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Philanthropy & Social Sector Leadership at a Time of Crisis

Release Date:

06/10/2020

Philanthropy & Social Sector Leadership at a Time of Crisis By: Dara Major , Independent Strategy and ... am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” The entwined COVID-19 pandemic and...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

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Disaster Relief

Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?

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07/19/2012

... How can a funder determine which nonprofit is most likely to benefit from this sort of investment? After all, change is ... a compelling vision and worked at better involving their board ,...

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The Right Mix of Leaps and Refinements

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05/04/2016

... New York members have convened at our Annual Meeting to elect new board members, review the past year's accomplishments and ... Starting last summer, co-chairs Steven Foster of Overbrook...

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President's Message

PNY News

Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving

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04/27/2017

... Partnerships Eastern Region, Silicon Valley Community Foundation This member Insight flows out of discussion ... about the ways in which this new set of donors seeks to...

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Insights

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

PNY Smart Assets Blog Posts on Hurricane Sandy

... Vice President, Global Communications, The Rockefeller Foundation Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It? by Amara Foster, Community Food Funders ... and Gaining Power During the...

27 Jan 2015

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 7:30am to Friday, January 30, 2015 - 5:00pm

... for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking and philanthropy for program officers with ... and expectations and core tensions of your role as foundation staff. Explore...

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Professional Development

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Program Staff

Funders Give and Get Advice From NYC Teens

Release Date:

05/02/2013

... The Opportunity Network and April Hawkins, Director of MetLife Foundation ’s Civic Affairs Program On most days, the ... proposals, meeting nonprofit leaders and granting funds to deserving...

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Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

Release Date:

01/10/2013

... James R. Knickman President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation During the recent Philanthropy New York ... the funders in the room had an explicit mandate or mission to support veterans. And yet, nearly...

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Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans

Release Date:

06/08/2016

... for the Poor , published today by the Russell Sage Foundation , examines the lifetime effects of court-imposed ... debt against Americans convicted of felonies. In contrast to...

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Member News

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Justice Reform

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Russell Sage Foundation

15 Leaders of Color Selected for Pinkerton Leadership Network

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... of color in the youth development field have been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Pinkerton Advanced Leadership Network, Pinkerton Foundation President and CEO...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Mellon Announces $125 Million "Creatives Rebuild New York" Initiative to Reactivate the State's Creative Economy and Provide Artists with the Critical Support They Need

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... $125 Million "Creatives Rebuild New York" Initiative to Reactivate the State's Creative Economy and Provide ... (NEW YORK, NY — June 3, 2021) The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced...

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Arts

Economic Security

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Mellon Foundation

Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

Release Date:

03/02/2022

... Her first day at RFF will be March 11. “We’re thrilled to have Sarah join our team,” said RFF director Lee ... include Bloomberg Philanthropies, ClimateWorks Foundation , Crankstart Foundation...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Consultant & Vendor Lists: Accountants & Auditors

Publication date:

12/2015

... mfraczek@bkd.com Recommending Organizations: The Rudin Foundation Condon O'Meara McGinty & Donnelly, CPAs 1 ... Anthony J. Demasco , CPA, Partner, Co-founder of Firm, AnthonyDemasco@dsjcpa.com , (516) 541-6549 ... financial management for nonprofits - from accounting, to financial reporting, and best practices for nonprofits. .....

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Benchmarks

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Mid-Year Moment for Reflection

Release Date:

07/05/2017

... is a particularly good time for just about anybody to take a moment and reflect on both the past and where you ... and I want to reinforce it here now. Departing PNY Board Chair Phil Li,...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Vision for 2025

... and institutional sustainability that would be difficult to reach with the existing budget. The second was a ... ended in June 2015 and renewing it wasn’t possible. Our Board and staff saw the situation as an...

Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... a Serious Toll A very slender friend recently admitted to me that she “can’t stand to be around fat people.” ... overweight. Although she can’t pinpoint the source of her feelings, she said...

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Sector News

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Children, Youth and Families

22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

The Department of Labor predicts the nation will add 1.2 million new ... of high school girls choose computer science. In contrast to traditional classes in public schools and higher .....

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All Funders

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Education

Workforce Development

Technology

Children, Youth and Families

13 Apr 2015

Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour

Monday, April 13, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... that build community and ecological resiliance can be key to ensuring that all Puerto Ricans benefit equally. Learn ... tour that took place last fall in Puerto Rico and part of a series of...

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All Funders

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Environment and Climate Change

06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Much of the conversation within the college success field around ... is just one step in the long process of preparing students to graduate college successfully with reasonable debt. It is .....

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

10 Jul 2018

The Power of Pooled Funding to Increase College Graduation Rates

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... funders for a session that will feature the development of and lessons learned from the College Completion Innovation ... by a challenge grant from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation in 2015, CCIF has...