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F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments

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10/21/2014

... the endowment solely to generate financial returns to fund grants to nonprofits. Heron is making the shift at a ...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

12 Nov 2015

I Didn’t Know You Could Do That With a Family Foundation

Thursday, November 12, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Learn about how your family foundation can move beyond basic grantmaking, from grants to non-charities, scholarships, and international grants, to program-related investments (PRIs), and even advocacy and policy engagement.

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Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

More than $3 million will go to 75 nonprofit organizations as part of GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities, a program that helps healthy food choices and active living take root in underserved communities.

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08 Jun 2016

Legal Series: Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... donors have partnered with fiscal sponsors to create and fund projects, develop new grantmaking programs and build ...

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New York Life Donates $100,000 In Response to Orlando Terrorist Attack

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06/16/2016

... The company will make a $50,000 donation to OneOrlando Fund and $50,000 to the LGBT Center of Orlando. Both ...

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27 Sep 2016

Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Advisor, Fresh Sound Foundation & Common Sense Fund Christina Mallie , Project Director and Co-Founder, ...

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Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol

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05/10/2017

... MaryLee Allen – Director of Policy, Children's Defense Fund Rev. Dr. Clifford Barnett – Pastor, Warren Temple ... United, Casey Family Programs, Children's Defense Fund , AARP, Grandfamilies of...

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Casey Family Programs

24 Jul 2017

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Monday, July 24, 2017 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Arciniegas , Associate Program Officer at Andrus Family Fund , and Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and ... Arciniegas , Associate Program Officer, Andrus Family Fund Edgar Villanueva, Vice...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

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06/19/2017

... She is on the board of directors of MomsRising Education Fund , National Jobs with Justice, and Working America Education Fund . Poo has also been recognized by Newsweek’s 150 ...

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01 Nov 2017

Navigating Uncertain Terrain and International Barriers to Giving

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

International grantmakers often find ourselves working in areas where laws and conditions for grantmaking are challenging to navigate. Recent times have seen an increase in laws and regulations in many areas that are unwelcoming to philanthropy and...

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New York Magazine Profile, "The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers"

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01/08/2018

The New York Magazine article profiles the family that pioneered the oil industry in America wants to expose what Exxon hid from the public about climate change.

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15 Oct 2018

Hurricane Michael: How to Respond - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Philanthropy's 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund in response to the needs that will arise following .....

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Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

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12/13/2018

Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...

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The Century Foundation

06 Feb 2019

2020 Census and the Current Immigration Landscape: Lasting Implications for Young Children in New York - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

When children are missed in the decennial census, children suffer the results for a decade. Over 2 million children under 5 years of age were missed in the 2010 Census; here in NY, there was a net undercount of 55,000 young children. An accurate...

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15 Mar 2019

Funders Briefing Call on NYS Criminal Justice Reform

Friday, March 15, 2019 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... Program Director, Social Justice Program, J.M. Kaplan Fund Tasha Tucker (Moderator), Program Director, Racial ...

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18 Mar 2019

National Emergency Declaration: Implications for the Rule of Law and Our Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP & GCIR

Monday, March 18, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... Nadia Firozvia (Moderator), Project Manager, Democracy Fund Designed for All interested funders. Please note that ...

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29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The need for cities small and large to upgrade infrastructure and prepare for climate change disruptions is increasingly urgent, and yet finance and funding for these efforts face critical shortfalls. Increased impact investing by the philanthropic...

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William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Two Research Grants Programs: Improving the Use of Research Evidence and Reducing Inequality

Release Date:

11/21/2019

The online application will open on November 14, 2019. The next deadline for letters of inquiry is January 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm EST.

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#AfricaNoFilter Launches, A Multi-Partner Collaborative, Including the Ford Foundation, Seeking to Amplify African Voices Through Reimagining Deep-Rooted Narratives

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02/26/2020

#AfricaNoFilter -- a multi-partner collaborative seeking to amplify African voices and reimagine deep-rooted narratives about the African continent – launched today.

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