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A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

Publication date:

04/2014

Foundations seeking to meet demands for greater transparency have some help in the form of a new guide. “Opening Up: ... and timely way,” says Jen Bokoff, GrantCraft’ s director.. . A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More ...

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A Short Guide to Impact Investing

Publication date:

02/2015

This guide is intended to help bring newcomers into the game. We hope it helps high ... net worth individuals, family offices and others to know some of the questions, if not the answers, to determine what’ s right for them and what to do next to move toward ...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Impact Investing

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Case Foundation

Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

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05/26/2015

... cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness. New therapies targeting a protein called VEGF have shown some success delaying the development of proliferative ... increase the...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

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08/2015

... are opting for a spend-down strategy - meaning they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited timeframe and then close their doors. Some want to "give while living" and be personally involved in their .....

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Sloan Foundation Contributes to Study on 'Superbugs'

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09/07/2016

Sloan Foundation Contributes to Study on 'Superbugs' Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as "superbugs," pose a major public health threat. Some officials have even warned of a post-antibiotic...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Health

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Columbus Statue May Get An ‘Explanation’ Plaque

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08/29/2017

... getting an asterisk. Facing mounting criticism of his plan to remove some of the city’ s monuments — possibly including the Christopher Columbus ...

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Community Development

COVID-19

Philanthropy New York & Funder Programming PNY has moved to virtual programming, utilizing Zoom webinars and meetings. ... through our website and weekly emails. Funder Networks PNY' s networks and...

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association Receives an Outstanding Rating for its Community Reinvestment Initiatives

Release Date:

10/28/2015

... positive impact in part because it was responsive to community development needs. Both of the Firm’ s national bank subsidiaries – the Morgan Stanley Private ... local housing agencies in rehabilitating and...

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

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Housing and Homelessness

Community Development

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults

Release Date:

03/23/2018

... by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults In the study, which ... immune protection against mumps wanes on average 27 years after vaccination, with 25% of...

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Health

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Doris Duke Foundation

Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

Temin and Company CEO Davia Temin recently led our members through an interactive “crisis case” seminar where they could gauge their own reactions and share experiences and feedback with their peers. She talks about that session and the lessons...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2013

PhilanTopic’ s Laura Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation’ s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend ...

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Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

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5 Questions for...Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

... the field of impact investing and what philanthropy can do to strengthen its support of human rights and racial justice. ...

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The Century Foundation

Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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07/25/2013

... inclusion in the philanthropic sector. Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

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03/19/2013

Nathan Cummings Foundation Board Chair James K. Cummings shares what he learned from taking the SNAP Challenge—spending a week eating on $5.27 a day, the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program budget (commonly known as...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Foundations as First Responders?

Release Date:

04/18/2013

We’re pleased to have Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber share the lessons she’ s learned about philanthropic response to disaster — lessons that enabled her to...

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Disaster Relief

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Grants to Individuals: Investing in People and Their Communities

Publication date:

09/2008

... the rigors and rewards of investing in people. Learn how to design and manage a grants- to -individuals program, including developing a theory of ... the right funding mechanism, and finding the right people to support. Grants to Individuals: Investing in People and ...

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Evaluation

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Community Development

Using Competitions and RFPs: Requests for Proposals

Publication date:

12/2004

When does it make sense to hold a grant competition or use an RFP? In addition to looking at management issues to consider along the way, ... goals, communicate with wider audiences, create a learning community, and find ways to work with those who are ...

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Grants Managers

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Evaluation

When Projects Flounder: Coming to the Rescue When Good Grants Go Astray

Publication date:

11/2004

... and offer advice on the most effective and timely way to handle distress signal. When Projects Flounder: Coming to the Rescue When Good Grants Go Astray ...

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Grants Managers

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Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation: Why It Matters and What Works

Publication date:

01/2013

Engaging community residents in evaluation and learning not only strengthens programs by enabling grantmakers to make more informed decisions, it also helps ensure ... measuring the right things and builds community capacity to use evaluation data to support sustainable solutions. ...

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