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Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One

... forth ambitious goals in the areas of programming, public policy and institutional sustainability that would be ... in all five areas of the Vision for 2025 in the period November 2014-October 2015: The New...

ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

Release Date:

01/23/2018

Advocates say a food-stamp program that includes pet food would address a little-discussed gap in the social safety net: Currently, there is no federal program that helps low-income people care for their pets.

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

With Support from NoVo Foundation, Buen Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing

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03/22/2018

The Buen Vivir Fund—established by Thousand Currents and backed by the NoVo Foundation (founded by Peter Buffett, son of Warren Buffett, and his wife Jennifer)—is seeking to deploy a different, albeit historically well tested, impact investment...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NoVo Foundation

Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

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04/27/2018

... Funders Support Voices of Youth Count New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless experience high ... Journal of Adolescent Health was the basis for the first brief , which identified high levels...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arcus Foundation

Casey Family Programs

08 Nov 2018

Treating the Whole Person: Integrating Primary and Behavioral Health Care - Brown Bag Lunch

Thursday, November 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... 12:00 - 2:00 PM Program Registration is required by November 6. Members: To register yourself and/or a ...

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18 Nov 2020

In Conversation with Dr. Torian Easterling, First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... group discussion. Registration Registration is required by November 17th. Dial-in information will be emailed to ...

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Health

Toccarra A. H. Thomas Appointed Director of the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans

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10/03/2019

... Foundation in New York to further develop artist-centered resources and programming. Thomas will begin her position on ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Joan Mitchell Foundation

How Philanthropists Can Play Politics

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09/24/2012

By Eric Kessler , Founder, Principal and Managing Director, Arabella Advisors In an earlier post, I urged the philanthropic community to put aside its misgivings and get involved in political giving. On September...

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17 Sep 2019

Hurricane Dorian: Next Steps for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Bahama Island), a U.S. landfall in North Carolina and a final one in Canada. The storm affected hundreds of thousands ... Banks Community Foundation Doug Stropes , Humanitarian Policy and Global Engagement...

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

Atlantic Philanthropies Shares Four New Reports that Examine Their Grantmaking Successes, Failures and Lessons

Release Date:

02/26/2020

... the global Atlantic Fellows program; two public policy initiatives that ran into shifting currents; and the foundation's final communications and liquidation plans. The Atlantic .....

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

19 Aug 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Crowdfunding, PEAKS & Gathering to Give

Monday, August 19, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... like-minded individuals to pool their charitable resources and support causes they espouse has become a ...

The Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Adverse Childhood Experiences Collaborative Announces New Statewide Campaign

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06/23/2021

... “Our broad network of partners provides invaluable resources so that, together, we can make a difference for ... understanding of this issue, raise awareness of available resources , and undoubtedly effect...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

In Conversation: Phil Buchanan Interviews Dr. Beth Breeze, Author of ‘In Defence of Philanthropy’

Release Date:

11/18/2021

... Philanthropy ,' published by Columbia University Press in November 2021. Criticism of philanthropy is not new and, of ... the fraction of philanthropy that’s concerned with policy issues is tiny even...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

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04/27/2017

... to solve their own problems if given adequate support and resources , the Just Transition Fund is committed to nurturing ... has championed land stewardship, the protection of water resources , the preservation...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Open Society Shapes Leadership Team to Steer Global Priorities

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11/18/2021

... and secure equal rights and their recognition in law and policy for underserved communities. Mary Fitzgerald, ... work on Expression that effectively leverages our resources to foster vibrant public debate,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective Increases to $15 Million Commitment to Support BIPOC-Owned Businesses

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02/02/2021

... organizations from across sectors to share best practices, resources and ideas to address global challenges, including ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Community Development

Economic Security

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The Rockefeller Foundation

19 Jan 2018

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, January 19, 2018 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Curriculum : September 8 - Speaking the Same Language November 3 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues ... components that make up grantmaking in a foundation? What resources , approaches, and tools does a...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Dianne S. Harris Appointed Senior Program Officer at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

08/16/2017

... in the Humanities. Harris will join the Foundation on November 1. As a senior program officer, Harris will work on ...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

02 Nov 2018

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 2, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... . Registrants must commit to the remaining modules: November 9 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues ... components that make up grantmaking in a foundation? What resources , approaches, and tools does a...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Nov 2019

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 8, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community November 1 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues ... components that make up grantmaking in a foundation? What resources , approaches, and tools does...