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2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named

Release Date:

06/27/2017

2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named We are delighted to announce our seventh class of Macy Faculty Scholars! Ashley ... said Dr. George Thibault, President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation . “These Scholars are...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... than that, in fact. With funders like the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the Melville Charitable Trust in the lead, the ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Open Society Names Alethia E. Jones New Head of Fellowship Program

Release Date:

12/05/2018

... NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the appointment of Alethia E. Jones as director of ...

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Open Society Foundations

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

Release Date:

07/16/2019

... of practitioners and grantmakers to help evolve the strong foundation established by those before me and to effectively ...

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Why Podcasting Might Be of Interest to Your Nonprofit

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... steadily over the last few years. There are currently 67 million monthly podcast listeners in the U.S., up 21 percent from last year’s 57 million . According to an Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) ... study...

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Technology

Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

Release Date:

06/12/2014

... Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a team of Morgan ... hours, equivalent to a market value of approximately $ 1 .7 million , based on...

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Systemic Racism Hurting Girls and Women Of Color, Not Just Males

Release Date:

08/07/2014

... write Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation , and Nakisha M. Lewis, an advisor on philanthropic ... and women of color has remained "below 7.5 percent of all foundation giving for more...

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Chris Park to Retire from New York Life

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... Life Insurance Company and President of the New York Life Foundation , will be retiring from her positions effective January 1 , 2014. Since joining the company in 2007, Park has been ... 1979, the New York...

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Target Corporation

Leadership Development

... a result of member contributions and investments in the Fund for 2025. CEO Member Networks : We bring together our ... solutions together. PNY convenes CEO groups based on foundation size; we also have a group...

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

Release Date:

06/09/2016

... School Integration By Halley Potter, Fellow at The Century Foundation This is an exciting time for school integration, ... and initiatives in New York City. I shared The Century Foundation ’s research on the...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Century Foundation

13 Dec 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and the City of New York’s Workforce Strategy

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Public funding of the workforce system has declined significantly over the past twenty years. Further reductions for the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) are anticipated in next year and in future years.

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

25 Feb 2021

Navigating Uncertain Terrain - Updates From The Global Philanthropy Tracker

Thursday, February 25, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Philanthropy New York’s International Grantmakers Network presents this discussion as a follow up to our annual “Navigating Uncertain Terrain” program. In this session, experts from the The International Center for Nonprofit Law and The 2020 Global...

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Network Building

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Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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International/Foreign Affairs

Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

... that, currently, the tax is permanently set with a $5.12 million inflation-indexed individual exemption (yielding a $5.45 million exemption for 2016) and 40 percent top rate. CBPP ... jointly by Harvard...

Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

Release Date:

06/19/2014

... Returns An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation 's Program Related Investments (PRIs) have ... 12 years of PRIs, including 18 transactions totaling $23.9 million deployed both domestically...

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

Release Date:

08/01/2014

... James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation , in the Huffington Post. As the state moves ahead "with an eye toward enrolling a million more New Yorkers, a few key changes could...

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

Release Date:

09/08/2014

... too — what and how students are learning. The Wallace Foundation has offered six urban school districts $75 million to create stronger recruitment, training and support ...

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Education

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Philanthropy’s Special Role in Supporting Community Recovery from Disasters

Release Date:

10/29/2014

... are impressive – nearly 600 players committed over $380 million dollars. As you read through the report details, it ...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Disaster Relief

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Philanthropy New York

Valerie S. Peltier Elected Chairman of The New York Community Trust

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... Committee, the governing board of the 90-year-old foundation dedicated to improving New York. Peltier ... is one of New York's largest grantmakers. It gave $141 million to nonprofits last year. Valerie S...