All Funders

08 Dec 2014

New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar

Monday, December 8, 2014 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidelines establishing that a nonprofit's indirect costs (also called overhead or administrative costs) are legitimate expenses that should be reimbursed through federal grants. Join the Forum of...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Affinity Groups

All Funders

04 Dec 2014

Big Ideas for Short Videos

Thursday, December 4, 2014 -

8:00am to 10:45am

The question is no longer “Should we be producing multimedia?” but “How do we?”.

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Topic(s)

Information Technology

Location

New York State

25 Nov 2014

Understanding the President's Executive Actions on Immigration

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Nearly five million undocumented immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, will be able to apply for temporary work permits and avoid deportation.

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Funding Area

Immigration

Public Policy

Workforce Development

20 Nov 2014

Today’s Libraries

Thursday, November 20, 2014 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Markerspaces, and After-school Programming. Libraries are on the cutting edge of connectivity and strategies to bridge the digital divide. Kansas City Public Library is collaborating with...

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Communications

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Information Technology

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Disabilities

Education

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York State

19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -

7:15am to 10:00am

There are grantmaking issues unique to funders of scholarships and of related grants, such as internships and educational fellowships. Responding to member interest, Philanthropy New York is convening scholarship funders for a roundtable...

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Network Building

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Executive Leadership

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Education

18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:45pm

There is more interest in food these days than ever, yet there is very little interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely abused and robbed of wages. "Food Chains" reveals the human cost...

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Workforce Development

14 Nov 2014

The Science of Effective Convenings – Smart Approaches to the Details

Friday, November 14, 2014 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Bring your questions and come prepared to share your own experiences of what worked well and perhaps not so well.

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

13 Nov 2014

Infographics: Make Sure Your Picture Doesn’t Actually Say a Thousand Words

Thursday, November 13, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

These days the term “infographic” seems to be applied to just about any graphic with some numbers. But conveying complex ideas or information through visualization is an art form that more and more funders want to get right. This hands-on session...

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Professional Development

Format

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Communications Staff

05 Nov 2014

Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Nonprofits and the Living Wage - while government bears most of the burden of ensuring that nonprofits have the resources they need to pay self-sustaining wages, philanthropy also plays a critical role that needs further examination. Join us for a...

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Issue-Based

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Location

New York State

31 Oct 2014

Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil

Friday, October 31, 2014 -

8:45am to 12:00pm

Recent documentary films are conveying incredibly powerful stories and imagery around environmental destruction -- from flaming faucets and endangered species to eviscerated landscapes and communities uniting against polluters.