President&#039;s Message

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Economic Security

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Philanthropy New York

The Scherman Foundation

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

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...

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Disaster Relief

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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Council on Foundations

One Difference between Katrina and Harvey: Availability of Information Resources

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09/06/2017

The images of desperate families and stories of systematic failure as Hurricane Harvey swept across the Houston area brought back for many the unforgettable images of Katrina. These last few days, Hurricane Irma is making headlines – even as it was...

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Disaster Relief

United Philanthropy Forum

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Leading By Example

Release Date:

08/02/2017

It is wonderful and energizing to see leaders and groups behaving beautifully with a shared goal to serve the common good. After decades of calls for greater coordination and partnership among Philanthropy Serving Organizations (the new “it” acronym...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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Philanthropy New York

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

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07/05/2017

The conclusion of a holiday weekend celebrating democracy is a particularly good time for just about anybody to take a moment and reflect on both the past and where you want to go next. For Philanthropy New York, this a time of the year we usually...

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Participation and Double Entendre

Release Date:

06/07/2017

Philanthropy New York’s 38 th Annual Meeting next week won’t be all business. When we named the program “The Power of Participation,” we knew it had double meaning. This year’s annual meeting has even more time for networking than last year.

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We Need Ideas from the Right (and Left, and All Around)

Release Date:

05/02/2017

The goal of the Philanthropy New York Annual Meeting is to gather a large array of funders to think and talk about new ideas. It is a mix of learning and socializing – and most of all, coming together as a community.

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I’m Having a CEO Moment. And You Can, Too

Release Date:

04/05/2017

For this month's president's message I decided to interview Paul DiDonato, president of the Proteus Fund, one of the few organizations that has a C4 arm.

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After the Q&A

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

Release Date:

03/01/2017

One of the important messages we are hearing from our members these days is their desire to meet in small groups of other funders who are ready to talk about specific actions they are taking now on issues. Members are also asking more regularly to...

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