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Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A National Study of Philanthropic Practice

Publication date:

03/2012

... and improving practices to achieve better results. In light of the global economic downturn, this survey also highlights some of the key shifts in grantmaking since 2008 and what they mean for supporting nonprofit resilience. Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter? A ...

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Report

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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TCC Group

College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

Release Date:

06/11/2013

... Nicole Rodriguez Leach provide our readers with an in -depth recap of both those programs. College and Career ...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Movement Building and System Change

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05/17/2012

This spring, we hosted a members briefing (co-sponsored by the North Star Fund, The New York Women's Foundation, The Daphne Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) that focused on strategies that funders can pursue to help community-based...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Governance

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Community Development

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North Star Fund

Simple and Fast City Contracting

Release Date:

07/17/2013

... simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit health and human services providers. We’re ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Health

What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

Why should people give money to nonprofits responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill? Isn't BP paying for the clean-up efforts? Penny Fujiko Willgerodt, the Executive Director of the Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund for...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

The Business of Philanthropy: “Exit Interviews” with Former and Departing Foundation CEOs

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06/30/2011

How has the increasing influence of business techniques affected the world of philanthropy? Can corporate tools effectively measure success at foundations and nonprofits?

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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The Wallace Foundation

Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

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02/13/2013

An in -depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” ... government officials told an audience of grant makers, nonprofit leaders, and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Public Policy

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Health

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Philanthropy New York

New York Community Trust Announces $4.5 Million in Grants

Release Date:

02/12/2013

... the shortage of affordable housing, and health care. In addition to helping nonprofits help their communities ... system... New York Community Trust Announces $4.5 Million in Grants ...

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2013 Black Male Achievement Fellows Announced

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06/12/2013

The Open Society Foundations, in partnership with Echoing Green, have announced the 2013 ... Male Achievement Fellows. The Open Society Foundations in partnership with Echoing Green awarded the Black Male .....

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Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities

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06/07/2013

... G. Komen foundation canceled its signature 3-Day walk in Washington and six other cities next year, slashing the ... Parenthood... Komen Cancels 2014 Fundraising Events in Seven Cities ...

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It’s Time to Cut Through the Hype of Impact Investing

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08/19/2013

... roles of the Ford Foundation and the F.B. Heron Foundation in the evolution of impact investing. In a time of skyrocketing deficits, uncertain financial ... and staggering need, many government, business, and...

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12 Apr 2012

Star Power: Achieving Impact by Working Effectively with Celebrities (Featuring Kevin Bacon)

Thursday, April 12, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... rise above the din and connect with your target audience in ways that grab attention and then persuade or inspire ... actors, and sports figures can be especially effective in reaching a broader audience and...

New York Community Trust Announces Leadership Fellows Program at Baruch College

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01/22/2015

... Leadership Fellows Program at Baruch College Dozens of nonprofit organizations in the New York City metropolitan area will soon be participating in The New York Community Trust Leadership...

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PNY’s Remaley Quoted in Chronicle Article on Donor-Advised Funds

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11/10/2015

PNY’s Remaley Quoted in Chronicle Article on Donor-Advised Funds As president ... often approach her for cash. But the $14.9 billion in Fidelity’s more than . . . PNY’s Remaley Quoted in...

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Feedback Partners with Rockefeller Foundation, 40 Organizations to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC

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04/19/2016

... Foundation, 40 Organizations to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC London-based environmental nonprofit Feedback has announced a US campaign with The ... coalition will host a series of "Feeding the 5000"...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... four David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships. Located in the US, UK, Australia and Hong Kong, the four non-profit ... do with older adults, vulnerable women and children, and in community philanthropy......

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Bessemer Trust's Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... odds are good that the number of huge gifts to nonprofits in America will continue to climb. If Congress... Bessemer ...

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Novo Foundation Executives Publish Op-Ed Declaring Trump Era a Time to Double Down to End Injustice

Release Date:

01/10/2017

Foundations need to support nonprofits that fight regressive policies aimed at people of color and other minorities.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Former Arcus Foundation E.D. Named Tenement Museum President

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... Museum President Kevin Jennings, a history teacher turned nonprofit leader who is also a former Obama official, has been named the next president of the Tenement Museum in Manhattan. His tenure comes as the...

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