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Our Policy Priorities for 2018

Release Date:

01/24/2018

From a policy perspective, last year was a tough one for the nonprofit sector. The GOP tax bill signed by President Trump raised the standard deduction for all Americans, which is likely to decimate the value of the charitable deduction. Experts...

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Points of Pride from 2017

Release Date:

01/10/2018

Before we get too far from last year, we thought it would be a good idea to draw your attention to some PNY highlights from 2017.

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President's Message

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Philanthropy New York

Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice

Release Date:

12/20/2017

Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice By Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications At this very darkest time of the year, it is hard not to dwell...

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Justice Reform

The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve

Release Date:

12/06/2017

There has been considerable media attention to the fact that the tax plan packages proposed by the U.S. House and Senate eliminate or reduce of the deduction for state and local taxes and how bad that will be for states like New York that invest in...

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Philanthropy New York Gratefully Acknowledges A Grant From The David Rockefeller Fund

Release Date:

12/01/2017

PNY gratefully acknowledges a grant from the David Rockefeller Fund, honoring David Rockefeller’s contributions to philanthropy in New York, that will provide a sum to each departing PNY board chair for a gift to the charity of her/his choice, in...

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PNY Welcomes Nominations to Its Board

Release Date:

12/01/2017

We are welcoming nominations for candidates to serve on our Board of Directors who will help Philanthropy New York move its goals forward and strengthen the organization.

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

Release Date:

11/15/2017

This morning, after an extensive review process that solicited input from the entire membership, Philanthropy New York’s Board of Directors voted to approve two new official policy statements related to tax reform discussions occurring in the United...

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What Benefits One Might Benefit Us All

Release Date:

11/01/2017

Philanthropy New York supports a number of different Issue-Based Working Groups. Some of these groups are staffed by PNY folks and others are ones we support by hosting events, supporting a list serve and sharing information with our broader...

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Health

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Get It Right, Right Now

Release Date:

10/18/2017

It is no coincidence that the communities that are hardest to reach in the decennial census count are also those that are under-resourced and under-represented in federal, state and local government. Systematic undercounting of hard-to-reach...

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It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

Release Date:

10/04/2017

Day after day, month after month, crisis upon crisis comes. Just last month, I used this space to talk with you about what has been learned over the years from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy that could be applied to Harvey. This month we must face...