Past Events

20 Nov 2014

Today’s Libraries

Thursday, November 20, 2014 -
7:45am to 11:00am
Community Anchors for Innovative Digital Media Learning, Markerspaces, and After-school Programming. Libraries are on the cutting edge of connectivity and strategies to bridge the digital divide. Kansas City Public Library is collaborating with...
19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -
7:15am to 10:00am
There are grantmaking issues unique to funders of scholarships and of related grants, such as internships and educational fellowships. Responding to member interest, Philanthropy New York is convening scholarship funders for a roundtable...
05 Nov 2014

Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 -
2:30pm to 5:00pm
Nonprofits and the Living Wage - while government bears most of the burden of ensuring that nonprofits have the resources they need to pay self-sustaining wages, philanthropy also plays a critical role that needs further examination. Join us for a...
31 Oct 2014

Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil

Friday, October 31, 2014 -
8:45am to 12:00pm
Recent documentary films are conveying incredibly powerful stories and imagery around environmental destruction -- from flaming faucets and endangered species to eviscerated landscapes and communities uniting against polluters.
30 Oct 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, October 30, 2014 -
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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15 Oct 2014

Busting the Business of Trafficking Women and Children

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 -
8:45am to 11:00am
Human trafficking is often approached as a women and children’s human rights and social justice issue. Rightly so considering the U.S. State Department estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year with...
08 Oct 2014

Deputy Mayor and Four Commissioners Explore Opportunities for Better Coordination on Vulnerable Youth

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 -
1:45pm to 3:30pm
According to the Administration for Children’s Services (as of September 2014) there were 11,386 children in foster care. There are 1,000 young people who annually age out of foster care. In September 2014, there were 24,124 children who were...
02 Oct 2014

How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 1:00pm
The CDC estimates the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million within just four months, in a worst case scenario. Join us for a timely conversation with the experts in the field.
24 Sep 2014

Expanding Opportunities and Improving City Social Services Quality through a Career Ladder Approach

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 -
8:45am to 10:30am
The City of New York delivers most human services through $5 billion in annual contracts with non-profit providers. However, there are insufficient opportunities for lower-level social service case workers at these providers to acquire the education...

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