Past Events

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Topic(s)

Funding Area

Workforce Development

08 Jun 2016

Legal Series: Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Fiscal sponsorship has evolved as an effective and efficient mode of starting new nonprofits, seeding social movements, and delivering public services. Fiscal sponsorship has become a popular, widespread and a reputable vehicle for a flexible and...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

Governance

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

08 Jun 2016

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network: Building Relationships - Managing Up

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

8:30am to 10:30am

As a sequel to the last program where we discussed navigating different communication styles in your workplace, this next program will focus on developing and sustaining core relationships with your manager.

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Network Building

Audience

Executive Support Staff

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

07 Jun 2016

The Importance of Cultivating Youth Leadership in Community Based Programs

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This session will explore best strategies to cultivate the leadership skills of our middle and high school youth. Join leaders from outstanding NYC organizations which employ youth leadership training as they lead our discussion. We will start off...

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Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Funding Area

Education

07 Jun 2016

Peace and Security Funding Index: An Analysis of Global Foundation Grantmaking

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The Peace and Security Funders Group is a network of sixty-three funders – foundations and individual philanthropists – who make grants in the peace and security sector.

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Topic(s)

International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

Economic Security

01 Jun 2016

Investing in Independence Through Supportive Housing

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Come explore the intersection of health, homelessness and aging.

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Audience

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Aging

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Human Services

Social Justice

25 May 2016

No More Fake Funder Budgets! Transforming Grantee Financial Review

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Many foundations ask nonprofits to share their annual operating budget as part of grant application and reporting processes. But here's the dirty little secret (perhaps not so secret) - the numbers often aren't real.

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Professional Development

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Grants Managers

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

18 May 2016

Can Failure Be a Success?: Dissecting the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

At their core, social impact bonds are about learning from and scaling what works, and discontinuing what doesn’t. With the recent discontinuation of the social impact bond experiment supporting the Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) program at Rikers...

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Audience

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Funding Area

Justice Reform

17 May 2016

Unlocking the Potential of Young People: Effective Strategies for Engaging Youth

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

We all want young people to thrive, make positive choices and reach their potential. But, engaging youth in any community can be challenging and requires all sectors to consider new ways of doing business.

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Audience

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

12 May 2016

Diverse and Dispersed: Managing a Far-Flung Family - Webinar

Thursday, May 12, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

In our increasingly mobile society, family philanthropies once defined by their proximity now encounter a new obstacle: geography.

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

10 May 2016

Philanthropy New York's 37th Annual Meeting: Rethinking American Justice

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 -

1:30pm to 6:30pm

Philanthropy New York is proud to announce that our 37th Annual Meeting “Rethinking American Justice” will focus on the history and present application of justice in America – discussing what we call criminal and examining the kinds of reforms that...

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Audience

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Funding Area

Justice Reform

Social Justice

Workforce Development

05 May 2016

School Integration in NYC (Part 1 of 2): New Research, Changing Perspectives

Thursday, May 5, 2016 -

9:30am to 11:30am

A study released in 2014 by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that New York State’s schools are the most segregated schools in the country, more segregated than they were a decade ago. Between 1989 and 2010, the percentage of schools in the New...

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28 Apr 2016

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Thursday, April 28, 2016 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York hosts group informational interviews to explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our "Interested in Working at a Foundation" series.

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Professional Development

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26 Apr 2016

Learning from LA - Is Our Sister City Supporting Nonprofits Better?

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 -

1:30pm to 3:30pm

It’s a tough time for nonprofits all across the United States. Years of government cost-cutting, shifting priorities and funding systems that prevent nonprofits from building long-term financial stability are pushing essential community...

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Audience

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International/Foreign Affairs

21 Apr 2016

Documenting Impact featuring “Girl Rising” (OVEE screening, featuring clips and live chat)

Thursday, April 21, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for an online OVEE screening featuring clips and conversation from Girl Rising, one of the five powerful films selected for the 2015 Media Impact Festival.

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Communications/Media

Education

Social Justice

Gender Justice

20 Apr 2016

Strategy, Struggle and Participation: Three Questions to Improve Your Social-Change Stories

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Storytelling helps social-change groups do better at everything that they do—enlist members, raise funds, take the pulse of their communities, change policy and behavior.

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19 Apr 2016

New York City Human Services Career Ladder Project

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join us for a discussion with the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI), the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) and the Human Services Council (HSC) about an exciting new project to develop a sector-wide career ladder program for 80,000...

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Funding Area

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

19 Apr 2016

A New Vision for Gates: Bob Hughes Goes to Seattle

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Robert Hughes, the President of New Visions for Public Schools since 2000, and long-time advocate and champion of public education in New York City, will be joining the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as the new K - 12 Strategy Director in June...

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Issue-Based

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