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Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact

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06/02/2015

Annette Lanjouw and Cindy Rizzo discuss how the Arcus Foundation's tri-level approach maximizes the impact of grantmaking.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Animal Welfare

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Arcus Foundation

Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

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06/10/2015

ZAC Foundation Executive Director, Cheryl Green Rosario, examines the importance of community building to spur support and create a movement.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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The ZAC Foundation

Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

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11/30/2015

The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization, announced that Andrew Bowman will assume the role of president starting Feb. 10, 2016.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Century Foundation

Karen Brooks Hopkins Joins the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Board of Directors

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01/12/2016

Longtime president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, current Senior Fellow in Residence at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Karen Brooks Hopkins becomes Greene Foundation Trustee.

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Jerome L. Greene Foundation, Inc.

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation

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02/18/2016

The Surdna Foundation named Betsy Fader, a leader in the philanthropic and social enterprise sectors, as Vice President, Programs.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Surdna Foundation

After the Election, Building the Beloved Community

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11/23/2016

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, writes, "As I go through my own efforts to assess and understand the last year in our national life, I find myself asking uncomfortable questions about my own institution and the social sector as a...

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Economic Security

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Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

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11/28/2016

Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, writes about ways philanthropy can adapt to a new administration.

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This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See

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02/21/2017

Eric Kessler of Arabella Advisor writes, "This is a time for donors to resist the temptation to treat our current trajectory as the new normal. With that in mind, here are five things donors resisting the direction our president is taking America...

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Arabella Advisors

Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird today announced the appointment of Beth Cobert, former Acting Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a long-time leader at McKinsey & Company, as Chief Executive...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors

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05/24/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of four new members to its Board of Directors, effective April 29, 2017. The new members are Brooklyn philanthropist Diane Steinberg, National Grid Executive Rudolph Wynter, retired...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President

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06/05/2017

The appointment marks a new chapter in the life of the organization, which supports research and programs to enhance understanding and develop solutions to violence and conflict in the United States and around the globe.

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Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

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06/29/2017

The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced today that Danielle Deane-Ryan will join the Foundation as director of the Inclusive Clean Economy focus area.

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

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07/27/2017

The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance announced the launch of its expanded network of impact investing leaders dedicated to advancing this growing market.

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What Now? From Outrage to Action

Release Date:

08/28/2017

What happened in Charlottesville is a national disgrace, but also a symptom of a chronic disease our country has suffered far too long, writes John H. Jackson, President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education. He recommends ways the...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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An Open Letter to the Hundreds of Millions of Americans Who Have Worked for, Volunteered for, Donated to, or Benefited from the Work of a Charitable Nonprofit: i.e., every living person in the USA.

Release Date:

11/30/2017

Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits writes an Open Letter urging readers to call their Senators to vote NO on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" bill.

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Public Policy

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The Nonprofit Quarterly

Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

Sara Vecchiotti, Chief Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development outlines key strategies for ECE and K-12 Funders.

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Foundation for Child Development

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Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

Release Date:

01/31/2018

Carol Corden, Executive Director of New Destiny Housing suggests alternatives to current standards in shelter for families affected by domestic violence.

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Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

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Housing and Homelessness

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Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department

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02/20/2018

A federal judge granted The Century Foundation's request for a temporary restraining order against the Department of Education — what is thought to be the first order of its kind against Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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