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Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

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09/19/2019

... the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians . All are U. S . organizations working to support immigrant and refugee ... of money—and a drop in the proverbial bucket. That’ s why one of my first tasks when I...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

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09/20/2021

... racial equity. This series of grants brings Salesforce’ s total investment in education to more than $140 million. As ... care. I often say that we’re stronger together and it’ s partnerships with...

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Philanthropy New York Board and Public Policy Committee Approves New Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

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09/29/2022

... comment on September 9, 2022. Philanthropy New York’ s public policy work intends to create a stronger operating ... in New York. Justification: Philanthropy New York’ s public policy work intends to create a...

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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

... to data reported by the Foundation Center, the nation’ s more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations distributed nearly ... any nonprofit located anywhere in New York City visits www .BoardServeNYC.org and applies...

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Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

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02/14/2012

... used to be an afterthought. At Philanthropy New York’ s January 10th program “Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’ s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism,” the program’ s...

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Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard

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07/09/2010

... the greatest impact. We are pleased to have the session’ s moderator, Ashley Blanchard , Senior Consultant at TCC ... and new ideas are tested. George Soros created OSI’ s Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation...

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Resources for Racial Equity

... fostering collaboration between diverse communities. Vu’ s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score ... region of the country and across nearly every aspect of U. S . life, few foundations...

Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

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09/05/2014

... Core], because they can just rely on their salespeople’ s relationships [with state and district purchasers].” Now, ... among textbook publishers. But without philanthropy’ s help, this marketplace may...

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Education

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Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/05/2013

... experts . The thread of comments following Wayan Vota’ s “ Open Letter to Peter Buffett ” is fascinating, albeit ... This reminds me of the biting irony in Jacques Barzun’ s description of philanthropy in The...

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We are In a Time of New Suns

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10/19/2022

... in August of 2022. The Center for Effective Philanthropy’ s report, Much Alarm, Less Action: Foundations and Climate ... their mission and resources, but still believe that it’ s an urgent problem and haven’t...

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14 Nov 2025

NYS Census 2030 Launch - A Webinar Hosted by New York State Census Partnership

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

... and how to get involved as we look toward 2030. It’ s not too early—now is the time to begin laying the groundwork for a fair and accurate count. It’ s going to take all of us, working together, to ensure...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Scholarship on America’s Immigration History, including Interactive Graphics

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12/17/2015

Mellon Foundation Supports Scholarship on America’ s Immigration History, including Interactive Graphics ... along the Mexican border, the University of Richmond’ s Digital Scholarship Lab created this detailed...

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

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02/12/2010

... as well as funding in specific states and cities in the U. S . to increase public support for addressing climate issues. ... stark challenges before us, including the need for the U. S . to move forward with...

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The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

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09/09/2013

... measure and demonstrate the impact of their organization’ s charitable work. Lisa Frantzen, Senior Director of ... Gain Goal Clarity. What are the goals of your program( s )? All stakeholders of a program must...

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Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

... Leading the charge on an issue can bring an organization’ s work into the spotlight—and sometimes also under a ... Economy (LAANE) , learned this when her own organization’ s work came under scrutiny for less-...

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A Critical Catalyst: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/30/2013

... issues that came up during the course of the Commission’ s analysis: 1. Evacuation s . Evacuation policy during Hurricane Sandy was generally ... Health, which works to understand and improve the nation’...

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Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. Announces Two New Board Members

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10/14/2020

... youth between the ages of 14 and 24. Randy and Cynthia’ s professional accomplishments and diversity of experience ... new perspectives to the board and enhance the Foundation’ s efforts to develop deep...

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If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let's Start in Our Back Yard

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04/14/2021

If We Want to Strengthen Democracy, Let' s Start in Our Back Yard By: Martha King, Senior Program ... midterm elections, electoral experts called New York’ s voting system the worst in the country, noting it...

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