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Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events

Release Date:

04/03/2018

... we waste enough food annually to feed the planet’ s malnourished several times over, according to The ... there were cost savings, too—3 percent or more. “We no longer have...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

Release Date:

04/21/2015

... more rapidly than we have experienced in recent memory. Some changes—like new generations of diverse leadership and ... those funding and doing the work, about what’ s holding them back and what new...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Data Capacity as a Step Toward Nonprofit Sustainability

Release Date:

02/14/2018

... of 16 bank and foundation funders and the Mayor’ s Office for Economic Opportunity, set out to support ... shows that program participants are exceeding their high schools ’ graduation rates...

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Insights

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The Scherman Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Harrowing Journeys: Children and Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... by high levels of abuse, trafficking and exploitation. Some are more vulnerable than others: those travelling alone, those with low levels of education and those undertaking longer journeys...

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Sector News

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Children, Youth and Families

International/Foreign Affairs

Rockefeller Foundation Announces ShiftLabs: A Community Design Lab on the Future of Work

Release Date:

02/28/2018

... work as we know it is shifting, and rapidly. Jobs are no longer as clearly defined. Workers cannot expect to stay in ... automation, and artificial intelligence are driving some of these...

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

13 Nov 2025

Exploring Alternative Operating Models for Nonprofits

Thursday, November 13, 2025 -

9:30am to 12:30pm

... an increasing number of nonprofit leaders may need to consider a reimagining of their organization’ s operating structure. Join us for an interactive panel ... , President and Chief Executive Officer, The...

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Breakout Discussion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Co-Impact Launches Systems Response Fund to Strengthen Systems Around the World

Release Date:

04/06/2020

... our Systems Response Fund, for funders seeking to support some of the critical work being done to respond to the ... Health systems are on the front lines, but the effects...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

Carnegie, Helmsley, Wallace and Gates Support Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour

Release Date:

10/15/2015

... Newsgathering Partnership of EdWeek and PBS NewsHour Education Week and the "PBS NewsHour" on Thursday announced a ... has contributed education journalism to the "NewsHour...

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Member News

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Communications/Media

Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Wallace Foundation

Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals

Release Date:

02/22/2018

... the announcement from Amazon, Chase and Warren Buffet’ s company, Berkshire Hathaway , around a new approach to ... developing partnerships and alliances aimed at the SDGs. Some are already...

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Insights

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Johnson & Johnson

Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

Release Date:

12/13/2018

... the 2015 law —the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully underway. Now that all fifty ... equity should keep close eye on ways that ESSA’ s structure creates new, unforeseen challenges for...

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Member News

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Three Essential Insights on International Impact Investing

Release Date:

09/08/2014

... America that offered insights for philanthropist seeking to make investments internationally. The first two ... Development Bank (IDB), members of the IDB’ s Multilateral Investment Fund and the Linked...

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Insights

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Impact Investing

To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize” in the book “What It’ s Worth: Strengthening the Financial Future of Families, ... given, and defining “the problem” as the inability of some to manage within...

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Insights

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Citi Foundation

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities

Release Date:

10/14/2020

... human rights in Nigeria, to building a pipeline for Latino education leaders across the US. They are working towards ... Social Enterprise Ghana is steering the country’ s burgeoning...

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Member News

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International/Foreign Affairs

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses - New Report by The Century Foundation

Release Date:

09/12/2019

... over the services offered in the contracting college’ s name. There are downsides to handing over responsibilities ... as bad as many had suspected, if not worse: in return for some...

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Member News

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Education

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The Century Foundation

27 Nov 2012

Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00pm

... Philanthropies, recently announced a major initiative to reduce inmate recidivism using the social impact bond ... been at the forefront of building the enabling environment to appropriately test the social...

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Tools & Strategies

09 Dec 2009

All Politics Is Local: Where Are Women and Girls?

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 -

2:00pm to 6:00pm

... : Philanthropy New York members concerned with poverty, education , health, and other issues affecting women and ... New York Funders of Women and Girls is pleased to present "All Politics Is Local: Where...

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Issue-Based

15 Jun 2016

CFF Annual Gathering

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... on June 15 at Colors Restaurant. You don’t have to be a “food funder” to join us! Whether your focus is on hunger, health, education , food chain workers, youth engagement, neighborhood .....

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All Funders

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Food Systems

Carnegie Corporation of New York Appoints Louise Richardson as President

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... terrorism, has served as a member of the Corporation’ s board of trustees since 2013. As its new president, she ... breadth, and a proven dedication to our work in democracy, education , and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

30 Jan 2014

Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013: What You Need to Know

Thursday, January 30, 2014 -

8:00am to 11:00am

St. Regis Hotel

... Act of 2013, the most comprehensive reform of New York’ s nonprofit laws in decades. The new requirements, most of ... require virtually all New York nonprofits and their boards to evaluate their current...

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

20 Sep 2023

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering 2023

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

Community Food Funders (CFF) is excited to be back hosting our 8th Annual Gathering , returning after a four-year hiatus! Please join us to meet new colleagues, learn about CFF programs, and be ... the 2023 CFF...