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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

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03/08/2013

... B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute Co -Founder, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and Urban ... remarks to a wider audience of funders and nonprofits. My testimony to the Committee...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... and partner on efforts like the Obama administration's My Brother's Keeper initiative. More recently, the field has ... and young women of color. While I applaud these efforts, I' m reminded...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

... calls and letters. I know all about this behavior, but I’ m not convinced the cat is being altruistic.) With this in ... giving to others. The journal Science published an article in June 2007 about a team of...

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Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment

Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment Read about how a small foundation, with limited resources for assessment and impact evaluation, approached the challenge of evaluating their overall impact.

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Gun Violence, Advocacy, and Leadership

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04/05/2018

... As the know-it-all big brother, I take the job of telling my sister what to do very seriously. So when she starts giving me lessons in my supposed wheelhouse—the making of public policy to ... our attention?...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

10/20/2015 - More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation - Recording and Presentation

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10/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation."

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Spend Out vs. Perpetuity: Raising the Question

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08/05/2009

... in the decision to spend out by family foundations. If my private conversations with executive directors and ... story, “Giving While Living,” is downloadable from www .beldon.org , along with independent...

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National LGBT Museum Board of Directors Votes to Establish Museum in NYC

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04/30/2015

... has elected longtime LGBT activist Kevin Jennings as its co -chair. Founded in 2008 by Board Co -Chair Tim Gold, the National LGBT Museum engaged in an ... visioning process (details of which can be found at...

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... Greer wrote: "In recent months, it became clear that my vision and the Board’s vision for the Foundation had ... inevitably part of implementation. I was ready to continue my work on these and other...

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What Lies Beneath: The State of NYC Nonprofit Board Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The report is a result of a six month study conducted with the NYC Nonprofit Board Development Coalition, led by NYC Service, which assessed nonprofit board composition, board policies, as well as procedures. The study discovered that nonprofit leadership demographics do not reflect the diversity of New York City; DEI is valued, but not effectively addressed; representation in leadership matters; board complacency and resistance to change impede DEI; and boards may be perpetuating harmful biases.

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Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

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10/16/2009

... the Obama era. I was included in this discussion because my organization, the Constitutional Accountability Center ... and federal appellate courts around the country and has co -authored more than a dozen...

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Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection

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10/29/2018

Their first joint project showcases findings from expedition into first-ever U.S. national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean and highlights the importance of marine monument protection

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Regulating Donor Advised Funds

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10/2015

A donor-advised fund is a giving vehicle designed to manage donations on behalf of individuals, families or organizations. DAFs provide a flexible way for donors to give to charities—an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation. Donors to DAFs enjoy administrative convenience, tax advantages and cost savings compared to operating a private foundation.

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PNY Issue Guide

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"As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm"

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11/2017

New Southern Community Leaders' newest report, " As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm ," explores opportunities for philanthropy to invest in environmental, racial and climate justice in the South.

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Every Experience Builds Expertise

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08/16/2016

... career options. Futures and Options connected me to my PNY internship as a direct result of grants from The ... or another, with every one of those organizations! Through my participation in these programs, I’...

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Random Reflections By A New Author

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05/24/2010

... I learn from these encounters and how these lessons inform my practice. The first reflection is generated by the ... on the giving side. I find that audiences resonate with my raising the question of why there...

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DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... This piece was originally published as the feature article of the April 2016 issue of the New York ... days in Washington is no small thing either. This was my fifth year attending Foundations on the Hill, and...

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The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

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08/25/2014

The Century Foundation's Clio Chang writes that the implementation of child allowances could go a long way toward reducing child poverty rates in the United States.

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Education & Youth

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Social Justice

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Let’s Close the Gap on Mental Health for Good in 2023

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02/16/2023

... Walter Panzirer, Trustee, Helmsley Charitable Trust. This article originally appeared in the Grantmakers In Health ... and has been top of mind for me since the earliest days of my career when I served as a...

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