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Surdna Foundation Announces Appointment of Leticia Peguero as Executive Director of Andrus Family Fund and Andrus Family Philanthropy Program

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02/01/2013

... comes to AFF and AFPP with over 18 years of experience in social justice programming and philanthropy work. She most ... alongside the Local Funding Partnerships team she oversaw a $6.5 million portfolio that...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Robert C. Granger to Retire in September 2013

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09/03/2012

... Foundation’s President, Robert C. Granger, will retire in September 2013. Dr. Granger joined the Foundation in 2000 ... scale. "Bob has made the Foundation more effective through a...

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10 Jan 2012

Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... sector’s ability to bring about positive change in the community. New research shows an even higher level of impact from nonprofits that strategically engage volunteers, and ... era of reduced funding,...

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13 Mar 2012

Imagine: How Creativity Works (2012 GEO Conference)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 -

11:30am to 1:00pm

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

... centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? From the bestselling author of How We Decide comes a...

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15 May 2012

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Challenges and Opportunities with Organizational Structure

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a professional peer network designed to support ... at Philanthropy New York member organizations. In addition to sharing information over an active listserv, .....

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16 May 2012

Love Free or Die - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the ... or Die is about a man whose two defining passions are in direct conflict: his love for God and...

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11 Jun 2012

Summer in the City: NYC Summer Quest...and More!

Monday, June 11, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... shows that preventing “summer learning loss” is a crucial tool to reduce both the achievement gap, to which ... summer learning loss, it isn’t enough to add class time in July and August. Just as during the...

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27 Sep 2012

Developing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Talent: New Research Has Actionable Recommendations

Thursday, September 27, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... deliver their services, but many nonprofits are stymied by a lack of systems and structures for improving the skills and ... for talent and leadership development plagues the sector from recruitment through...

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16 Oct 2012

The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -

8:15am to 10:30am

... when corporate philanthropy is managed as an investment in society, it can become a powerful catalytic force for change. The Council on ... guided by a five-point framework. Join us as...

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27 Nov 2012

Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00pm

... Bonds the future of social change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about them. The City of New York, in ... Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies, recently announced a major...

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12 Dec 2012

Pushing Back Against Push-outs, Pipelines and Profiling: Grantmaking for Impact Among Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Men & Boys of Color

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... of color. How do zero-tolerance policies place queer youth in jeopardy? How is homophobia deployed against all men of ... bisexual and transgender men and boys of color Insights from practitioners who have...

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10 Jan 2013

A Place at The Table - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, January 10, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the ... to follow. A Place at the Table Trailer 49 million people in the U.S.—one in...

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20 Feb 2013

Public Policy Communicators NYC: “Social Media Club”

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... This Session: So, your organization has created a Facebook and/or Twitter account and has begun executing its ... your success? Feeling like you could use some advice from colleagues dealing with the same...

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15 Jul 2013

Justice Delayed – An Examination of the Ken Burns Film The Central Park Five

Monday, July 15, 2013 -

3:45pm to 7:00pm

... of the Central Park Five is one scarring New York history; a case of injustice for five teenagers of color being wrongly ... Sarah Burns and David McMahon; Raymond Santana, a victim from the...

02 Feb 2010

Long-Term Consequences of Delinquency: A Presentation by New York State Office of Children and Family Services' Dr. Rebecca Colman

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

... be served. What happens over time after youth are released from juvenile correctional facilities/programs in New York State? A federally funded study, Long-Term Consequences of ...

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20 Apr 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities II: Food Works - New York City Council Engages Around Healthy Food

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York MEMBERS BRIEFING , sponsored by the ... The Elmezzi Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders interested in community building, health, families, early childhood, and ... and protect the...

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13 Jan 2010

Opening a Second Front Against the Dropout Epidemic

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by Common ... by the time students reach senior year – close to 50% in New York City. The U.S. currently ranks 18th for ... through service-learning. It will...

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

In the last half of the 20th century, a consensus emerged that time could be a valuable tool to ... in them. The discussion also will offer reflections from...

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27 Sep 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Employer Preparations for Health Care Reform

Friday, September 27, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

New York State Health Foundation, 1385 Broadway, NYC

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a professional peer network designed to support ... at Philanthropy New York member organizations. In addition to sharing information over an active listserv, ... we...

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14 Nov 2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... fee. Members and Non-Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link ... the major U.S. social movements of the last century: from labor to civil rights, to...

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