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Time To Revisit Reporting

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... tends to stay in the program officer’s head and/or the files . Preliminary conversations with grants managers, ... the time. ‘No one is reading this, it’s just for the files . What really matters is what I put...

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The New York Women's Foundation

Open Funding Opportunity for the Justice Fund at The New York Women's Foundation

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01/07/2020

The Justice Fund at The New York Women’s Foundation is excited to announce that we are seeking grant proposals focused on Community Engagement and Systems Change efforts and initiatives.

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RFPs Etc

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Justice Reform

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NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce

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04/28/2015

Patricia Jenny, VP for Grants, discusses the need for tech-focused investments so NYC can stay competitive.

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

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Bank of America and JPMorgan Work to Find Social Enterprise Solutions to Break Down Employment Barriers

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08/11/2015

Independent research shows that every $1 social enterprises spend returns $2.23 in benefits to society.

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'

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01/17/2018

... for Success' model, in which employers assume the cost of job retention services only if proven successful - a .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years

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01/31/2018

... lines as it’s already been pursuing. In a recent announcement , the company said it intends to increase its ...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Spreads its Urban Development Money to Paris

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11/05/2018

... $30 million over five years to programs to teach job skills and expand small businesses in Seine-Saint-Denis ... France a decade ago. CEO Jamie Dimon planned to follow the announcement with a visit to the city...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative

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07/31/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, today announced that Atlanta will become the second city to participate in The Rockefeller Foundation's Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

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04/18/2013

After the staggering job losses that followed the economic downturn, many funders ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Lessons from the Field: Becoming Strategic: The Evolution of the Flinn Foundation

Publication date:

03/2009

In 2002, Arizona’s Flinn Foundation began implementing a strategy that focused on boosting its state’s bioscience economy and relied heavily on building collaborative partnerships. Since that time, Arizona has had dramatic increases in jobs, research funding, businesses, and wages within the bioscience sector. This case study illustrates the benefits of taking a strategic approach to maximize a foundation’s impact. It describes how Flinn’s leaders narrowed the Foundation’s focus and assessed its performance.

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Economic Security

Report Shows Some Success For NYC's Young Men's Initiative

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07/28/2014

... and Open Society Foundations, was successful at increasing job placement and internship attendance for at-risk males who left school without a job . According to a city-prepared, 15-page progress report ...

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Guide to Collaborative Philanthropy

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10/2016

... and goals. The “Toolkit” includes things like a chair job decision, application for a new collaborative group, ...

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Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders

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02/23/2017

... published Steven Dawson’s fourth Pinkerton Paper in his Job Quality Series, this one on Social Enterprise: Proceed, ...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Markle Foundation President and CEO Zoë Baird Writes About Where Amazon Should Build Their New Headquarters

Release Date:

12/05/2017

As it eyes a home for HQ2, Amazon should focus less on tax incentives and instead choose a location where policymakers are committed to building a skills-based labor market that prepares workers for the digital economy.

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