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29 Jan 2025

Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 5:30pm

... opportunities, including practical tools, strategies and resources to complement the work of partners on the ground ... to secure the first community benefits agreement in the history of the US South,...

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A Road Less Traveled….

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11/01/2011

... categories—those who want to get to their destination in the quickest time and those who want to take the “scenic ... and don’t consider time something to be conquered. In philanthropy, it is easy to view...

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"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

... Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy By: Donita Volkwijn, Senior Director, ... trope, revealing the challenges faced by DEI specialists in effecting genuine...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

... home of one of the largest public housing communities in the city, was host to a number of funders from New ... Beginning at the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF), in Dumbo, representatives of the Liz...

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Start a Giving Circle This Summer

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06/15/2011

... ways we can help make it better. With the slight decrease in workload that comes during the season, this is perhaps the ... each year 10.9 million children under age five who live in underdeveloped countries...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New Grants for Immigrant Families Facing Deportation

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06/21/2017

... Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation is announcing $72,500 in new grants through its Immigrant Rights Fund, a special initiative created by Foundation donors in the weeks after the 2016 presidential election...

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18 Oct 2018

What Funders Need to Know about “Public Charge”: An Analysis of the Published Rule and How Funders Can Take Action - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, October 18, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... most radical change to our nation’s immigration policy in decades. Although targeting immigrants, the rule would ... Please click on the "Register Now" link above. Dial- in and webinar information...

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How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

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02/26/2020

... most of us out of bed. With power out and the island in total darkness, we took to the streets to speak to our ... a 6.5-magnitude earthquake, something virtually unknown in Puerto Rico, as the last major...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes Three New Trustees

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06/22/2020

... of New Jersey. “Ms. Gbowee won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for leading a women's peace movement that helped bring an end to a four-year civil war in Liberia. Ambassador Guéhenno is a former French...

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Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families

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01/20/2021

... what information it has. Despite these obstacles, nonprofit organizations soon organized to find parents and ... organizations (and Tinker Foundation grantees) Justice in Motion and the Cyrus R. Vance Center...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public Service

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03/02/2021

... Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public Service NEW YORK, NY: From climate change to ... Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program, launching in the 2021-2022 academic year, to help...

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The Teagle Foundation Announces Nearly $4 Million in New Grants for Liberal Arts Education

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06/07/2022

The Teagle Foundation Announces Nearly $4 Million in New Grants for Liberal Arts Education Today, the Teagle ... access to liberal arts education, announced $3,940,600 in new grants. These grants, awarded to a...

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15 Jul 2025

Fostering Citizen Engagement and Trust, 21st-Century Style - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... PNY members.* Today, democracy is under threat and trust in government is at historically low levels. Nevertheless, ... engagement and tech to give the public a greater voice in problem solving today and into...

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice 2024-2025

Intensive cohort training for organizations interested in building equitable practice Has your organization been ... to better achieve racial equity? Are you interested in deepening your critical analysis of...

Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... a dearth of proposals to the board for support. Beginning in late 2008, however, something was different—we weren’t ... seeing the typical list of potential projects “penciled in ” for the coming year. By 2009...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Announces Its Resilience NYC Grants

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11/20/2017

... Oliveira, The Foundation’s President and CEO. Created in December 2016 in response to the shifting national political landscape and ... would face increased demands for services with strained resources...

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Simons Foundation Announces First Pivot Fellowship Recipients

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09/07/2022

... as they apply their talent and expertise to a new field in mathematics or the natural sciences. Each fellow will receive support for one year of training in their new field under a mentor, followed by the .....

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Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day

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03/08/2023

... Women’s Day. First recognized by the United Nations in 1977, this global holiday celebrates women’s ... women’s issues, many of our grantmakers have dedicated resources to elevating feminist thought and...

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