Calendar of Events

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HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

04 Mar 2020

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In this historic period of low unemployment, job seekers with multiple barriers—including those with disabilities—are at risk of being left behind. 65 percent of working-age people with disabilities in New York City are either unemployed or not in...

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Disabilities

Workforce Development

05 Mar 2020

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 5, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walk through a set of sample financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers. What are some “red flags...

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10 Mar 2020

Operationalizing Equity within Philanthropy: Where and How Do I Start?

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Does the thought of refocusing your grantmaking efforts to address racial equity seem insurmountable? Does it appear to be yet another strategy to implement? Are you unclear as to who should lead the charge within your foundation to address racial...

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11 Mar 2020

Service for Impact

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

This years’ Service for Impact working group will build on past years’ dynamic learning but add a new approach. The focus of this year’s meetings will be to uncover new and stronger proof of business impact of employee volunteer programs...

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Breakout Discussion

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

12 Mar 2020

The Power of a Name: Considering Privacy, Publicity, and Transparency - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 12, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

In this webinar, hear from families who have considered the power of their name and learn ways to be thoughtful about your own voice.

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

Family Foundation

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Funding Area

18 Mar 2020

Arts as Social Prescription: Healing in the Era of Bigotry and Islamophobia

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 -

8:30am to 1:30pm

Arts as Social Prescription: Healing in the Era of Bigotry and Islamophobia is the third funders symposium aimed to advance cross-community understanding and cohesion between America's MASA (Muslim, Arab and South Asian) community and their...

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Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Arts

Community Development

Social Justice

18 Mar 2020

Valuing Every Voice? Consider Participatory Action Research

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Philanthropy has shown increasing interest in more equitable approaches to our work. Impactful social change requires centering the voice and desires of communities. But how can community members play a lead role in defining both the change and the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

19 Mar 2020

Financial Series: Looking at the 990 Part I (March 12) and Part II (March 19)

Thursday, March 19, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients.

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Finance & Asset Management

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20 Mar 2020

Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: A Three-Part Series

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 9:00am to Friday, May 1, 2020 - 12:00pm

What does it take for a nonprofit to move from surviving to thriving? And what kind of support can funders provide to meaningfully shift the trajectory of an organization? In this three-part series, we will explore what it takes for a nonprofit to...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

23 Mar 2020

PACNet – Peer Coaching Session

Monday, March 23, 2020 -

8:30am to 10:30am

Join us for a conversation with panelists from different philanthropic backgrounds about their experience cultivating and maintaining strong professional relationships, which range from formal and informal mentorships, to peer networks and affinity...

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Network Building

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Workshop

Audience

Topic(s)

Communications

Leadership Development

24 Mar 2020

Smashing the Patriarchy: Why a “Gender Lens” Isn’t Enough to Advance Gender Equity

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Explore how your grant making framework and strategy can benefit from a new lens on the work in this thought provoking panel of researchers and activists who are all working on systems change designed to bring about greater equity.

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Gender Justice

25 Mar 2020

Legal Series - Fiscal Sponsorships - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 -

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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Finance & Asset Management

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Topic(s)

Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Legal Issues

Nonprofit Financials

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

25 Mar 2020

A Conversation with the Deputy Mayor and Three Commissioners

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

In partnership with The New York Community Trust, we invite you to a briefing and partnership working meeting with the Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services, Dr. Raul Perea-Henze. The Deputy Mayor and select city leaders will share a vision and...

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Children, Youth and Families

Public Policy

Funding Area

Aging

Community Development

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Human Services

Public Policy

Social Justice

26 Mar 2020

Financial Series: Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, March 26, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

Financial statements and an organization’s 990 each tell a story. Using the two financial documents together can yield so much more information than the financial status of the organization.

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02 Apr 2020

Meet and Greet with GEO's CEO, Marcus Walton

Thursday, April 2, 2020 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Join our partners, the Ford Foundation, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, as we welcome the new CEO of GEO, Marcus Walton. Marcus will join us for a welcoming reception, where he will share his...

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Network Building

Format

Reception

Audience

06 Apr 2020

New York Environmental Funders Network – Spring Meeting

Monday, April 6, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

From Vision to Reality: What Does it Really Take? Using three timely examples – Congestion Pricing, the NYS Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and the NYC Commercial Waste Zone law – we will discuss the three critical phases of...

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Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Environment and Climate Change

Funding Area

07 Apr 2020

Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness in NYC

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

We invite you to join funders, service providers, city officials and advocates to discuss the unique needs of homeless students in NYC, examine current policies and approaches that serve them and opportunities to better serve and ultimately reduce...

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Panel

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Children, Youth and Families

Funding Area

Education

08 Apr 2020

Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Training - April 8

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

In 2018, both New York State and New York City passed laws intended to combat workplace sexual harassment. All employers are required to adopt a written sexual harassment prevention policy, including a complaint form, and provide annual sexual...

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HR & Operations

Legal Issues

09 Apr 2020

Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees

Thursday, April 9, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:00am

You now know what you can learn about grantees through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial situations? What’s useful to you and not too much to ask from grantees?

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