Professional Development

07 Mar 2019

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement

Thursday, March 7, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of sample financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers. What are some “red flags...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

21 Feb 2019

Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements

Thursday, February 21, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this Primer to the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the stories they tell. It is a broad overview for all newcomers who must work with nonprofit organizations’ financial...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

05 Feb 2019

Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Training - February 5th

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

In 2018, both New York State and New York City passed laws intended to combat workplace sexual harassment. All employers are required to adopt a written sexual harassment prevention policy, including a complaint form, and provide annual sexual...

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Professional Development

Format

Presentation

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

Philanthropy New York's Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers (ESS) orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This three-day intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for...

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Professional Development

Format

Workshop

Audience

All Funders

Program Staff

14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

Friday, December 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

In these complex, challenging times, leaders and good communicators, need to be skilled listeners. Ideally, we are listening to learn, not simply to confirm our presumptions. Many things - environmental and societal factors, our own biases and...

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Professional Development

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

12 Dec 2018

ComNetworkNY Brown Bag Lunch: Storytelling and Other Lessons From ComNet18

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

This session will distill highlights from the ComNet18 conference and share practical advice and tools related to authentic, disciplined, data-driven storytelling for foundations and nonprofits.

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Professional Development

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Communications Staff

Funding Area

Communications/Media

07 Dec 2018

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 7, 2018 -

9:00am 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

Audience

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

09 Nov 2018

Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, November 9, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

What makes up the leadership and governance of a foundation? What are the legal dos and don'ts? What role do trustees play? Join us as we review the ethics and legal guidelines of a foundation.

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Professional Development

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Audience

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

08 Nov 2018

Service For Impact – The Nonprofit Perspective: Building Volunteering Partnerships for Greater Impact

Thursday, November 8, 2018 -

8:45am to 11:00am

The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges...

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Professional Development

Format

Breakout Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Transparency

Volunteerism

02 Nov 2018

Philanthropy 101: Fundamentals of Grantmaking

Friday, November 2, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

What is grantmaking? What are the main components that make up grantmaking in a foundation? What resources, approaches, and tools does a foundation employ to leverage for impact?