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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

Wallace Foundation Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary Kenneth W. Austin shares his talking points (from our recent PNYEvent) on the foundation’s analysis of their past policy work and their options for engaging in public policy more explicitly...

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation

Release Date:

03/28/2014

In honor of Women’s History Month, and the fourth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Ms. Foundation for Women Director of Women’s Health Ellen Liu talks about the lessons her foundation has learned during its advocacy outreach to...

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Investing in Advocacy Work Is Good — for Everyone

Release Date:

04/03/2014

Carla Washington, Executive Director of Direct Care Alliance discusses the advocacy efforts that would bring policy changes to improve the financial security and stability for direct care workers and their families.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Direct Care Alliance

Mayor de Blasio Can Make Lasting Change with Nonprofit Living Wages and Career Opportunities

Release Date:

12/16/2014

Jennifer Jones-Austin and James Parrott explore how the City of New York can address low social service sector wages.

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HR & Operations

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Workforce Development

A Commitment to Playwrights: The Tow Foundation’s 2014 Residency Program

Release Date:

12/09/2014

Associate Director Andrea Sholler discusses the Tow Foundation's playwright residency program.

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Arts

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The Tow Foundation

Classic and Cutting Edge

Release Date:

12/05/2014

Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem, Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, explores the structure of funding scholarship programs.

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Education

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

The Carnegie Compact Revisited: Re-envisioning New York City’s Branch Libraries

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11/26/2014

Charles H. Revson Foundation President, Julie Sandorf, examines the growing needs of NYC's libraries and why it is vital they survive.

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

President and CEO, Cecilia Clarke, outlines the extensive 6-month process Brooklyn Community Foundation utilized to determine how to effectively address the challenges of the borough.