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Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?

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08/29/2017

... you when you are old and frail? By current standards, it’ s likely to be a middle-aged immigrant woman, with maybe a ... $20,000 a year. And that’ s if you are lucky. If you live in rural...

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Workforce Development

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Where You Live, How You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U.S. Donors

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10/06/2017

... You Live, How You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U. S . Donors A new study sponsored by the nation’ s second ... Charitable, highlights regional differences of giving in the United...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners

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11/17/2017

... this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social ... Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage...

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Civic Engagement

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

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10/26/2018

... that live throughout tropical regions of Central and South America . Many of them have wing patterns and colors that ... by scientists from the University of Chicago shows that in one species, Heliconius cydno...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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17 Nov 2020

Engaging Youth Peer Network: Supporting Youth Givers Across Ages - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee)...

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Tools & Strategies

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Family Foundation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

11 Aug 2022

Practicing the Equitable Evaluation Framework - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 11, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

* The National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and ... and how do we engage with the EEF? Join your colleagues in a conversation about how they are seeding...

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02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm

... cases could reach 1.4 million within just four months, in a worst case scenario. It is a potential catastrophe of ... a $4 million grant to a coalition led by Partners in Health, which will contribute to...

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Teagle Foundation Announces Judith Shapiro as New President

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04/02/2013

... is focused on improving undergraduate student learning in the arts and sciences. Dr. Shapiro was President and ... at Barnard. Walter C. Teagle III, Chair of Teagle’ s Board of Directors, commented that “the...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Announces Board and Staff Appointments

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11/01/2013

... L. (Tony) Milbank . "Both are distinguished professionals in precisely the areas where we work — identifying the best ... Services Cost Review Commission. Ms. Gonzalez comes to her role at the Fund after...

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Pinkerton Foundation Adds $3.8 Million To John Jay Fellowship Initiative

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01/25/2018

... of Criminal Justice for continued support of the school’ s Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative. Now in its sixth year, the Initiative provides funding for up to ... Fellows have been valued...

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Justice Reform

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The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity Established at Princeton University Through Major Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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04/19/2021

... the goal of enhancing and expanding Princeton University’ s fundamental commitment to the college success of talented ... together the University’ s nation-leading initiatives in college...

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Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine

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03/03/2022

... Ukraine Democracy Fund and urge other funders to join us in supporting civil society in Ukraine in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’ s assault on democracy. This...

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Kathleen Regan To Join Commonwealth Fund As Executive Vice President and COO

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07/09/2014

... COO Kathleen Regan will become The Commonwealth Fund’ s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer on ... Ventures, a health care–focused venture capital firm. In 2012 –13, she was a...

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18 Oct 2022

Keeping Your Cup Full: Practices for Self-Care and Cultural Agility

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... the way this flexibility may come at a cost to one’ s emotional, creative, and social energy. This cost is only ... flexibility often requires pausing to care for one’ s self and others. Self care is an...

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New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective

Release Date:

03/20/2015

... them. For as long as there have been foundations investing in worthy causes, there have also been critics rightfully ... out the duplicative, even wasteful ways with which the business of grantmaking often...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels

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12/18/2020

... from future fossil fuel investments. The Foundation’ s Board of Trustees recently approved this new policy, ... halve its total exposure to fossil fuels to less than 1% in the near future...

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New Komen Head Says Organization's Mission is To Save Lives

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07/18/2014

New Komen Head Says Organization' s Mission is To Save Lives The new head of the Susan G. ... Cure says the organization is singly focused these days on its mission of saving lives from breast cancer and the...

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Susan G. Komen Greater New York City

Gender Justice

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24 Mar 2016

Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Making Grants to Individuals March 24 – Best Practices in International Grantmaking April 13 – Self-Dealing ... Learn how to navigate the legal and programmatic issues in making grants outside the United...

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