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Learning Together: Collaborative Inquiry among Grantmakers and Grantees

Many grantmakers champion the idea of using evaluation to improve grantee effectiveness or advance a field of practice. It 039 ; s a worthy endeavor, but how can you make it happen in the .....

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation

" What are we doing, and why do we think it 039 ; s going to make a difference? Are we being effective?" ... Grantmakers ask evaluation questions like these of their grantees and themselves. This brief guide explains why grantmakers use theories of change to guide their questioning, unearth assumptions .....

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Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards More Than $19.2 Million in Grants

Release Date:

03/29/2013

... in the United States and around the world. At its quarterly meeting held in New York City on March 7, 2013, Carnegie Corporation of New York’ s Board of Trustees approved 26...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Wellspring Advisors Program Director Andrew Park Heads to The Williams Institute

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06/13/2014

... Institute The Williams Institute announced Andrew Park is its new International Program Director. Previously, Andrew ... and international grant-making programs in the fields of LGBT rights, human rights,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

LGBTQ

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

New York Community Trust Announces Leadership Fellows Program at Baruch College

Release Date:

01/22/2015

... Leadership Fellows Program at Baruch College Dozens of nonprofit organizations in the New York City metropolitan ... The Trust is partnering with the Baruch College School of Public Affairs in delivering a...

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The New York Community Trust

Founder and CEO of Viso Strategies Corporation Paula Luff Says CSR Improves Operations

Release Date:

04/18/2016

Founder and CEO of Viso Strategies Corporation Paula Luff Says CSR Improves Operations Paula Luff is founder and CEO of Viso Strategies Corporation, a sustainability advisory ... responsibility is how companies...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Viso Strategies Corporation

School Police: What’s Their Role? How Should They Treat Students?

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02/08/2017

School Police: What’ s Their Role? How Should They Treat Students? In Minnesota, the St. Paul school district revamped its school policing program to focus less on enforcement and more on student relationships.....

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Education

Justice Reform

Rauschenberg Fee Dispute Goes to Florida Supreme Court

Release Date:

03/23/2016

Rauschenberg Fee Dispute Goes to Florida Supreme Court A foundation is asking the state Supreme Court to take up a ... million in fees awarded to trustees who managed the assets of artist Robert Rauschenberg after...

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Arts

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

Ralph Wilson's Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails

Release Date:

10/17/2018

Ralph Wilson 039 ; s Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation on Wednesday afternoon will announce the largest ... will give $100 million to...

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Community Development

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Capping the Charitable Deduction

Official Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Capping the Charitable Deduction ... into the mix. While some tax experts and researchers report that a cap will have only a moderate effect on giving, .....

$1 Million Gift Donated To The American College To Establish The Sy Sternberg And Fred Sievert Doctoral Fellowship

Release Date:

02/25/2014

The American College of Financial Services will establish a doctoral fellowship named for New York Life 039 ; s Sy Sternberg and Fred Sievert, reports KCTV-5. The American College of...

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Arcus Develops Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa

Release Date:

04/08/2015

... Action Plan to Save Great Apes in Africa The number of gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa continues to ... habitat loss, and disease, combined with a widespread lack of law enforcement and corruption...

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Animal Welfare

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Release Date:

09/08/2016

Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic ... design, coordination and implementation of the President 039 ; s initiatives, both...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

25 Sep 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger? (POSTPONED)

Friday, September 25, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... to October 29. To register, please click here . Part of Our "Beyond the Program Grant" Series. While the 2008 ... program dives into the “true cost” of merging. Hear from seasoned...

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Governance

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Apr 2016

New Pathways for Building Immigrant Women’s Leadership

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Women are more than half of the immigrant population in the United States. They start ... their social change goals. Join Philanthropy New York’ s Funders of Women and Girls for a robust...