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Six Months Later

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05/08/2013

As philanthropy looks back on the last six months of Hurricane Sandy recovery, Health and Environmental Funders ... Communications Associate Lauren Linville shares some of the challenges, opportunities and advice...

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Disaster Relief

Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?

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07/20/2012

... her experience managing the Challenge Fund for Journalism ( a funder collaborative of the Ford, Knight, McCormick and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism foundations) and learning some of the...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

... James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund and a presenter at our recent program on the Supreme Court’ s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, share his thoughts on...

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Public Policy

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Health

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The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

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05/03/2012

... arts and culture for people with disabilities. PhilanTopic' s Laura Cronin discusses the outcomes of that meeting and share some thoughts on foundation funding for the disabled. .....

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Arts

Catalyzing Networks for Social Change: A Funder’s Guide

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11/2011

... explore what it takes for grantmakers to cultivate a network mindset, and offer recommendations for how funders can effectively build the capacity of networks and share what they’re learning with the broader field. Catalyzing Networks for Social Change: A Funder’ s Guide ...

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Working with Grantees: The Keys to Success and Five Program Officers Who Exemplify Them

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05/2010

... foundation-grantee relationships hinge on the prowess of individual program officers, whose abilities may vary widely within a single foundation. This research explores what grantees ... keys to success. Five high-performing program officers share their stories. Working with Grantees: The Keys to ...

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Program Staff

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Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings from the Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

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01/2017

... that participated in taking the FCCAT in the spring of 2016. We believe the findings presented here offer an ... look at how diverse foundations assess their foundation' s capacity. Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings .....

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

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11/28/2017

... well by minorities and women. Using the values and mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ... or NAACP, and the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago -- and with a $300,000...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Grantmaking With a Racial Equity Lens: Using a Racial Equity Analysis

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11/2007

A focus on racial equity can increase your effectiveness at every stage of the grantmaking process. Blending experience and candid advice from grantmakers, this guide explores how a racial equity lens can help you scan your field or ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grants Managers

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Leadership Development

Can Feedback Fuel Change at Foundations?

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05/2011

When foundations make a commitment to getting consistent feedback from their ... to driving change as a result of the GPR, based on CEP’ s experience delivering results to some 200 foundations. Can ...

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Grants Managers

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Evaluation

Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration

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09/30/2013

... CEO Lorie Slutsky were among the speakers at the opening of the Independent Sector annual conference. Innovation ... innovation and since life is evolving we “live in a constant state of...

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New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014

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01/13/2014

... Foundation President Darren Walker is among the "new era of foundation leaders" profiled in this Chronicle of Philanthropy article. A dozen of the nation’ ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Leadership Development

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Ford Foundation

Robin Hood Gala Brings in $60-Million for Antipoverty Groups

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05/14/2014

New York’ s Robin Hood Foundation raised $60-million for ... night at its annual gala, the biggest event on the city’ s philanthropic social circuit, writes The Wall Street ... immigrants and their families, will...

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Nonprofit Financials

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Social Justice

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New York Life Foundation Backs Pilot Program for Future Entrepreneurs

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04/20/2015

... companies that replicate the functions and demands of a real business. All students will receive business coaching from VEI' s business partners, including employees from New York Life...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Terry Fulmer Takes the Helm as President of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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06/11/2015

Terry Fulmer Takes the Helm as President of the John A . Hartford Foundation Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, has joined the John A . Hartford Foundation and taken up her role as its new ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Health

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Verizon Foundation: Innovative Learning Program Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Careers

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07/24/2017

... low. Men make up 80 percent of the tech industry’ s global workforce. Facebook’ s workforce is only made up of ... in STEM careers by reaching middle-school girls through...

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What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA

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09/07/2017

What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’ s Move to Roll Back DACA Shortly after the Trump ... administration announced on Tuesday that it would rescind a federal program that offered legal protections to...

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Immigration

Urban Institute and JP Morgan Release Issue Brief on Workforce Programs

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12/16/2015

... Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the new law of the land governing public workforce programs—programs ... the preceding Workforce Innovation Act is that WIOA puts a stronger focus on engaging employers...

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