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02 Nov 2023

Acknowledging Inflation in our Grantmaking Practice - for CEOs, CFOs, and Trustees

Thursday, November 2, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... can drastically reduce over time: a $50,000 grant in the year 2000 is very different from what the same amount can buy in 2023 . Yet, many funders continue to give the same amounts to long-term grantees...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Three Ways Funders Delude Themselves About Equity

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... geography. It seems elementary, but investing time and resources to gain clarity around equity is critical. If you ... areas in which to make change. They vow to make grantees report on their board and staff...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Nine Graphs That Show How Hard It Is To Be a Homeless Student In New York City

Release Date:

08/19/2016

... poverty on those students is immense and is detailed in a report released Wednesday by the Institute for Children, ... and Homelessness — a New York-based nonprofit. The report is notable partly because it...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

Release Date:

05/22/2013

... the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers looked for resources that would help guide funding organizations in how ... is important to understand the dynamics at play. To that end , the Council of New Jersey...

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Clinton Foundation Spinoff Reverses on Refiling Tax Forms

Release Date:

11/06/2015

The Clinton Health Access Initiative has again reversed itself on fixing errors on its federal tax filings and now says it plans to submitted amended returns.

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Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation

Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update

Release Date:

04/10/2013

... New York member, I’m looking forward to this year ’s Annual Meeting as an opportunity to connect with ... — especially its least advantaged — has access to the resources necessary to maximize its potential...

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This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... five boroughs, WNYC first reported. As a start, the Human Resources Administration sent out a letter to all city ...

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Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

Release Date:

05/03/2018

... leaders recently unveiled the organization’s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students now match or ... AP/Dual-Credit completion (see detailed stats below). The report , which spotlights...

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Arabella Advisors Advocates for 12 Good Food Policy Priorities

Release Date:

12/10/2015

... effectively coordinate efforts, leverage one another’s resources , and extend the impact of the food movement. ... into a simple one-page guide. ( Download infographic in PDF format. ) Please share, provide...

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Food Systems

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members

Release Date:

07/01/2021

... are thrilled to add five brilliant women to our board this year as we identify and understand the challenges facing many ... headquarters where she led the organization’s efforts to end gender-based violence,...

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

Release Date:

08/27/2013

TCC Group Director of Philanthropy Chris Cardona analyzes a recent discussion about the role and value of strategic philanthropy for the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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TCC Group

Mellon Foundation Awards $1.3 Million to Chicago Art Institutions

Release Date:

06/03/2014

... Mellon Foundation Chicago Objects Study Initiative, a four- year , inter-institutional pilot program designed to provide ... coursework and training in objects-based research. To that end , COSI will work to...

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Arts

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States

Release Date:

02/19/2015

... to the Zero: 2016 initiative, a national campaign to end veteran and chronic homelessness over the next two years ...

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Veterans

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Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World

Release Date:

08/13/2015

... 1,000 schools, totaling more than 1,500 schools by the end of 2015. In 2014, GivePower Foundation donated solar ... schools in Africa and Central America, exceeding its first year goal to provide light to a...

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Education

Environment and Climate Change

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank of America [Corporate]

Citi Foundation, America’s Promise Award $3 Million for Youth

Release Date:

08/27/2015

... and prepare them for lifelong success. To that end , one- year grants of $250,000 each were awarded through ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance

Release Date:

10/02/2015

... it was mission accomplished for Freedom to Marry. The 12- year -old nonprofit, after all, had been founded with the ... the guests departed, its leaders found themselves at the end of the road. Freedom to Marry...

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Social Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Specialty Food Foundation Addresses Hunger With Social Entrepreneurship

Release Date:

03/02/2016

... first phase of the grant application process through the end of April. New this year , the foundation managing all of the application process ...