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07 Oct 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Making a Difference- How One Small Fund Created Big Impact!

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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Join us and hear about the story of the Muriel H. Marshall Fund for the Aging, and how one woman's gift to The Community Foundation created profound and dramatic impact on Genesee County's elderly residents, their caregivers, and aging services...

2012 NGen Fellows Project: Hacking the NGen Experience

Release Date:

09/29/2013

During their nine-month fellowship, the 2012 Independent Sector American Express NGen Fellows examined the "leadership void" that will be created by the impending retirement of baby-boomer nonprofit executives. The Fellows also sought to identify...

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Advocates for LGBT Equality Launch Freedom Fund to Support LGBT Russians

Release Date:

11/26/2013

The Arcus Foundation, the Council for Global Equality and the Open Society Foundations have announced the establishment of the Russia Freedom Fund to provide financial support directly to groups working to end discrimination and violence in Russia...

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Open Society Foundations

Teagle Foundation Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Its Board

Release Date:

02/12/2014

The Teagle Foundation is pleased to announce two new members of its Board of Directors: Elizabeth Boylan and Brian Rosenberg.

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01 May 2014

E-TEAM - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, May 1, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary E-TEAM and a brief panel discussion. Anna, Ole, Fred and Peter are four members of the Emergencies Team — or E-Team — the boots on the ground division of a respected...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Citi Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Student Mentoring Initiatives

Release Date:

06/02/2014

The Citi Foundation has announced two grants totaling $2.1 million in support of initiatives designed to connect high-potential students from low-income households with mentoring and career counseling provided by early- to mid-career professionals.

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The Value of Rigorous Evaluation

Release Date:

06/02/2014

[Edna McConnell Clark Foundation] Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and evaluate the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are making a real difference in people’s lives?

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

More Details Emerging About Greer's Ouster from Nathan Cummings Foundation

Release Date:

06/10/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that Simon Greer, who was hired to give the Nathan Cummings Foundation a more prominent profile, "was apparently fired just as he began to put in place a radical overhaul."

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09 Jul 2014

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Managing Urgency in a 24/7 Work Environment

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

... network. Please contact ncollins@philanthropynewyork. org with questions. Foundation Administrators Network ...

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Network Building

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Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

Communications

HR & Operations

Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

Release Date:

06/13/2014

A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color

Release Date:

06/16/2014

The Ford Foundation is teaming with the Arcus Foundation and the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, along with an anonymous donor, to create the first LGBTQ Racial Justice Fund to support new voices and leaders in communities of color.

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Arcus Foundation

Moira Flavin Named Program Officer At Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Release Date:

06/27/2014

Moira Flavin has joined the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation as a program officer.

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development

Release Date:

07/01/2014

Jacqueline Jones, a national leader in the movement for high-quality early learning, has been named president of the Foundation for Child Development.

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Foundation for Child Development

Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

Release Date:

07/05/2014

Many Americans wait six days or more to see a doctor when they are sick and need care, ranking the United States toward the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Claire Tow, Co-Founder, The Tow Foundation, Dies At 83

Release Date:

07/08/2014

Claire Tow, who founded The Tow Foundation with her husband, Leonard, in 1988, died Monday at age 83, following a 14-year struggle with Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).

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Report Shows Link Between Children's Outcomes and Mothers' Educational Attainment

Release Date:

07/10/2014

Children whose mothers have not graduated from high school lag on economic, education and health outcomes, compared with children of better educated mothers, according to a report from the Foundation for Child Development.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Foundation for Child Development

New York Community Trust Ranked Number Three In Total Assets

Release Date:

07/15/2014

A new report that ranks community foundations by asset size finds that The New York Community Trust is number three in the nation with $2.4 billion.

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The New York Community Trust

Chen, Kidvai Named First Paul Rapoport Law Fellows

Release Date:

07/17/2014

Eugene Chen and R.M. Kidva, who have been named the first two Paul Rapoport Law Fellows, will be focusing on issues of asylum and housing discrimination against LGBTQ people of color.

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LGBTQ

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Paul Rapoport Foundation, Inc.

Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

Release Date:

07/24/2014

Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline polices can improve educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies...

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Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

Release Date:

08/08/2014

... animal welfare professionals can visit www.aspcapro. org /Grants . About the ASPCA® Founded in 1866, the ... services. For more information, please visit www.ASPCA. org , and be sure to follow the ASPCA on...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

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