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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Prairie View A&M University $500,000 to Support African-American Studies Initiative

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09/14/2018

... match, bringing the total support for the Initiative' s launch to $1 million. The project, Enhancing the Humanities ... African-American Studies content throughout the university' s liberal arts...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

New Study Funded in Part by Simons Foundation Study Hopes to Predict Autism Behaviors

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11/26/2018

... That is the question staff and researchers at Westbrook’ s Spring Harbor Hospital, the Maine Medical Center Research ... adolescents with autism. “I’ve seen people where you did not know it was coming, and...

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Health

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

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03/04/2019

... women, who represent 38 percent and 50.8 percent of the U. S . population, respectively, but only 17.5 percent and 19.4 ... created 1.24 million more jobs between 2007 and 2015 than did male-owned businesses...

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28 Nov 2012

Coordination Updates on the Philanthropic Response to Hurricane Sandy: A Webinar for Funders and Regional Associations Nationwide

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Webinar

... grantmaking including best practices and philanthropy’ s role Get beyond the general discussion of what’ s happening and delve into activities and funding initiatives ... what in the philanthropic community...

29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

As politics in the US become ever more polarized, effective policy advocacy organizations are frequently drawn into the public eye for their good work. With increased visibility comes added scrutiny, and navigating this work can become more...

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Democracy and media are inextricably connected – one cannot have an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of communications choices at our fingertips,...

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New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

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05/29/2009

... in this Member Spotlight. What are your foundation’ s primary areas of focus? Our mission is broad—we are ... City. Since we have limited experience with New York’ s child welfare system, we would love to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

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09/10/2019

... parent and community groups concerned about the nation’ s kids and health. More than 3.6 million middle and high ... use e-cigarettes, accounting for about one-third of all U. S . e-cigarette users. E-...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-staffed Foundations

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11/2015

Impact investing has the potential to enable every foundation, regardless of size, to pursue its philanthropic mission more effectively.

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Arabella Advisors

New Report from The Century Foundation: Child Care Cliff: 3.2 Million Children Likely to Lose Spots with End of Federal Funds

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06/21/2023

In the first-ever economic analysis of the looming child care cliff, The Century Foundation has projected the impact of the cutoff for children, families, and state economies, including for all fifty states and the District of Columbia.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Public Policy

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The Century Foundation

Our Journey: Celebrating the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What's to Come

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09/13/2023

... the Eighth Year of Philanthropy 101 and Sharing What' s to Come This is part 1 of Philanthropy New York’ s ‘Our Journey’ series which will highlight various ... and desire to build my own peer network...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Evaluation

PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

Release Date:

11/15/2017

... input from the entire membership, Philanthropy New York’ s Board of Directors voted to approve two new official policy ... would result in a decrease in charitable giving in the U. S . by up to $13 billion...

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

... Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’ s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. ... leadership of the Weizmann Institute of Science , Israel’ s premier research center, that...

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What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... he said, “what world do you want to live in?” It’ s a question that has stayed with me ever since. It ... about it. This is a question that my grandparents did not have the luxury of asking. In their world,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Education

18 Oct 2016

Funder Briefing on Poverty in the LGBTQ Community

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

Did you know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ... in five transgender adults have experienced homelessness? Did you know that one quarter of LGBTQ people have been ... Foundation Ana Oliveira ,...

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All Funders

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Housing and Homelessness

LGBTQ

An Interview With Kavitha Mediratta, Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Initiative Launched by Atlantic Philanthropies

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02/14/2018

... extensively on race and educational opportunity in the U. S ., with a focus on inequalities in school discipline, and ... Chicago, and India. Philanthropy News Digest: How did you get into philanthropy and...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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What's the Secret to Responsive Grantmaking?

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01/28/2020

What' s the Secret to Responsive Grantmaking? By James Hirschfeld, ... Gilman Foundation At the risk of sounding so uncool, it’ s always been a guilty pleasure of mine to log onto Guidestar ... most sensitive...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Nonprofit Financials

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Arts

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Howard Gilman Foundation

Grantee Financials - It's Not Just About the Numbers

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04/14/2022

Grantee Financials - It' s Not Just About the Numbers By: Vanessa Rivera, Grants and ... documents in the application and evaluation process. I did not have any experience analyzing financial statements, .....

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