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12 Sep 2014

The Power of Arts and Culture as a Crossover Grantmaking Approach

Friday, September 12, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... think about arts and culture grantmaking, they put it in a separate box. While promoting the arts and revitalizing ... outreach, education, and mobilizing efforts to achieve a variety of grantmaking objectives...

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Arts

28 Oct 2014

Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality in NYC

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... no organization acting alone can solve complex issues. A collective impact approach requires the commitment of a group of organizations — including nonprofits, ... and philanthropy — to coordinate their...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

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New York City

See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

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10/10/2013

The E ducation 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. Following more...

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Why Bring People Together In Person?

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08/13/2013

... of interpersonal interactions and dynamics that emerge in a convening. And to meet effectively in person, you need to have a clear purpose that is appropriate to the type of convening that you plan. A...

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Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

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06/03/2013

... ago, I arrived at The New York Public Library with only a sense of the opportunities and challenges that awaited me. ... building at 42nd Street , this project is only part of a larger plan. There is no...

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Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

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05/22/2013

... Sandy’s wake demanded immediate relief. However, in a disaster as vast as this one, it is clear that the ... move quickly in solving immediate problems, there is also a need for organizations to provide long-...

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign: Foundation Center and Open Society Foundations Launch BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

... think that the Campaign was originally slated to be just a three-year “initiative.” But thanks to the determined ... and the Twenty-First Century Foundation to tackle a seemingly intractable problem. It has...

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Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

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02/26/2013

... Director, Arabella Advisors I recently spoke on a panel about career opportunities in the philanthropic ... students studying philanthropy. The program is emerging as a model for other regional associations...

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The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

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05/03/2012

... on April 24, 2012 and is reprinted with permission.) If a person with a serious vision, hearing or mobility impairment came to your ... grantmaking program concerned with education, employment, ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation

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02/24/2015

... been named the next President of The Century Foundation, a progressive New York based think tank that has been ... to his work for the U.S. Congress, to his service as a community VISTA volunteer in Burley...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Social Justice

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The Century Foundation

24 Mar 2015

Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series - Making the Case for Immigrant-Related Grantmaking: A Funder Conversation on Messaging and Communication Strategies that Work

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a new policy that could allow nearly five million ... among other provisions. This is the third program in a webinar series organized by Grantmakers Concerned...

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United States

Making Change Not Grants: Combining the 3 Roles of the Arcus Foundation for Impact

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06/02/2015

... Evaluation & Strategy, Arcus Foundation There’s been a lot of discussion in the philanthropic community about the ... partners. Given the funder-grantee power dynamic, it is a tricky business for a...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Animal Welfare

Children, Youth and Families

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Arcus Foundation

19 Nov 2015

Education Reform in Newark: Lessons for Philanthropy

Thursday, November 19, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Newark’s public schools, the studio audience gave them a standing ovation. Newark residents also responded ... other funders to match it, community members offered a different kind of match: “sweat equity.”...

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NYCT Announces Finalists for 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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10/13/2015

... manages the nine-year-old Excellence Awards program. A selection committee of 34 nonprofit management experts chose the six finalists from a list of 10 semifinalists following an intensive application .....

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The New York Community Trust

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The Clark Foundation

Ford Foundation

Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

... the Lives of Transgender People The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation dedicated to the idea that people can ... focused explicitly on girls and women, today announced a five-year philanthropic initiative...

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LGBTQ

Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

NoVo Foundation

Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

... Harvard University, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and a range of other partner organizations are launching the Planetary Health Alliance, a new effort to dramatically improve our understanding of the .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

... RPA's board named Steven Wayne, CEO of Jensen Group, a leading real estate private equity investment manager and ... said. “My fellow board members are global leaders whose diversity of expertise and deep...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Your Favorite Philanthropic Insights

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01/20/2016

... 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. A trip to Google Analytics may be the most fascinating rabbit ... ever encounter. In preparing our year-end reports, I spent a lot more time than I...

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PNY News

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Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center

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01/21/2016

... Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center The John A . Hartford Foundation has awarded the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) a $3 million grant to establish a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement...

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