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Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants

Release Date:

01/11/2018

Surdna Foundation Announces Over $600,000 in Impact Investing Grants The Surdna Foundation ... and complement the Foundation’s commitment, announced in February 2017, to allocate $100 million of its endowment .....

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Surdna Foundation

Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa

Release Date:

10/22/2018

... New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa his year, the Mellon Foundation celebrates 30 years of grantmaking in South Africa. Since 1988, when then president William G. ... the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Mellon Foundation

Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

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11/29/2018

Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population The graphic was splashy by the Census ... standards and it showed an...

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Census 2020

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

Release Date:

03/04/2019

... of Color Through Inclusive Investing (36 pages, PDF ), systemic biases deeply embedded in investment practices are restricting access to capital for ... but only 17.5 percent and 19.4 percent of business owners...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

Release Date:

07/18/2019

... at a critical time when the foundation is going all in to support young people of color, their families, and ... their attacks. Hazen’s new board members are leaders in their communities and the national...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy

Release Date:

11/01/2019

... Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy The Role of Philanthropy in Protecting American Democracy There is a new urgency today ... Act, there...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

Release Date:

10/06/2022

... Even persons who’ve dedicated their careers to working in human services with individuals and families who are ... wages, and pay is so low that 60 percent of those working in the sector utilize or have a...

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Insights

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Economic Security

Public Policy

PNY Core: Impact Investing Series

... can have a social impact using all of their financial resources . Participants hear from insights of philanthropic leaders in the world of impact investing, as well as learn the impact ...

Key Facts on Mission Investing

Publication date:

10/2011

... this report. Key Facts on Mission Investing finds that one in seven surveyed foundations are directing their assets to ... assets— are extending the public benefit of their resources . The report also offers perspective from Stephen ...

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Report

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Finance & Asset Management

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Learn Foundation Law

Publication date:

04/2012

... rules around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply ...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

Release Date:

11/19/2012

... and 78 percent of white males graduate from high school in four years. At the current rate of progress, it would take nearly fifty years for black males in the United States to graduate at the same rate as...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

Release Date:

03/15/2010

... to improve the food system. This program was the second in a series of briefings focusing on food policies and practices in New York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play ... have one of the...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Philanthropy New York

Carnegie Corporation Commits $15 Million for Rethinking School Design

Release Date:

03/25/2013

... district-based school design work uses the principles in a new Carnegie Corporation report as a starting point. ... schools use teaching, time, technology, money, and other resources to bring all students to...

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Donor Collaborations: Size Matters Less Than You Think

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05/24/2013

... “High Stakes Donor Collaborations” is important in describing how donors can come together around “a shared multiyear vision around which donors pool talent, resources , and decision making,” but I fear that it...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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SeaChange Capital Partners

07 Mar 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Workplace Flexibility

Monday, March 7, 2011 -

9:30am to 12:30pm

... for foundation administration, including human resources , finance, and operations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ... Administrators Network is a resource for those working in foundation administration. The network meets...

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Network Building

JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job ... ” Mr. Emanuel said in a phone interview. “I need resources...

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Community Development

Workforce Development

Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... its community development programs. The group, based in St. Paul and Fergus, Minn., will use the funds for a range ... vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living...

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores nationwide from July 13 through Aug. 2. The ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban Institute Evaluate Rebuild by Design

Release Date:

09/04/2014

... communities and decision makers can respond to crises in creative ways and work as a region to become more resilient with adequate resources and knowledge.... The Rockefeller Foundation and ...