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UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges

Release Date:

07/10/2019

... census, this new threat means that important philanthropic resources will now be siphoned for litigation and the ... for those community-based GOTC efforts. The Fund’s first grant was to the Rockefeller...

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Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border

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10/03/2019

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to see firsthand the horrid and inhumane living conditions in which the migrants at our Southern Border find themselves.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Immigration

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Tides

Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

... announced its new strategic plan, which centers its grant -making and advocacy structure to invest — ... by investing, over five years, $25 million towards resources and support for organizations led by and for...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan

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08/07/2018

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Gender Justice

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... that are typically on opposite sides to come together in common cause. Given our history of work in this arena, ... celebrate our freedom to argue and debate, and to join in common cause wherever we can...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

Monday, March 23, 2015 -

11:45am to 2:00pm

In November, the Mayor’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force released a report that identified food-service as one of six priority sectors for workforce development - a surprise given the traditional perception of food service as being limited in career...

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Workforce Development

02 Apr 2014

Grantee Executive Transitions – When and How to Engage as Funders

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Foundations give grants to organizations. But let’s be real: leadership matters.

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Issue-Based

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Leadership Development

Centering Racial Equity for Generational Impact

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06/24/2021

... that provide more multiyear GOS than typical share a common set of values for their work. They prioritize funder ... by connecting grantmakers to the relationships and resources necessary for thriving...

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Keeping in Touch, Building Trust

Release Date:

03/10/2021

... there were problems, I would be connected to the people or resources that could support me. Today, I am a program ... barriers and start building trust. Invariably, we find common histories or interests. We...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

15 Apr 2010

Educational Neglect: Rethinking Intersections between the Education and Child Protective Systems

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... April 13th). NON-MEMBERS: Please fill out this online form . A Philanthropy New York MEMBERS BRIEFING sponsored by ...

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11 Sep 2013

What’s Looming Overhead? The Current Debate Around Funding Indirect Costs of Nonprofits

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Funding overhead costs using grant funds has been a much debated topic in philanthropy — ... foundations, often limit or exclude overhead costs in grant funding, arguing that such expenses do not contribute to the...

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15 Dec 2014

Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color

Monday, December 15, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

If we listened to girls and young women of color, what would they tell us? To find out, African American Policy Forum (AAPF), in partnership with local organizations, is hosting town hall hearings in cities throughout the country allowing community...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

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09/02/2013

Aetna, a leading global health care solutions company, has appointed Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. as President of the Aetna Foundation. A national expert on health disparities and health care quality, Graham served as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the...

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Health

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Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

Release Date:

06/10/2015

... movement is more than just the message or simply making a grant – it is also who is sharing your message that counts. ... awareness of these life-saving lessons long after a grant has been made or a program or...

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Community Development

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The ZAC Foundation

19 Nov 2015

Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy

Thursday, November 19, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Working Groups invites you to a targeted discussion of the grant and its impact. Our focus – what lessons can be drawn ...

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PNY Adds Legal Series to Core Curriculum

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01/06/2016

Listening to our members, we’ve developed a legal series on grants to individuals, international grantmaking, and family foundations that PNY will be presenting in 2016 and will be added to the set of PNY Core programs in future years.

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

Melissa Beck at the Educational Foundation of America says there are three reasons to divest: economics, ethics and alignment with grantmaking.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Educational Foundation of America

08 Oct 2015

Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Over the past five years, the “maker movement” has generated significant buzz, and “makerspaces” are popping up in libraries, museums and schools.

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Education

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New York City

Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking

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06/29/2017

... Yet, in the early 2000s, CIS found out the hard way that grant -fueled growth does not ensure operational efficiency or ... staff training, went begging while CIS pressed ahead with grant -fueled program growth...

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