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Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation

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02/18/2016

... Betsy, who will begin on March 30, will report to Surdna' s President, Phillip Henderson. Betsy will focus on ... even greater collaboration across the foundation' s grantmaking programs and...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Surdna Foundation

After the Election, Building the Beloved Community

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11/23/2016

... Have we heard and heeded the frustration of America’ s hollowed-out middle class, anxious and unsettled as their ... the mountaintop. But too often forgotten are Dr. King’ s other words that extraordinary...

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

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11/28/2016

... don’t yet know the details of the Trump administration’ s plans on many issues, or how the new US Congress will ...

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Arabella Advisors

This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See

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02/21/2017

... to give to organizations engaging on the issues in today’ s news. 2. Focus on impact Every dollar counts. Our social safety net, the environment, women’ s rights, health care, and so much more are at risk...

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Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

... Officer of Skillful. Cobert will lead the Foundation’ s work to enable all Americans to keep up with the ... search for a strategic leader to oversee Skillful’ s state-based efforts to create a labor market...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors

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05/24/2017

... as well as a deep commitment to strengthening Brooklyn’ s communities and increasing local giving across the borough. I am proud to welcome them to the Foundation’ s team at this pivotal moment and look...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

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06/05/2017

... systems of justice. From 2007-2015, he served as Vera’ s Vice President and Chief Program Officer. Mr. Wilhelm has ... lives – are still with us. Indeed, the Foundation’ s mission may be more urgent and...

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Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

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06/29/2017

... energy sector. In her new role, she joins the Foundation’ s leadership team working to advance solutions to the two ... and acting director for Stakeholder Engagement at the U. S . Department of Energy (DOE),...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

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07/27/2017

Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U. S . Impact Investing Alliance The U. S . Impact Investing Alliance (“Alliance”) today announced ... by increasing awareness of impact investing in the...

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What Now? From Outrage to Action

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08/28/2017

... are prevalent in the air. The Schott Foundation’ s work to achieve equitable educational results for children ... know that philanthropy must be on guard against our field' s tendency to wax hollow in the...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

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10/2017

... • Grants awarded by 1,000 of the largest U. S . foundations totaled $158.1 million in 2015, a 30 percent ... received the highest number of grants. • Large U. S . foundations distributed $26.6 million for complex ... for free at disasterphilanthropy.foundationcenter. org . Donors, foundations, corporations, journalists, NGOs, ...

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An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA.

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... of current and future generations by being America’ s conscience; take three minutes as soon as you finish ... and forge stronger community bonds every day. That’ s why it is so baffling and sad, frankly, to...

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Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

Sara Vecchiotti, Chief Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development outlines key strategies for ECE and K-12 Funders.

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Foundation for Child Development

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Education

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Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

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01/31/2018

... a shelter system not designed for that purpose. FHTF’ s goal is to call attention to the needs of homeless ... of family homelessness in New York City. The City’ s primary answer to the problem for well over...

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Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

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Housing and Homelessness

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Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department

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02/20/2018

Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos' s Education Department This morning, U. S . District Judge for the Southern District of New York Paul ... Crotty issued a temporary restraining order against the U...

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Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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05/17/2018

... also has been elected a member of the Foundation’ s board. She will assume these roles on July 1, 2018. Announcing the board’ s decision, Macy board chairman William H. Wright said, ... ideally suited to...

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A Sense of Urgency: Promoting Child and Family Well-being for Homeless Families

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05/30/2018

... the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and the city’ s domestic violence shelter system. In fact, homeless ... and their families comprise 70% of New York City’ s shelter system. The average length of stay...

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Citizen's Committee for Children of New York, Inc.

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Lessons From Time Square

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12/05/2018

... we wondered whether or not we would ever host a New Year’ s Party given our perch overlooking Times Square. The answer ... a resounding No! It turns out that throwing a New Year’ s Eve party in the middle of...

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PNY News

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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 ... read through...

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