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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

By David Moore, Executive Director, Participatory Politics Foundation Chris Hayes, in his book Twilight of the Elites , writes: “The most important social project we must undertake…is reconstructing our institutions so that we once...

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Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

By Becky Rafter , Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Funding Exchange As Ai-Jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance always says: “We’re in a fight for the soul of our country.” Such an epic struggle calls for big ideas...

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The Rise of Women (in Philanthropy)

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09/24/2012

By Samantha Beinhacker , Managing Director, Arabella Advisors Last March, in celebration of Women’s History Month, Arabella hosted a webinar panel on “ Women and Philanthropy ” to dig into the ways that women are making a...

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How Philanthropists Can Play Politics

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09/24/2012

By Eric Kessler , Founder, Principal and Managing Director, Arabella Advisors In an earlier post, I urged the philanthropic community to put aside its misgivings and get involved in political giving. On September...

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/18/2012

By Michael Seltzer, Trustee, EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York Social Justice—A New Phenomenon? No. As early as 1972, in an internal memo to John H. Knowles, the...

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Community Philanthropy: Using Both Sides of the Brain

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09/07/2012

By Paul Connolly , Senior Partner and Chief Client Services Officer, TCC Group In recent years, I’ve witnessed two interesting trends in philanthropy that are particularly resonant with community foundations...

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Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

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08/27/2012

By Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country...

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

By Patricia Jenny, Program Director, Community Development & the Environment, The New York Community Trust On July 19th, a group of funders met at Philanthropy New York and learned about the people and the passions behind a new...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

By James R. Tallon, Jr., President, United Hospital Fund While the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being parsed across the country for its impact on individuals, institutions and states, for...

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Open Comment Period: Simplifying the Excise Tax on Private Foundations

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08/01/2012

Last year, the Philanthropy New York board approved a formal process for our organization to take an official position on pressing policy concerns, and earlier this year we formed a Public Policy Committee to advise staff on how to proceed on such...

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