Past Events

17 Jan 2012

Improving Effectiveness in an Age of Uncertainty

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

In this age of austerity, it is more important than ever to ask and answer how foundations’ decisions impact the fields they work in. Can you do better? Heidi Williamson, vice president for grantmaking and communication at the Berks County Community...

12 Jan 2012

Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Families and foundation boards across the country wrestle with diverging values, various religions and different political persuasions. While always a concern, divergent opinions come into sharper focus as the nation heads into the 2012 election...

12 Jan 2012

A Conversation with Jennifer Buffett and Robert F. Sherman

Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

As President of the NoVo Foundation, Jennifer Buffett is responsible for the day-to-day creation and oversight of its vision, strategy, and program development, and also serves as NoVo's chief liaison in its partnership building with other...

11 Jan 2012

While We Watch - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -

5:00pm to 8:30pm

Please join us for the premiere of the documentary While We Watch and a brief discussion with the filmmakers, followed by a wine-and-cheese reception. The Occupy Wall Street movement has generated a whole new brand of interactive, participatory...

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11 Jan 2012

The Infrastructure of Philanthropy Post-Economic Crisis with Rick Cohen

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

With foundations only now recovering from the devastating losses incurred from the recession, one part of the nonprofit sector is still reeling from cutbacks in grants—the nonprofit and philanthropic infrastructure. They have always been challenged...

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10 Jan 2012

Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Volunteers have always been critical to the nonprofit sector’s ability to bring about positive change in the community. New research shows an even higher level of impact from nonprofits that strategically engage volunteers, and they’re doing this...

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09 Jan 2012

Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

Monday, January 9, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, the Asian American population grew faster than any other racial group, at a rate of 46 percent. In some cities, the...

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06 Jan 2012

Young Leaders Breakfast Club Info Session

Friday, January 6, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

We are excited to launch the second year of Philanthropy New York’s Young Leaders Breakfast Club! Piloted in 2010-2011 with the support of American Express, the Young Leaders Breakfast Club is a peer-to-peer networking and group-based mentoring...

15 Dec 2011

Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy

Thursday, December 15, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

This program will be followed by a festive holiday reception. Join Philanthropy New York’s Funders of Women and Girls in a dynamic conversation on contemporary issues and philanthropy. Award winning journalist Carol Jenkins, Chair of The African...

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08 Dec 2011

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

The workforce development climate is increasingly difficult. Public and private funding is shrinking meanwhile there is a greater need for programs and services as unemployed, disadvantaged, and incumbent workers with outdated skills are becoming...

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07 Dec 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 -

2:00pm to 4:30pm

Altman Foundation, 521 Fifth Ave., 35th Fl., NYC

At the next Foundation Administrators Network meeting, Héctor Cariño (Recruiter, People Architects Group) will lead a discussion on recruitment and talent acquisition. How do you find the best candidate pool, narrow the field of candidates, and then...

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01 Dec 2011

Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

Thursday, December 1, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

It’s well known that investing in the health and well-being of children now will pay huge dividends down the road, from both social and economic perspectives. For too long, however, children have been more of an afterthought in the federal budget...

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30 Nov 2011

How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

Join us for an interactive discussion with DREAM leaders about how they successfully built a new movement for change and succeeded in affecting local and national policy, changing the discourse on immigration, and empowering a new generation of...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to improve schools. Early in the 21st century, NCLB proposed “supplementing” regular school hours with additional ones used in more targeted ways to improve...

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29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

As politics in the US become ever more polarized, effective policy advocacy organizations are frequently drawn into the public eye for their good work. With increased visibility comes added scrutiny, and navigating this work can become more...

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29 Nov 2011

Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

7:00am to 10:00am

In an era of lawsuits and litigation, is it possible to get doctors, social workers, and lawyers to work as team to help patients resolve legal issues that arise during a time of illness? An innovative approach called Medical-Legal Partnerships (...

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16 Nov 2011

Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Over the past decade, the achievement gap in New York City schools has remained almost constant, with Black and Latino males at the low end of that gap. While the City takes pride in a 2010 graduation rate of over 65%, less than 40% of Black and...

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15 Nov 2011

The Impact of the 28 Percent Cap on Charitable Giving

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 -

12:00pm to 2:30pm

Webinar

The Council on Foundations is pleased to invite you to a free webinar for Council members, regional associations, and regional association members addressing an issue that affects us all: the proposed 28 percent cap on charitable giving. Hear...

10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

Adopting the Common Core Curriculum Standards was a central piece of New York State’s successful Race to the Top application, which brought $700 million federal dollars to support school reform in New York. But adopting the standards was only a...

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03 Nov 2011

The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

10:00am to 2:00pm

Emerging from the dark grey smoke of political paralysis, chronic unemployment, increasing poverty and embarrassing wealth distribution are some new promising and hopeful themes—manufacturing growth, millions of unfilled good jobs, green...

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Improving Effectiveness in an Age of Uncertainty

Family Philanthropy: Finding Common Ground, Valuing Different Views

A Conversation with Jennifer Buffett and Robert F. Sherman

While We Watch - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

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The Infrastructure of Philanthropy Post-Economic Crisis with Rick Cohen

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Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

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Unsilencing the Voices of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A briefing about national polling of AAPIs in the United States

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Young Leaders Breakfast Club Info Session

Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy

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Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

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Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

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Don’t Cut Kids: An Update on the Federal Budget and Children

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How DREAM Leaders Are Building a New Immigration Movement

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Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

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Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

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Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

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Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

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The Impact of the 28 Percent Cap on Charitable Giving

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

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The American Economy, Manufacturing, and Sustainability

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