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Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Education

Community Development

25 Aug 2015

Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the Climate Risk Landscape - Webinar

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 -

1:15pm to 2:45pm

The opening webinar to the Global Climate Security series will examine the security implications of climate risk to provide a context for the subsequent place-based and sector-based webinars to follow. This webinar will address climate risk and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

13 Aug 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch: 360 Degree Evaluations

Thursday, August 13, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

This Brown Bag Lunch is an open discussion addressing some of your organization’s end of year goals (onboarding a PEO, 360 degree evaluations, reviewing salary and benefits). All FAN members are welcome!

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HR & Operations

13 Aug 2015

Passing the "Mirror Test": Ethics and Family Philanthropy - Webinar

Thursday, August 13, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. Your family’s philanthropic values – your sense of stewardship, your personal commitments and interests, and your desire to foster charitable impulses in your children...

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

Board & Trustees

16 Jul 2015

IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

View presentation here . Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) is a set of continuous computer hacking processes, often conducted by a group such as a government with the capability and intent to persistently and effectively target a specific entity...

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Professional Development

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Topic(s)

Information Technology

16 Jul 2015

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 16, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

15 Jul 2015

LinkedIn Program Reprise! - Webinar

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here. Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile will be offered again this summer as a webinar! LinkedIn is an incredible tool for job searching and networking, and very few people are using it to its fullest potential. But,...

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Professional Development

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Communications Staff

15 Jul 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch - Your Career Path in Philanthropy

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

At this Brown Bag Lunch, members will share their career paths and professional interests: What lead you to this field? Did you always aspire to work in HR/Administration? All FAN members are welcome!

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HR & Operations

14 Jul 2015

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 4:30pm

True or false: It’s permissible for your foundation to make grants that are used for public policy or legal advocacy Your foundation grants cannot fund nonprofits that advocate or lobby A 501 (h) election allows your foundation to...

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Professional Development

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Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Location

New York City

13 Jul 2015

How Does Climate Change Affect Peace and Security? - Webinar

Monday, July 13, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

In what ways do climate change and other environmental issues affect peace and security risks? How direct is the relationship between the two? Should climate security risks be a foreign policy priority? Join PSFG and EGA for a webinar to discuss the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Topic(s)

Governance

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

Economic Security

Location

United States

09 Jul 2015

International Grantmaking for Small- to Mid-Sized Foundations

Thursday, July 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

In recent meetings of the International Grantmakers Network, a recurring theme has been the different challenges faced by small-and mid-sized foundations in grantmaking compared to larger foundations that have more staff and resources to conduct due...

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09 Jul 2015

Fellowship Programs: Honoring Your Family’s Legacy Alongside Communities for a Lasting Impact - Webinar

Thursday, July 9, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. Are you interested in finding a new way to honor the legacy of a loved one? Would you like to further collaboration efforts with community leaders beyond your family’s...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

07 Jul 2015

Foundation Administrators Network Brown Bag Lunch: Meet Our New FAN Members!

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

This brown bag lunch is for new members to share questions/ideas with their FAN peers. All FAN members are welcome!

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HR & Operations

30 Jun 2015

Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here . The 2015 Global Peace Index identifies trends in global peacefulness over the past eight years. Has the world become more or less peaceful? What are the main threats to and opportunities for peace today? And...

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25 Jun 2015

Nailing It: Building A National Movement of Nail Salon Workers

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

On virtually every street corner in the city sits a nail salon, a burgeoning industry that glamorizes the fingertips of half the City’s residents. And behind the glam are women who most often are paid less than the cost of the bottle of nail polish...

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Issue-Based

Audience

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Topic(s)

Environment and Climate Change

Public Policy

Funding Area

Immigration

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

25 Jun 2015

Preparing Cities for Foreign Trade and Investment

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

The Rising Importance of Cities - Philanthropy New York Spotlight Series

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Tools & Strategies

Format

Panel

Audience

Finance & Asset Management

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Community Development

Location

New York City

24 Jun 2015

Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy - Webinar

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

For more than two million youth and young adults in the United States, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) offers first-time access to the American Dream.

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Children, Youth and Families

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24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the arts and culture, as in the nonprofit sector broadly, changes in executive leadership can be difficult and unsettling—but they also provide organizations with critical opportunities to reaffirm goals and values, revitalize programming, and...

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Leadership Development

18 Jun 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Crisis Communications

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

Have you ever wondered what would happen if an unexpected event occurred at your organization and you needed to communicate with the press, your board and your staff?

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