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Long Island Community Foundation Appoints New Advisory Board Members

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04/02/2012

... Hill Slater is Founder and President of Hill Slater, Inc., a successful engineering and architectural support firm. Hill ... Sinai, NY. John Murcott is CEO & Co-Founder of KARMA411, a social networking...

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01 Mar 2012

Using Time to Transform Schools: Opportunities, Challenges, and How Foundations Can Make a Difference

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

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

A consensus has emerged among policymakers, practitioners, ... York and the Donors' Education Collaborative invite you to a follow-up session for Time as a Tool for Transforming Schools to...

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20 Sep 2012

The Evolution of Institution-Based Community Organizing: Can Congregations Be Change Agents for Social Justice Again?

Thursday, September 20, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... to document and better understand these changes. A census of all IBCOs within the United States included a national survey and in-depth phone interviews with key ... diverse in terms of geography, race, class...

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28 Jan 2013

Unlikely Partners Leveraging Private Schools as Resources for Expanding Learning Opportunities for Public School Students

Monday, January 28, 2013 -

8:00am to 10:30am

... levels); Their staffing configurations that draw on a mix of academic specialists and teachers from private and ... dissemination of best practices, and policy work. A NYC Youth Funders program in...

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13 Dec 2010

School Climate: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:00pm to Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 5:00pm

A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program , presented ... “Effective teaching and learning can only take place in a safe, secure and supportive school environment in which ... But there is not so much...

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25 May 2011

The Assault on Fair Courts: Why the Politicization of the Judiciary Is Harming Our Justice System and Democracy as a Whole

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 -

8:45am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing, sponsored by Open ... outside interests spent big money to unseat them over a decision on marriage issues—and the other four face a ... work being done...

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of communications choices at our fingertips, ... efforts by media policy reform activists, supported by a dedicated cadre of grantmakers and...

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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

The Education Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding organizations that have pursued a diverse array of education reform strategies. These and .....

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

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11/01/2013

... “At every step of his career, Xav has combined a commitment to rigorous research and intellectual inquiry with a drive for practical, real-world solutions to the pressing ... democracy and governance, and...

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Economic Security

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28 Jan 2014

CEO Interview Series: How the Tables Have Turned on Darren Walker

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 -

2:45pm to 6:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... Corporation. Walker is leading the Foundation during a time of renewed emphasis on inequality, and is in the ... among diverse groups of people. This interview will be a singular opportunity to engage with...

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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

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02/12/2014

... breakthroughs through strategic grantmaking across a diverse array of disciplines. The Sloan Foundation’s ... grantmaking in support of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a major astronomical survey that operates...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Technology

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15 Jul 2014

Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How Funders Can Help Artists and Arts Institutions Navigate this Changing Landscape

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... website? Set your password . To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the ...

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23 Sep 2014

Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

View resources from this program. Join us for a discussion that will focus on immigrant youth issues in New ... communities. Funders will leave the session with a richer understanding of funding opportunities;...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Our Common Purpose: The Struggle for True Democracy and Equal Rights

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10/03/2014

... At its core, the new Supreme Court jurisprudence reflects a denial of the fundamental promise of American life: that as ... of power and privilege, is our common purpose. It was a pleasure to join Allison...

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Winning Was Just Part of the Reward

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09/17/2013

... challenging, but also deeply rewarding. We emerged with a better understanding of our mission to strengthen, empower ... Excellence Awards application proceeds in three stages: a highly detailed application to...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

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01/09/2015

... Center, an artist residency center in New Orleans, LA. A visual artist herself, Christa has been dedicated to the ... Foundation, overseeing such national programs as Creating a Lasting Legacy (CALL). Before...

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Staying Power: Our Foundation at 75 Years

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06/06/2013

... So our “celebration” process quickly morphed into a series of rangy conversations among staff, board and ... of programs has occasionally been likened to “beads on a string.” To celebrate our anniversary, we...

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Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update

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04/10/2013

... Executive Director, The Staten Island Foundation As a Philanthropy New York member, I’m looking forward to this ... that don’t know us yet, The Staten Island Foundation is a private foundation established in...

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Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

... that he did so while he was in the hospital undergoing a bone marrow transplant. We are also happy to report that he ... is now cancer-free. Thank you again, Michael! When I was a teenager, my Russian-born...

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