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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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Community Development

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ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

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01/23/2018

... 59-year-old Mississippi man is petitioning the Department of Agriculture to let him use food stamps on kibble and pet ... low-income people from cutting their pets' meals. “It’ s potentially game-changing...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems

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05/29/2013

... implement and finance infrastructure. In the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy , the RE.invest Initiative today announced it has ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

... who raised test scores despite students being displaced by Hurricane Sandy were among seven city educators honored Wednesday. ... individual prize of $5,000 and $2,500 for their school’...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Fund for the City of New York

Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

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01/09/2014

... Bessemer Trust For those who may have missed one of her viral tweets, Vivienne Harr is the new face of the ... how important it is to identify “blind spots” in one’ s grantmaking practice and...

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Evaluation

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Bessemer Trust

Insights from “A Fireside Chat on the ‘True Costs’ of Nonprofits”

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08/03/2022

... of a nonprofit. In a rich discussion led by David S . Cohen , CEO of Doc Wayne Youth Services, Katie Tetrault , ... currently have a flat indirect-cost policy of around...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... PBS will premiere Ford Foundation funded BREAKING BIG, a 12 -episode documentary series, explores the unexpected journey to success of some of the world' s most...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

After a Gay Rights Victory, a New Challenge for Grantmakers

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07/10/2013

... New York Two days before the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that occurred on the streets of my own ... a unconscionable blow to voting rights, the Court’ s ruling on same-sex...

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Children, Youth and Families

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All Funders

11 Jun 2018

Education and Homelessness - Working Together for Students Experiencing Homelessness (Part 2) - A Webinar

Monday, June 11, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... on a first come, first served basis.* This is Part 2 of a two-part webinar series. Part 1 can be found here ... learnings from their own work at the intersection of education and homelessness and opportunities...

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All Funders

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Education

Housing and Homelessness

Sarah Eagle Heart of Native American Philanthropies Clarifies Debate Around Labels for Indigenous Communities

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02/02/2017

Sarah Eagle Heart of Native American Philanthropies Clarifies Debate Around ... first nations? Are you Native American? American Indian? What ' s the right label? Sarah Eagle Heart of...

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After the Q&A

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Native Americans in Philanthropy

Avila Kilmurray, Global Fund for Community Foundations, Talks About Philanthropy Outside North America

Release Date:

06/08/2015

... About Philanthropy Outside North America In many ways, it' s been a bit of a hidden story, what ' s going on in the global south, and indeed in Eastern .....

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PhilTalks

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Whitney Biennial Artists Take A Hard Look At America, And Find Ways To Connect

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03/23/2017

... Find Ways To Connect The Whitney Biennial is a snapshot of American creativity and sometimes a reflection of our culture. What moods and themes did curators find when putting together ...

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Caught Our Attention

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Arts

Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense

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04/18/2017

Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, ... you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation' s mission and what has your foundation done differently in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

02/17/2017

... more than 4,000 individuals who were lynched in 12 southern states between 1871 and 1950. Stevenson is also ... are too often denied proper representation. His powerful 2012 TED talk, We Need to Talk About an...

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Philanthropy’s Best

Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

Legacy Foundations and Risk-Taking: Different Approaches to Empowered Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/07/2017

... philanthropic and social sector advisor. Find her at www .daramajor. com and follow her @daramajor. For the last decade or so, ... should guide philanthropy. Meanwhile, disasters – let’ s call...

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Navigating the Evolving Political Landscape: Resources for Philanthropy

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03/2025

... sustainable, and democratic society, many members of the Philanthropy New York community are asking what is ... & Nonprofit Sectors United Philanthropy Forum' s overview of executive actions that impact the philanthropic ... – Relevant events from our network. Wednesday, March 12 , 2pm ET Democracy and Philanthropy in These Times - A .....

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Benchmarks

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The William C. Bullitt Foundation

Public Policy

Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Release Date:

11/26/2013

... piece for The Chronicle of Philanthropy . https:// www .youtube. com /watch?v=9aQ_yKIUGyc “As long as shadowy donors are ... contributions to sway elections and as long as those ...

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10 Oct 2024

Disaster Risk Reduction: How Philanthropy Can Empower a Resilient Future- A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, October 10, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... risk and managing residual risk.” In recognition of October’ s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction , the Center ... and why to support DRR activities in their grantmaking and donations...

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Disaster Relief

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections

Release Date:

04/09/2018

... network announced an initiative that will see a group of scholars analyze the impact of social media on elections ... , the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , the John S . and James L...

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