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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

Release Date:

04/18/2012

... how they can tackle startling levels of unemployment. In New York City, funders are focused on developing new ... funding, leaving New York City behind many other cities in new demand-side workforce approaches...

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Insights

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All Funders

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the World Cities Forum Leadership Exchange Programme

Release Date:

10/26/2017

... exchange designed to specifically support world cities in the development of best practices for advancing cultural ... shaping public policy. As Mayors around the world invest in cultural projects ranging from...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Samsher (Sam) Singh Gill Named President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Release Date:

01/11/2021

... skills, and an ability to drive effective partnerships. In his leadership role at the Knight Foundation, Sam oversaw more than $100 million in annual grant making across the foundation’s programs in...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Doris Duke Foundation

18 Jan 2017

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (All day) to Friday, February 3, 2017 (All day)

... tools and skills learned to: Discuss philanthropy’s role in the social change ecosystem Respond to legal and ethical ... officers Discuss evaluation and learning methods used in philanthropy Recognize...

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Professional Development

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

Release Date:

10/24/2013

... requirements. Therefore, we should expect variation in the success of implementation from one state to another. ... basic strategies to accomplish this: A new marketplace in each state for people to buy a...

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The Commonwealth Fund

The New York Community Trust Gives $6 Million for Legal Aid to Detained Immigrants, Climate Resilience, and More

Release Date:

12/08/2017

... grants totaling $6 million to nonprofits to improve life in New York City and beyond. Funded projects address flood ... Trust Leadership Fellows program, which trains mid-level nonprofit managers to lead. This...

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Aging

Environment and Climate Change

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Immigration

15 Jul 2010

EarlyLearn NYC: New Opportunities for Innovative System-Building with Quality

Thursday, July 15, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:30am

MEMBERS : Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on ... Services (ACS). WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All funders interested in early education and child care services in New...

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Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm

Release Date:

03/10/2021

... Three organizations received grants to bring critical resources to local Texas communities devastated by the recent ... private charitable foundation, awarded a total of $75,000 in grants to three...

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Disaster Relief

Food Systems

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Sozosei Foundation

The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives at NYC Community Organizations

Release Date:

12/09/2021

... announced today that it has awarded a total of $20,000 in grant funding for innovative HIV prevention and services ... New Yorkers, often with reduced funding and other resources ,” said Jarrett Lucas,...

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Health

LGBTQ

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Stonewall Community Foundation

Learning Exchange and Discussions (in partnership with Race and Equity in Philanthropy Group)

A three-part intensive cohort exchange Are you a leader in a foundation that has committed to equity work but is now ... introducing new equity-focused policies and practices in your foundation? Would you enjoy a...

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... here . With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to ... are racial and ethnic minorities. For black males in their 30's, 1 in...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Children, Youth and Families

Justice Reform

Social Justice

Palau to Sign National Marine Sanctuary Into Law; Bloomberg and Tiffany-supported Global Ocean Legacy Campaign Win

Release Date:

10/22/2015

... one of the world's largest protected areas of ocean in the Pacific island nation's waters. President Tommy E. ... law as early as Monday as Friday is a national holiday in Palau. "Today is a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Oak Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues

Release Date:

08/06/2020

... totaling $1.5 million for providers of higher education in prison. The grants will allow incarcerated students across the nation to continue learning while in -person instruction is paused as part of ongoing...

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Mellon Foundation

As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South

Publication date:

02/2013

Grantmakers for Southern Progress commissioned this report exploring how Southern and national funders support social justice work in the South; how local, regional and national foundations think and talk about social justice work in the South; and the major barriers and facilitating factors ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

Changing Corporate Behavior through Shareholder Activism

Publication date:

09/2010

... work and reports on the numerous concrete changes in corporate behavior that NCF has helped to promote through ...

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Report

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Finance & Asset Management

Public Policy

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

Publication date:

03/2011

This report analyzes how the humanitarian community and the ... volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and recommends ways to improve coordination and ...

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Report

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Information Technology

Volunteerism

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Disaster Relief

Technology

Evaluating the Charitable Deduction and Proposed Reforms

Publication date:

06/2012

... charitable contribution deduction. This Urban Institute report provides context for policymakers who may be ...

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The Philanthropic Landscape: The State of General Operating Support

Publication date:

11/2012

In The State of General Operating Support , NCRP notes that ... reported general operating support increased 34 percent in 2008-2010 compared to 2004-2006, but the share of such ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Leveraging the Power of Foundations: An Analysis of Program-Related Investments

Publication date:

05/2013

... at Indiana University analysis of key trends in foundation engagement in program-related investments between 2000 and 2010 finds ... interest in PRIs, and that many foundations that use PRIs report successful results, but their use is still limited to ...