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06 Oct 2016

The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Interviews for Potential Coworkers at Your Foundation

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Staff at all levels of foundations are often asked to help participate in the interviewing of candidates for positions. But what are the best questions to ask to determine if someone is right for the job?

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06 Oct 2016

Deep Integration of Community Based Organizations and Schools

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Join us for this important conversation focusing on successful community/school partnerships and the best strategies for implementing these collaborative ventures. Leaders in the field will discuss how their partnerships were generated and the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

http://sph.cuny.edu/ Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as...

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Community Development

29 Sep 2016

501(c)4s - Increasing Your Impact with Creative Grantmaking

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Strategic philanthropy is increasingly requiring advocacy and creative collaboration to achieve its goals. Funders, investors, and social entrepreneurs are eager to go beyond traditional grantmaking to employ innovative approaches to achieving...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Legal Issues

28 Sep 2016

Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

As small and mid-size farms across the country continue to face pressure and are being lost at astounding rates, new local economic outlets are being sought to keep these farms in business. For some, farmers’ markets and CSAs have provided a much...

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Livestream

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Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Food Systems

28 Sep 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Embracing Change Management

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Change often presents an exciting opportunity for an organization to grow and improve. Yet, change is not an event isolated to a moment in time; it is a process of disruption, transition, and rebuilding that must be managed.

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HR & Operations Staff

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27 Sep 2016

Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Our healthcare system today faces many great challenges that include: a rapidly aging population; increases in chronic illness and mental health needs; and the spread of global disease and infection.

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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International/Foreign Affairs

Public Policy

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Health

Workforce Development

27 Sep 2016

Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

For some nations, war - current or past - defines them. For others, conflict occurs in pockets, affecting people and groups unequally. The effects of conflict on social cohesion create divides that threaten the health of families, communities, and...

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23 Sep 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 1: Speaking the Same Language

Friday, September 23, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

What is philanthropy and why does it exist? How does it work, and what's the relationship between the nonprofit, private, and public sectors?

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Presentation

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New Staff

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22 Sep 2016

Telling Your CSR Impact Story: An Outcomes Framework for a Portfolio of Programs

Thursday, September 22, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Companies are facing increasing pressure to report on the impact and results of their various corporate citizenship programs, not only to customers and advocacy groups, but also to senior leaders and employees. Yet programs focusing on community and...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Transparency

20 Sep 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Arts and Culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months.

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Roundtable Discussion

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Arts

16 Sep 2016

Philanthropy and the Sustainable Development Goals: Funding at Home and Abroad

Friday, September 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In September 2015, world leaders from all 193 United Nations member countries universally ratified the Sustainable Development Goals, representing a historic global consensus about the shared responsibility that all nations have in achieving global...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Human Services

Social Justice

14 Sep 2016

Advancing Racial Equity: the Opportunity for Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As a nation, we espouse values of equality and justice, and yet, racial inequities currently exist across all indicators for success, including in education, criminal justice, jobs, housing, public infrastructure and health, regardless of intent or...

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Workshop

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

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Leadership Development

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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14 Sep 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Career Pathways Report Implementation Update

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In November 2014, the de Blasio administration released the "Career Pathways: One City Working Together" report, which adopted the Career Pathways framework and called for a movement away from rapid attachment approach to one that utilized industry...

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Workforce Development

13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Issue-Based

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Health

Justice Reform

Public Policy

31 Aug 2016

Hacking Immigration: Funding Technology for Advocates - Webinar

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Technology is now fundamental to how so many of us work, play, and interact. Yet the tools it offers are only beginning to be integrated into how we pursue our goals as grantmakers. The creation of software that makes outreach, education, screening...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Immigration

Social Justice

17 Aug 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch - Implementing a Student Loan Repayment Benefit

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

In addition to quarterly meetings, the Foundation Administrators Network hosts a summer brown bag lunch series. This brown bag lunch will focus on student loan repayment benefits. All FAN members are welcome!

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

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HR & Operations Staff

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11 Aug 2016

Family Philanthropy and Media Perceptions - Webinar

Thursday, August 11, 2016 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Family foundations are passionate and dedicated to improving their communities and leading conversations that will help advance their missions.

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

04 Aug 2016

South Bronx Learning Tour

Thursday, August 4, 2016 -

9:30am to 3:30pm

Join us for a day of site visits in the South Bronx, a neighborhood that is crafting their own future in innovative and collaborative ways through food.

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