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26 Feb 2013

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Women and Families: Are Funders Ready to Make the Most of 2013?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... would affect the women and families in America. All of these debates occurred in disregard to the fact that men ... where the programs we implement will define the outcomes of the ACA’s success across the...

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26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

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

... school districts across the nation face increasing numbers of schools “in need of improvement,” many educators, advocates, policymakers, ... HealthCare . Kim Jasmin (Moderator), JP Morgan Chase ...

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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

... Transparency & Integrity Fund , Carnegie Corporation of New York , and Rockefeller Brothers Fund . WHO SHOULD ... and Justice, and public policy. The session will also be of interest to lawyers and...

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17 Jun 2009

Challenges & Needs of African-American Girls in NYC & Strategies for Making a Difference

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Join Philanthropy New York Funders of Women & Girls for a briefing and dialogue on the recently ... & Resilience,” commissioned by the Twenty-First Century Foundation ’s Black Women...

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03 Oct 2013

Service for Impact Working Group

Thursday, October 3, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Strategic volunteer programs also provide a variety of business benefits: they offer professional development ... and engagement; position the company as an employer of choice; and contribute to brand...

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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

... 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 other private...

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Education

For Jobseekers: Once You Get the Job

Publication date:

04/2014

... resources that we've noted throughout this section of the website that you may find useful as you navigate this ... new terrain. To jumpstart that process, read this list of the "Ten Things I Always Tell a New Grantmaker" from Joyce White , Executive Director of Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington . If a .....

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10 Dec 2014

Kumu Hina - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 -

4:30pm to 9:00pm

... for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Kumu Hina, a special musical performance ... the traile r ?) Kuma Hina tells the inspiring story of Hina Wong-Kalu, a transgender...

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Children, Youth and Families

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LGBTQ

23 Sep 2014

Immigrant Youth in NYC: Programs, Practices and Policy

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... the NYC Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs, the Department of City Planning Commission and youth leaders from several ... will leave the session with a richer understanding of funding opportunities; a deeper...

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Community Development

22 Sep 2014

Interested in Philanthropic Advising?

Monday, September 22, 2014 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This September, we will learn about the field of philanthropic...

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Classic and Cutting Edge

Release Date:

12/05/2014

by Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem, Executive Director, Jewish Foundation for Education of Women As old as formal education, scholarships have a kind of dusty reputation. They have not typically assumed...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

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11/26/2013

... the last decade, media reformers have been waging a series of high-stakes battles against news consolidation, the Balkanization of the internet and the explosion in political ads, and ... — in this Storify ...

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The William C. Bullitt Foundation

Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

Release Date:

07/15/2013

... Senior Program Associate, Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation As it turns out, quite a bit. In August 2011, farmers upstate lost billions of dollars as Hurricane Irene wiped out crops and farm .....

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11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

Join us for a screening of the documentary Citizenfour and a brief panel discussion. ... as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of...

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Social Justice

Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

Release Date:

03/19/2013

By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation This past week, I undertook a “SNAP ... eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (...

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What Drives Education Officials

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06/07/2012

By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation Dubbed “The Three Tenors of The Education World,” Arne Duncan (United States Secretary of Education), John B. King, Jr. (New York State...

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