a big difference between simulated paying of a...

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Arabella Advisors Study Finds Global Funds For Fossil Fuels Are On The Decline

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02/02/2017

Arabella Advisors Study Finds Global Funds For Fossil Fuels Are On The Decline As the Trump administration threatens ... Advisors Study Finds Global Funds For Fossil Fuels Are On The Decline ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New York Community Trust Central to Shaping the Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... Blasio paid a visit to The New York Community Trust. The election was over but he had another campaign in mind. There ... behind him for an even bigger initiative – a grant- making nexus of nonprofits,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Community Development

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PNY Welcomes 2019 Board Nominations

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11/30/2018

... Annual Meeting each spring, the membership votes on the election of new board members. That vote is the end of a ... a senior leadership position with institutional decision- making authority at a Philanthropy...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 32 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

Release Date:

04/23/2019

... “Brainy Award” will receive a grant of up to $200,000, making it possible for them to devote significant time to ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

Release Date:

06/15/2021

... policymaking, and civic engagement. “We are delighted to welcome these directors to our incredible ... crises threatening our common future, to increase resources for systemic alternatives that support justice...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Leadership Development

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Centering Disability Justice

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... that disability inclusion can’t manifest in our grant making alone—that to make true progress, we need to ... alternative-text descriptions, and changes in our human resources practices. We detail these and...

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Disabilities

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Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

Release Date:

05/04/2021

... Sanjiv Rao has spearheaded for nearly a decade. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team.” “Javier’s ... ramping up support for the grassroots leaders that are taking inclusive representation, participation...

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Knowledge Tools for Funders

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12:00pm to 1:00pm

... help funders track trends in their areas of interest, find resources focused on their issues, build capacity for ... and managing it strategically, becomes a challenge when we are bombarded with seemingly...

NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... capacity building program designed to support those who are strengthening the movement to end violence against girls ... End Violence has an open call for innovative leaders who are bringing visionary...

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Gender Justice

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Kaberi Banerjee Murthy joins Meyer as new Director of Program Strategy

Release Date:

11/19/2018

... advocacy as the highest value use of philanthropic resources and reputation. She has shared power with ... and help leverage underlying intersections among them. "We are thrilled to announce Kaberi...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Brooklyn Org

Jean Ross Has Joined the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust As Senior Program Officer

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04/22/2019

The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is delighted to announce that Jean Ross has joined the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust as our new Senior Program Officer.

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