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United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice

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09/18/2015

Governor Cuomo today announced that 30 notable civil rights groups and prominent civil rights and community leaders have joined the Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice, a statewide initiative aimed building support for a $15 minimum wage for...

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United Way of New York City Partners With Bank of America for Volunteer Day of Action

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05/13/2015

One hundred volunteers assembled 2000 "Basics for Babies" kits.

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United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

United Way of NYC explores the key issues that prevent New Yorkers from achieving self-sufficiency.

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Young Professionals, Get On Board

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10/07/2014

Erin J. Law, Vice President at Morgan Stanley, urges young professionals to get involved in their community.

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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.

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Partnership Aims To Boost Service Positions For Young People, Increase Adult Volunteers

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07/14/2014

United Way of New York City and NYC Service have announced a partnership with The Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute that seeks to increase service corps positions for young New Yorkers and to double the number of adults in the city who...

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United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

NYC will pass a state grant for delinquency prevention worth $13 million a year for four years to the United Way of New York City, which will help identify about 40 schools and nonprofit partners that can team up in high-poverty areas this fall.

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Change Captial Fund Launches Initiative to Support Community Development

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06/02/2014

[Altman Foundation; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Brooklyn Community Foundation; Capital One; Citi Foundation; Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation; F.B. Heron Foundation; Goldman Sachs; Mizuho Bank USA; M & T Bank; New York Community Trust; New...

12 Mar 2014

What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty has inspired much national soul-searching on what has been accomplished since President Johnson's 1964 State of the Union address.

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Making Lemonade in February

Ronna Brown

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02/12/2014

We realized that combining some of the functions of two positions into a Chief Operations Officer role would make the most sense.

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Philanthropy New York Names Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham Chief Operations Officer

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01/31/2014

Philanthropy New York has announced the appointment of Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham as the organization’s new Chief Operations Officer.

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United Way of New York City Appoints Michael Carren as New Chief Strategy and Operating Officer

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01/15/2014

United Way of New York City has announced the appointment of Michael Carren, former Director of Global Employee Engagement and Volunteerism at JPMorgan Chase, to the role of Chief Strategy and Operating Officer.

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25 Feb 2014

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

7:00am to 12:00pm

Baruch College School of Public Affairs

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VIII: Re-Imagining Impact: Leadership Strategies for Greater Results." Foundation leaders,...

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26 Feb 2013

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:00am to 11:00am

Join the Education and Research Foundation of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium VII: Resilient New York: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing the Unexpected." A ...

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19 Apr 2012

Extend Your Grantmaking Effectiveness by Funding Policy and Community Engagement

Thursday, April 19, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Learn how foundations can best utilize limited dollars and maximize the impact of their grants on the heels of an economic crisis. A recent National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy report shows how 110 nonprofit organizations, from 13 states,...

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5 Questions for…Sheena Wright, President and CEO, United Way of New York City

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08/27/2013

In this PhilanTopic interview, United Way of NYC’s President and CEO speaks about her first week on the job — the week Hurricane Sandy made landfall — as well as the lessons learned at UWNYC after Sandy and the role of philanthropy in disaster...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...

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Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

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06/07/2010

Despite the billions of dollars distributed to nonprofits in our region each year, and the tremendous influence that a nonprofit’s board of directors can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to address the topic of...

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United Way of NYC President & CEO Gordon Campbell to Step Down

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04/02/2012

The United Way of New York City (UWNYC) has announced that President and CEO Gordon Campbell will be stepping down effective September 2012.

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United Way of New York City Names Elwanda Young as Interim President & CEO

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09/03/2012

Elwanda Young was named Interim President & CEO of the United Way of New York City in September 2012, having previously served the organization as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

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