All Funders

09 Jan 2017

David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar

Monday, January 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Despite a 2016 election season which saw the rise of xenophobic rhetoric, advocates in Arizona have surprised many by successfully pushing back against anti-immigrant bills in the state legislature, defeating leading anti-immigration figure Sheriff...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Funding Area

05 Jan 2017

Resistance and Resilience Strategy of the Climate Movement - Webinar

Thursday, January 5, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

The political landscape nationally and in many states appears increasingly hostile to action on climate change. All indications are that we will be faced with attempts to roll back progress on climate change and clean energy. Given that communities...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Social Justice

14 Dec 2016

Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Approximately 636,000 incarcerated individuals leave federal and state prisons each year (U.S. Department of Justice, Prisoners in 2014), making reentry into the community a major concern for federal, state and local governments. Many face uphill...

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14 Dec 2016

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and School and Career Pathways: The Role of Employers as Partners

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The economy continues to evolve to require a more skilled workforce. At the same time education and training systems struggle to keep pace and the most economically vulnerable young people fall further behind

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All Funders

Funding Area

Workforce Development

13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As we look at how to improve high school graduation rates and outcomes, we’ve come to realize that instead of addressing a “drop-out” crisis, we have to address our public education system’s biases, policies, and practices that exclude and alienate...

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Gender Justice

09 Dec 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 4: Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 9, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Join Philanthropy New York as we pit seasoned philanthropists, one-on-one, in robust debates around the philanthropic topics of the century. From impact investing vs. divest/activism, to perpetuity vs. spend-down, be ready to take a side!

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Professional Development

Format

Presentation

Audience

All Funders

New Staff

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Dec 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Working with a Professional Employer Organization

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) provide services to organizations that enable certain management tasks, such as some employee benefits, filing, and training, to be outsourced. This especially may benefit smaller organizations that have...

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Network Building

Format

Panel

Audience

All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Dec 2016

Food as a Community-Building Tool

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

There is an intricate relationship between food, culture, and society that we do not often think about as we make our daily meal choices and eat together or apart from one another. How do we take advantage of that relationship by using food as a...

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Issue-Based

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Food Systems

07 Dec 2016

Rock Your Panel! How to be a Great Moderator

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

How many panels fail to engage the audience? What is the role of the moderator in facilitating a compelling panel discussion? Embrace the responsibility of great panel moderators: think of moderating a panel like hosting a dinner party!

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Professional Development

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Audience

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

01 Dec 2016

Grantee-Centered Capacity Building Is What You Think It Is – And More

Thursday, December 1, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:30am

All funders want the organizations they support to have the infrastructure and capacities necessary to deliver on their respective missions. Indeed, according to a recently published study by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), a majority...