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

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... Vivir Fund Heralds a More Democratic Kind of Impact Investing The Buen Vivir Fund —established by ... historically well tested, impact investment model, one in which lenders and borrowers openly collaborate to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 Soros Justice Fellows

Release Date:

03/31/2022

... Open Society Foundations today announced an award of $1.5 million to the 2021 cohort of Soros Justice Fellows. ... asylum, and police violence to ensure accountability in the U.S. criminal...

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle of ... why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Surdna Foundation

Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor-in-Chief of The Milbank Quarterly

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06/03/2013

Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., will become Editor- in -Chief of The Milbank Quarterly on October 1, 2013 , succeeding Bradford H. Gray, Ph.D., Editor since 2000. ... who becomes President of...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Public Policy

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Appointments & Transitions

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Milbank Memorial Fund

United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

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12/03/2012

... new President of the UN Foundation, effective February 1, 2013 . At a meeting of the Foundation’s Board, Founder and ... announcements at the conclusion of its semi-annual...

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... Foundation announced on Thursday that it’s providing US$ 15 million to help launch a philanthropic organization led by ... Feminist Fund started as a kitchen-table conversation in 2013 that...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

31 Oct 2018

Funding Our Future – the ABCs of Early Care and Education Financing in New York

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Today, 82% of children in the U.S. live in households with working parents, and more than 5 million (or approximately 1 in 5) under the age of 6 live ...

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Education

United Hospital Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State

Release Date:

07/06/2017

... Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State Prescription drug spending increased ... Program and Small Group Market tracked drug spending from 2013 to 2015 for Medicaid plans, and from...

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United Hospital Fund Establishes Learning Collaborative with Altman Foundation and NY Community Trust

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03/08/2017

... 11 New York City hospitals and their community partners in a year- long effort to help pediatric primary care practices ... our initiatives and programs please visit our website at www .uhfnyc...

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The New York Community Trust

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Altman Foundation

Sustaining Impact: Supporting Nonprofits to Thrive During Leadership Transitions

Release Date:

05/02/2025

... Home Nonprofit organizations are the lifeblood of essential social services and positive community change, ... importance of maintaining consistent funding and leaning in with additional...

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Leadership Development

A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications

Release Date:

10/19/2015

... Point for Foundation Communications By Amy Sutnick Plotch In September, I helped facilitate a session a Philanthropy ... goals. Start by thinking about why you want to invest in communications. Do you want to...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Awards $4.3 Million For Helping Hands Emergency Grant Program

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01/28/2021

... a one-time, urgent need. Gerstner made the awards as part of its Helping Hands program, which has been instrumental in helping households stabilize from the devastating impact ... located in...

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Disaster Relief

Housing and Homelessness

Human Services

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Gerstner Philanthropies

Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

Release Date:

08/31/2009

... AT&T and Chair of the Organization on Unemployment Relief in the early 1930s), foundations and their work remain too ... exceptions. The most successful programs featured long -term...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Johnson Amendment, Nonprofit Political Activity

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: The Johnson Amendment, Nonprofit Political Activity Enacted in 1954, the Johnson Amendment is a provision of the U.S. tax ... Date of...

15 Apr 2010

Sexual Violence Prevention: NYC Community Based Organizations at the Forefront of Interventions for Families, Workplace and Neighborhoods

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... is required by April 13th. No fee. MEMBERS: Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on ... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The statistics are alarming. 1 out of every 6 American women – and 1...

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27 Sep 2016

Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... that include: a rapidly aging population; increases in chronic illness and mental health needs; and the spread of global disease and infection. All of these healthcare ... expected to grow...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Public Policy

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Workforce Development

UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges

Release Date:

07/10/2019

UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges By Patricia Swann, Sr. Program ... the United States. It is one huge hurdle surmounted on a long obstacle course to an...

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