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Beyond the Glass Cliff: Redefining Leadership in the Non-Profit Sector

Release Date:

06/28/2024

... 1 and it has become more pronounced since the uprisings of 2020 . The challenges leaders of color experience didn’t ... James 2 Kunreuther, Frances and Sean Thomas-Breitfeld ( 2020 ). Race to Lead Revisited:...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

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11/09/2022

... in 2024. RSF Social Finance in support of the Pawanka Fund , which aims to deepen collaboration among ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... Amalgamated Foundation Arca Foundation Arch Community Fund Borealis Philanthropy Brooklyn Community Foundation The ... Island Foundation Daphne Foundation David Rockefeller Fund East Bay Community Foundation...

Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Program Officers as Champions

... program officer. With support from our members through the Fund for 2025, Philanthropy New York is piloting a new ... We had to change our timeline for our inaugural program in 2020 and are finishing up the...

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Headwaters Foundation, and The Whitman Institute Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

Release Date:

01/22/2020

... Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project January 22, 2020 , San Francisco, CA - Today, the Headwaters Foundation, ... might be perpetuating these problems even as we fund to alleviate them? Instead of...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Transformation of the U.S. Food System to Address the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis

Release Date:

07/28/2020

... the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis NEW YORK, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With levels of hunger and nutrition ... Foundation also called for relief and stimulus policies to fund improvements in the resilience of...

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Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

Release Date:

04/26/2021

... mobility in the United States. Announced in September 2020 , Citi’s Action for Racial Equity is a ...

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Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board

Release Date:

05/26/2021

... of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund , Inc. (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law ... Granat, who appears on Barron’s 2021 and 2020 lists of the Most Influential Women in Finance, joined ...

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Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation

Release Date:

06/16/2021

There is no guidebook for leading a foundation through transformational change, particularly when that change comes amidst a global pandemic and a national reckoning on racism.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Mellon Foundation Names Carter Stewart Executive Vice President for Programs

Release Date:

07/21/2021

... the City of Columbus’ response to protests during summer 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. Stewart led a team ...

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Issue Guide: Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

Publication date:

08/2012

Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on simplifying the excise tax on private foundations.

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11/20/2014 - Today’s Libraries - Live Stream Recording and Presentations

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11/2014

View the materials and livestream recording of the program, "Today’s Libraries: Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Makerspaces, and After-school Programming."

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

2/11/2016 - "National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen" Live Stream Recording & PPT Presentation

View materials and recording of the program "National Leadership as Diverse as the U.S. - Philanthropy Can Make It Happen."

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

A Change is Gonna Come: Supporting Our Partners through Leadership Transitions

Release Date:

09/30/2020

... As a family board representing three generations, by 2020 third generation members represented a significant ...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family foundations and family offices are increasingly turning to mission (or impact) investing strategies as a key tool for aligning investments and operations with their mission and objectives. How can you engage your board in a thoughtful...