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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

... altruism and giving and human biology. Since we are deep in the middle of the “Giving Season,” I decided to look ... dogs, fish, and reptiles (cats seem to do their own things in their own ways and full...

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18 May 2023

Waking the Sleeping Giant of Electoral Politics - A Webinar Hosted by GoVoteNYC

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10:00am to 11:30am

Now outnumbering Baby Boomers, Millennials are the largest American adult cohort, and Gen ... next decade, their political clout is growing. Today one in four Gen Z-ers is Latino, 14% are black, and 6% are Asian...

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Awards More Than $1.7 Million to Fight Bias Against Muslims

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03/30/2017

... such work is more urgent than ever before: A February 2017 report from the Southern Poverty Law Center cites a 197 percent surge in anti-Muslim hate groups in 2016. “Prejudice and division...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

... and the funding partnership with Grantmakers In Aging . Philanthropy New York and our local co-funders, ... approach to the challenge of increasing foundation funding in age-related issues. A three-pronged...

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As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

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09/19/2017

... habits is always going to be tricky for a reporter, but in some contexts it’s easier than others — say, at a ... with The New York Times’s health desk, visited to report an article about Brazil’s growing...

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With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”

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04/23/2018

... Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise, a new report which details the activities, visibility, value, and ... part of more networks: 44 of the 50 largest US cities are in two or more of the 15 networks and...

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Citi Foundation

Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer

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03/30/2012

In this PhilanTopic interview, Doug Bauer, Executive Director ... Philanthropy New York, discusses how funders can support nonprofit leaders as they deal with the uncertain “new ...

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The Clark Foundation

How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

In this essay accompanying a new Foundation Center study on ...

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Ford Foundation Names Darren Walker as New CEO

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07/25/2013

... Walker—a longtime foundation professional with extensive nonprofit and corporate experience—as its next president... ...

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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03/28/2017

... and foundations to sign on to a Community Letter in Support of Nonpartisanship . The Council on Foundations ... are intent on including a repeal of the Johnson Amendment in tax reform legislation. Philanthropy...

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Taking the Evaluation Leap: Lessons from Urban Alliance’s Six-Year Randomized Controlled Trial

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10/16/2017

... When asked how they know their model works, a nonprofit or foundation will tell you a story. They’ll say ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Encourages Donors to Give Where They Live with $100,000 Match

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11/20/2017

... Community Foundation, which is matching up to $100,000 in donations made that day to select nonprofits at www.BrooklynGives.org . #BrooklynGives is presented in partnership with the Office of the Brooklyn...

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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members

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01/16/2018

... philanthropist, and non-profit advisor who serves in leadership roles on local and national nonprofit and foundation boards. The Foundation, a division ... giving. Its Board oversees its Westchester activities...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members, Names New Chair

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06/14/2023

... a trained executive leadership coach and Society for Human Resources Management Senior Certified Professional. Ms. ... JD from the Georgetown University Law Center and her BA in English from Yale University. “...

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Citi Foundation Issues RFP Aimed at Supporting Community Development Financial Institutions

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06/30/2020

... grant support of up to $500,000 to select CDFIs working in the following geographies: Arizona, California, ...

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Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots

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10/10/2017

... Agency to resume cleanup efforts of radioactive locations in Lewiston and Niagara Falls, warning they still pose a ... waste byproducts from prior industrial uses. The three sites are a parking lot at a...

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Burke Foundation and New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Launch Alliance to Promote Maternal Health and Child Development

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01/05/2023

... to delivering prenatal and pediatric healthcare, to 50 sites by 2026. Though among the wealthiest states, New ... of the worst pregnancy, birth, and infant health outcomes in the country. The situation is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.3 Million in Support of Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Theatre Fields

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10/09/2013

... strengthen the national infrastructure of the professional nonprofit dance, jazz, presenting and theatre fields and ... across the country. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in New York City has announced...

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