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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Names New Executive Director

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... bring deep experience in community development, public policy and education to the Memorial Fund’s mission of ... He served as a Visiting Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Brooklyn...

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Education

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

Changing the Conversation about Inequality

Release Date:

09/23/2014

... programs shows that inequality can be diminished by social policy . We have also seen how initiatives such as ... in reducing inequality. As one example: U.S. federal policy holds states accountable for turning...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New President

Release Date:

02/17/2017

... Fortunato previously served as associate director of policy for Health Care for All in Boston, engaging in policy research, communications, and campaigns, and as a consultant for The Public Policy...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

Release Date:

06/25/2013

... with technical assistance from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities . WSS is partnering with nine states — ... Federal and state governments remain the largest source of resources targeted at the issues...

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All Funders

Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

Release Date:

06/25/2015

NYSHealth President and CEO James R. Knickman writes a Huffington Post column on New York State’s achievements to date under the ACA; the implications of the Supreme Court ruling for New York and the rest of the country; and the health care coverage...

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Public Policy

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Philanthropy Can Play a Role In Managing Student Debt Crisis

Release Date:

06/27/2016

Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, CEO of the Edwin Gould Foundation, asks funders of college access and success programs to look carefully at whether the “college-or-bust” mentality encourages students to disregard the hardship in store for them when they...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)

Release Date:

07/14/2016

... new ideas. They become more efficient. They increase resources , and innovation flourishes. End of story. Right? ...

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Insights

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

Release Date:

10/29/2015

The Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the unanimous election of business executive Richard D. Parsons as the next Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Stonewall Community Foundation Accepting Proposals for LGBTQ Youth Services

Release Date:

10/07/2016

... One-year grants for up to $4,000 will be awarded in November . Completed proposals are due by no later than noon ...

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RFPs Etc

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LGBTQ

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Stonewall Community Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints Elizabeth Knup to Lead Its China Office

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... all segments of Chinese society gain access to community resources and government services. Through her leadership ...

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Ford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... in boosting the strength of neighborhoods and resources for residents,” said Fishman. “She has created ...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Melissa Bradley To Step Down As Tides CEO

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... and Tides’ role in bringing in expertise and resources in these areas and beyond.” Vice President of ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Innocent Chukwuma to Lead Its West Africa Office

Release Date:

01/01/2013

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Innocent Chukwuma as Representative for West Africa, serving Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Chukwuma will be based in the Ford Foundation’s office in Lagos and...

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Ford Foundation

Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... which is a philanthropic organizing project providing resources and networking opportunities for funders in the New ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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North Star Fund

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Appointment of John R. Ettinger as Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

01/02/2012

... a proven track record of using its considerable resources to improve lives and support innovative approaches ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... company-wide college internship program, the programs and resources they provide to stimulate and support employee ...

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29 Apr 2015

Can Capacity Building Impact Be Quantitatively Assessed? Lessons from an Emerging Evaluation Method - Webinar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

9:00am to 10:00am

Missed the webinar? View recording here . As funders we intuitively understand the value of capacity building - to institutions, fields, and movements. However, quantitatively evidencing capacity building impact is a much more difficult task. Join...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

12 May 2015

Funding General Operating Support

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:00pm

Consider issues of support, strategy and accountability in the fields of community organizing, community development, advocacy, the environment, and the arts.