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03 Nov 2015

Building a Program-Based Budget, and Other Secrets to Successful Financial Management - Webinar

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Do you know the real cost to your nonprofit of running each individual program? Developing an accurate budget can help you better understand your programs true costs.

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Finance & Asset Management

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02 Nov 2015

Winning Ingredients: What Philanthropy Can Learn from the Marriage Equality Movement

Monday, November 2, 2015 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Join us for a conversation with key philanthropic leaders and advocates from the field who have worked to achieve the freedom to marry.

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29 Oct 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger?

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

This program dives into the “true cost” of merging. Hear from seasoned experts about their merger experiences – the impact on their organizations’ bottom lines and human capital - and other unforeseen implications.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Governance

29 Oct 2015

Exploring Grantmaking Strategy: Options and Approaches

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Join us for a highly interactive session organized by the Young Leaders Breakfast Club! Come and participate in a discussion and exchange on balancing the strategic options to inform your decision-making within the philanthropic sector.

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Network Building

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Emerging Leaders

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HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

27 Oct 2015

Service for Impact

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:00am

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

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Corporate Social Responsibility

20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

We know that foundations are about more than their financial capacity. But, how do we frame the full scope of what a foundation is and does?

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Livestream

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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20 Oct 2015

Funding Women’s Groups to Prevent Conflict - Webinar

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

10:30am to 11:30am

This webinar will highlight the importance of core, flexible and long-term funding to women’s groups to prevent and solve conflict with examples from Indonesia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

20 Oct 2015

EA Network: Effectively Communicating Your Personal Achievements

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

8:15am to 10:30am

The third quarterly program of this year’s series, "New and Improved You: Professional and Career Development," will provide an opportunity to identify your “wonderful” through exploring best practices to showcase your professional strengths, skills...

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Network Building

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Executive Support Staff

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HR & Operations

19 Oct 2015

Learning From Transformational Women Leaders: Leymah Gbowee & Sophia Bracy Harris

Monday, October 19, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Join us for an exciting public dialogue between two extraordinary black women leaders who will share their groundbreaking work to organize grassroots women into a force for peace and equity in their respective communities.

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Nonprofit Staff/Grantseekers

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Gender Justice

15 Oct 2015

Lunch 4 Learning: Making Universal Free Lunch a Public Health Issue

Thursday, October 15, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:30am

An astonishing 75% of NYC’s 1.1 million public school students – 780,000 children – are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, only 250,000 (1 in 3) eligible students participate in school lunch programs.

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Children, Youth and Families

08 Oct 2015

Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking - Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. What are the spectrum of options available to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work?

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

08 Oct 2015

Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join PSFG's Conflict and Atrocities Prevention Working Group for a call to discuss the current response to ISIS funding landscape in Iraq.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

08 Oct 2015

Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Over the past five years, the “maker movement” has generated significant buzz, and “makerspaces” are popping up in libraries, museums and schools.

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Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Education

Location

New York City

07 Oct 2015

Making Board Service More Meaningful

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Nonprofit organizations face enormous challenges in finding energetic, talented, and qualified board members to help them achieve their missions. According to the 2015 BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index , 20% of nonprofit CEOs and executive...

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Leadership Development

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New York State

06 Oct 2015

PPC-NYC: Talk. Think. Drink. II

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

We are back for a second round! If you work in communications for a think tank, nonprofit or foundation, care about a cause, talk a lot about policy and want to share stories over a drink or two, come along to the “Talk. Think. Drink. II”, a happy...

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Communications Staff

06 Oct 2015

When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

With recent policy wins such as the NYC Earned Sick Time Act, the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, women (and men) have some important new protections.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

Funding Area

Public Policy

Gender Justice

Workforce Development

05 Oct 2015

Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems

Monday, October 5, 2015 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

We invite you to join us for a discussion about impact investing in the food space. What is impact investing, and how can philanthropic organizations participate?

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01 Oct 2015

The Facts on Fraud and Embezzlement

Thursday, October 1, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

When fraud is uncovered its impact on an organization is widespread and sometimes referred to as “The Fraud Effect”.

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Workshop

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Finance & Asset Management

Finance Staff

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Governance

Information Technology

Location

New York City

30 Sep 2015

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

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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