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For Jobseekers: Once You Get the Job

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04/2014

Once you start your position in philanthropy, you'll soon see that this is a field that requires continuous professional development and education. There are numerous resources that we've noted throughout this section of the website that you may find useful as you navigate this new terrain.

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Networking Tips for Job Seekers

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04/2014

As you build your professional network, you will increase your knowledge of the sector, visibility, and awareness.

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Grants Managers

Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive

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03/2014

A skyrocketing stock market helped boost the assets of the Gates, Hewlett, and other big foundations last year to their highest levels since the Great Recession gutted endowments six years ago, according to a new Chronicle survey.

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Useful Skills for Grantmakers

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06/2012

There isn't one single college major or job experience that will fully prepare you for a career in grantmaking.

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Modernizing the 990-PF to Advance the Accountability and Performance of Foundations: A Modest Proposal

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03/2011

In this essay, Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and COO John E. Craig analyzes the shortcomings of the tax return form for private foundations and discusses how the 990-PF could be transformed into a more effective instrument for promoting accountability and best practices in the foundation sector.

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Philanthropy New York Milestones: Our First 30 Years

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04/2009

From PNY's 2008 Annual Report — a list of some of the most important events from the past 30 years of Philanthropy New York (formerly the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers).

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History of U.S. Philanthropy

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08/2008

A brief history of U.S. philanthropy, along with key facts about philanthropy in New York.

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Philanthropy's Key Contributions to Society

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08/2008

A compilation of well-known innovations that can be traced to foundation funding over the past 100 years.

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The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit

Only 30 percent of C-suite roles in the nonprofit sector were filled by internal promotion in the past two years—about half the rate of for-profits. Even more concerning, this low promotion rate did not vary by the size of the organization: larger organizations, which should have more opportunities to promote internal talent, are not doing so.

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