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Arcus Foundation

24 Apr 2012

Foundation Assets as Social Change Agents: Sustainable Investing for the Public Benefit

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... strategic harmonization of asset management and grant -making. Harmonizing investments requires analysis of ...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways to improve...

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The TransitCenter Shares New Video: The Legacy of Racism in Transit - How We Got Here and What to Do About It

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10/06/2021

... who contributed their insights to this video. Additional resources Recent TransitCenter research explores how transit ...

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TransitCenter

Evolution of the Work Place in Hybrid Times

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12/2022

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. In the middle of Year 3 of a global pandemic, mask mandates are still being lifted, boosters are becoming optional, and there is an ever-evolving conversation of how we come back together and build back a new and better workplace. While there is no roadmap to a hybrid workplace that will work for every organization, we can...

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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)

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06/24/2014

... and interoperable, establishing Mozilla Open Badges , a common , open-source system for the issuance, collection, and ...

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The New York Community Trust

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

New Citi Foundation Report - Funding from a Place of Trust

Release Date:

06/30/2020

... time to strengthen an organization and to achieve results. Grant terms of 5-7 years should become the new standard. GOS is a form of “trust capital.” A trust-based relationship is ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

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04/13/2021

... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in Fairbanks, Alaska is an ... Southern Cooperatives that provides beginning farmers with resources , professional development and...

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Doris Duke Foundation

27 Jan 2015

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 7:30am to Friday, January 30, 2015 - 5:00pm

... Funding Recommendations and Decisions Managing the Grant Portfolio Maximizing Grant Impact (Since PNY offers an extensive course on ... (i.e., CEO and/or Board, grantees) Assessment of grant...

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How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

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01/06/2021

... community and staff. Our role as funders is to provide resources to nonprofits and let them decide how those funds ... based on leadership, the management team, strategy, resources and the ability to execute...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

... the practice, consider potential benefits and grapple with common challenges. A mini-case study shows how collaborative ...

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Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation

... unearth assumptions that underlie their work, establish common language, and develop strong action plans. ...

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State Education Chancellor Defends Teacher and School Evaluations

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11/22/2013

... for their students’ performance on tests aligned to Common Core standards for ensuring college readiness... State ...

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Philanthropy New York

Creating Enduring Value at a Corporate Foundation: Bridging the Gap Between Brand and Cause

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09/24/2013

... is enormous when you can marshal the attention and resources of your organization, deploy them in a way that is ... a surprisingly overlooked group. Awareness, education and resources — particularly on the...

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... and caps support for overhead at 15 percent of a total grant amount. Some would argue (and, in fact, did, at the ... back to a set cap on administrative expenses covered by a grant , which is a practical, if...

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New York Health Foundation

12 Sep 2012

Technology and the Promise of Blended Learning

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 11:00am to Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:00pm

The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street at Madison Ave, NYC

Students, educators and philanthropists have shown an enthusiastic appetite for digital learning. Yet education technology, with its potential to personalize learning, boost student achievement and lower costs, is still seen by some as more fad than...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

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07/29/2009

More than 30 grantmakers gathered on July 9th for a discussion of family foundation lifespan considerations co-sponsored by the Foundation Center and Philanthropy New York. We asked David R. Wolcheck, Research Associate at the Foundation Center, and...

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