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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

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05/19/2009

... to religious education, to the support of private and public universities, to Andrew Carnegie’s construction of public libraries—would fail to meet NCRP’s criteria. One ... NCRP’s argument that foundation...

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Abby Youngblood Joins North Star Fund as Food and Environment Program Officer

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08/01/2012

... in New York State. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Public Administration at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Youngblood looks forward to the challenge...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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North Star Fund

21 Jun 2012

-- POSTPONED -- Saving Our Communities: Historic Preservation Initiatives in NYC

Thursday, June 21, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... historic places are designated as landmarks each year, but public awareness of historic preservation’s needs remains ... about our shared history. The session will use recent public awareness, grassroots,...

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09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... counsel as they consider whether and how to apply. Public schools are a first and most valuable point of contact ... New York City has been working overtime to make sure its public schools (and all its City...

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18 Mar 2013

Measuring What Matters: Indicators of College and Career Readiness

Monday, March 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... the College Ready Indicator Systems study. New Visions for Public Schools is actively working with its schools to ... Data Analysis & Applied Research, New Visions for Public Schools Nicole Leach (...

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26 Mar 2010

Getting It Right: Reauthorizing NCLB To Leave No Child Behind

Friday, March 26, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), and Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET). WHO SHOULD ... – funders, parents, students – to participate in the public debate? PRESENTERS Heather Weiss ,...

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Educational Foundation of America Welcomes New Staff Members

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09/04/2013

... Fund. Mowles is currently completing her Master of Public Administration degree, with a focus on Strategic Management, at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. Previously, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in...

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Education

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30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Foundation . WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Private and public sector funders interested in community, civic, or ... motivate civic participation, broaden who has voice in the public sphere, ground grassroots organizing...

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Far Rockaway Leaders Look Ahead

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02/12/2013

... we listened to their ideas about youth leadership, public education and community-police relations. They ... Prevention program, The Child Center of NY, the Queens Public Library, several faith-based groups,...

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... hydraulic fracturing raises a number of environmental and public health concerns. To release shale gas, huge amounts of ... that could be done safely and cleanly without harm to public health or the...

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ACA Subsidies Are for All States—I Should Know, I Was There

Release Date:

03/04/2015

... it through the budget reconciliation process. The public legislative record is equally unequivocal. Plaintiffs ... they find any such assertion in the record of some 130 public hearings and meetings of the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Wm. T. Grant Foundation Report: Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality

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11/09/2015

... the report, the Foundation sought to review the field of public and private funders to identify opportunities and gaps ... Bruch. “The time is ripe for funders of research, both public and private, to take...

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TCC Group Welcomes Two New Members to its Nonprofit Strategy Team

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02/23/2016

The Nonprofit Strategy and Capacity Building team at TCC Group welcome two new members, Debika Shome, who has joined as a Senior Consultant, and Brett Dupuy, who has joined as an Associate Consultant.

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Do Funders Have the Right to See a Nonprofit’s Management Letter?

Release Date:

04/19/2016

... with governance,” but more commonly referred to by the public as the “management letter” looks like the ... established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “AICPA”). Yet many funders...

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Eisner LLP Not-for-Profit Services Eisner LLP

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17 Jun 2016

Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth

Friday, June 17, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... President of National Partnerships, Schott Foundation for Public Education Designed for All interested funders. ... Trust The Pinkerton Foundation Schott Foundation for Public Education Special Screening...

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Children, Youth and Families

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23 Sep 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 1: Speaking the Same Language

Friday, September 23, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... the relationship between the nonprofit, private, and public sectors? Join us as we map out the nonprofit sector, ... Discuss the relationship between nonprofit, private and public sectors Presenters Jason...

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New Staff

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International/Foreign Affairs

27 Sep 2016

Healing from and Preventing Conflict: The Unique Power of the Arts

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... across sectors, using the arts as a vehicle to reinvent public education curricula, spur economic and industry development, and revitalize public spaces. We also explore how the arts can be utilized ...

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20 Jun 2017

Charter and District Schools Sharing Innovations: How Philanthropy Can Help

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

New York City opened its doors to its first public charter school in 1999. Since then, the sector has ... from underserved backgrounds opportunities to attend public schools with distinct curriculum, pedagogy, and...

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Carnegie Names Nine Philanthropists as Recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

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06/26/2017

... their distinguished and longstanding contributions to the public good," said Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie ... award the medals during a formal ceremony at The New York Public Library's...

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