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Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... basic operations instead of new programs, the Henry Luce Foundation decided to temporarily shift the focus of their ... support. We’re pleased to have Ellen Holtzman, the foundation ’ s...

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Arts

The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

On the heels of a new Foundation Center report on the impact of the 2008 financial ... New York program exploring the report, Cricket Island Foundation Executive Director Liz Sak talks about a new ...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

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07/26/2012

... Chief Communications Officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, provide a recap of ... how and why social media are essential elements of a foundation ’ s...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Communications Staff

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Communications

Communicating for Impact: Strategies for Grantmakers

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11/2009

Foundation communications goes far beyond an annual report or the occasional press release about grantees. And it' s no longer the exclusive domain of big foundations, .....

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Report

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Grantees Report Back: Helpful Reporting and Evaluation Processes

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01/2011

Foundations often use grantee reporting and evaluation processes to gauge the effectiveness of their work. At the same time, many funders seek to simplify reporting and evaluation processes for grantees so that these nonprofits can spend more time doing their work. How do grantees experience reporting and evaluation processes? What makes them most helpful? How can foundations improve them?

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Building a More Resilient 21st Century Infrastructure

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01/10/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin sits for a three-part ... for long-term recovery from Superstorm Sandy. Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin joins The Brian Lehrer Show ...

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Disaster Relief

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Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

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12/12/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative led ... Resources Institute with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation ... Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Grantmakers Play an Important Role in Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts

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02/20/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York’ s Geri Mannion is quoted in this article examining the work ... (including the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation ) supporting immigration reform. Laughter and...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

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01/24/2013

Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open ... the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York’ s campaign finance laws. Advocates of overhauling New York...

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Four charter schools will be launched under initiative started by Mayor Bloomberg

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03/05/2013

... applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’ s Young Men’ s Initiative, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and ... applications to open the schools as part of the mayor’ s...

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Education

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Open Society Offers New Grants to Spur Charity Collaboration

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04/08/2013

Teams of charities in eight U. S . cities are competing for long-term grants, through the ... people and minorities. Teams of charities in eight U. S . cities are competing for long-term grants from the Open ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller Pledges $100-Million to Help 100 Cities Cope With Crises

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05/14/2013

... to mark the 100th year, to the day, that the Rockefeller Foundation was incorporated. The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a three-year, $100-million effort ...

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The Transformative Power of Philanthropy

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05/09/2013

The fourth in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’ s reflections on the unique strengths and enduring lessons of ... philanthropy. Next week, Tuesday, May 14, the Rockefeller ...

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2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

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06/12/2013

The Open Society Foundations, in partnership with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 class of Black Male Achievement Fellows.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

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08/19/2013

This op-ed mentions the roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing. In a time of ... environmental impact alongside a financial return.... It’ s...

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New Ford CEO Understands What Triggers Social Change

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07/26/2013

... President and CEO Katherine McFate praises the Ford Foundation ’ s selection of Darren Walker as its next President. The Ford Foundation ’ s board has made an outstanding...

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21 Feb 2012

Improving Internal Practices in Philanthropy

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

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Is your foundation using best practices for internal processes? Join ... Pathways Program and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . E. Thomas Brewer, director of programs at the Archstone ...

10 Oct 2013

Creative Strategies for Family and Board Education

Thursday, October 10, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

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... of Giving," the National Center for Family Philanthropy’ s seminal study of multi-generational family philanthropy, ... in part by the family members’ commitment to the foundation ’ s...

How to Build Strong Ties With Companies

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10/08/2013

American Express Foundation President Timothy McClimon and DoSomething,org CEO ... gets support in multiple ways from the American Express Foundation ... How to Build Strong Ties With Companies ...

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