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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Student Debt and Social Justice: Five Things You Should Know

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09/10/2014

... This post originally appeared on the Ford Foundation' s Equals Change blog. It’ s that time of year again: My son starts fourth grade today ... cost of college and the shift from public support to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Ford Foundation

Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

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09/17/2014

... This post originally appeared on the Heron Foundation' s Idea Factory blog. Many of us are Warren Buffett fans. His and Charlie Munger’ s approach works simply and insightfully to drive enterprise .....

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Impact Investing

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Philanthropy New York Announces Fundraising Breakthrough, New Philanthropy Center at Times Square

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10/20/2014

... at the “crossroads of the world” – Times Square’ s 1500 Broadway ‐‐ and a breakthrough of over $2 million ... the principal professional community of approximately 285 private , corporate, family and public...

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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

... TCC Group Have you ever wondered what it' s like to be a philanthropic advisor? At least 30 people ... needed to make client relationships successful. There' s one we didn't get to address in as...

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TCC Group

For Profound Change in America, Think Local

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01/29/2014

by Kenneth H. Zimmerman Director, U. S . Programs, Open Society Foundations We live in an age ... These changes have particularly affected the U. S . nonprofit sector, especially that portion focused on ... at a...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations

Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

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01/09/2014

... how important it is to identify “blind spots” in one’ s grantmaking practice and find others to complement your ... bell of the New York Stock Exchange to commemorate Twitter' s initial public offering on...

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Bessemer Trust

Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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12/12/2013

... It is no surprise then that “what works” from Bishop’ s viewpoint is a market fundamentalist philanthropy. While someone with Bishop’ s commitment to a market society might see classrooms lacking ... would...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Marketplace IT Glitches: The Sky Is Not Falling

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10/03/2013

... Dash , Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’ s Center on Health Insurance Reforms This week, the health ... access to public coverage — Medicaid and the Children’ s Health Insurance Program — through...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

How Should Philanthropy Respond to Obama’s Speech on Black Men and Boys?

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08/15/2013

... verdict? Words from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’ s last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?, ... I’ve watched more than ten times now President Obama’ s speech responding to America’ s...

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

... through a deep, persistent economic downturn, America’ s work support programs have served as an essential backstop ... support systems are failing to meet the needs of America’ s working poor. Problems that...

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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

... disastrous results. And these crises can be both very private and extraordinarily public. In my practice, I have ... press. As the drama and seriousness of the foundation’ s “crisis” intensified, it was...

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Gender and Transformative Giving

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05/23/2013

... with a sizable grant who wanted help identifying major U. S . funders with a strong gender focus in their funding ... officers to make not only the moral case — that it’ s the right thing to do — but also the...

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