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Design Thinking for Advocates: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It

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02/23/2016

... You’ve probably heard of design thinking by now. It’ s an approach to creating innovative products and services, ... had covered the walls with Post-its with ideas from previous sessions . This charrette was...

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The New York Community Trust

07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Democracy and media are inextricably connected – one cannot have an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we have a growing array of communications choices at our fingertips,...

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03 Mar 2015

Expanding Your Advocacy Toolbox - Webinar

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Funders have a critical role to play in advocacy – but what are your options for engagement?

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24 Mar 2015

THREADS NEW YORK

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

... and incredible opportunities that face us. That' s why Independent Sector and our convening partners will be ... across boundaries, elevate the issues that define New York' s charitable sector, and...

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24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... O’Neal, Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, Brooklyn Children’ s Museum ; Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Rena ...

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Leadership Development

13 Jul 2015

How Does Climate Change Affect Peace and Security? - Webinar

Monday, July 13, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

In what ways do climate change and other environmental issues affect peace and security risks? How direct is the relationship between the two? Should climate security risks be a foreign policy priority? Join PSFG and EGA for a webinar to discuss the...

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Economic Security

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13 Jan 2016

Using Research Evidence to Catalyze Change in Youth Services

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of Early Childhood at the Administration of Children’ s Services Anne Lawrence, Program Officer, The Robert Bowne ...

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Children, Youth and Families

21 Jan 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts: A Conversation on Capitalization for the Arts

Thursday, January 21, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Join New York Grantmakers in the Arts for a discussion on the broad needs for and uses of capital in the arts.

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25 May 2016

No More Fake Funder Budgets! Transforming Grantee Financial Review

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of grant application and reporting processes. But here' s the dirty little secret (perhaps not so secret) - the numbers often aren't real. It' s a game. We set up grantees to share that they...

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Grants Managers

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

07 Jun 2016

Peace and Security Funding Index: An Analysis of Global Foundation Grantmaking

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The Peace and Security Funders Group is a network of sixty-three funders – foundations and individual philanthropists – who make grants in the peace and security sector.

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Economic Security

International/Foreign Affairs

31 Jan 2017

Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join us to learn how two different youth-focused funders—The Wallace Foundation and the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust—have helped out-of-school-time providers replicate their programming.

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Children, Youth and Families

04 Oct 2018

Elevating Impact: Key Practices for Producing Outcomes

Thursday, October 4, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropic practice does not exist in a vacuum. Great funding strategies require the input and partnership of communities and grantees, all the while recognizing how power gets in the way of building trust and healthy relationships.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

10 Oct 2018

Can Strategic Service Design Disrupt the Poverty-to-Prison Pipeline?

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... as low income, if you are poor in America there’ s a good likelihood that you may become justice involved. ... true if you are Black or Latino. New York City’ s human services sector, which is largely...

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11 Oct 2018

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results - A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP (Part 3 of 3)

Thursday, October 11, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

The Funders Census Initiative is pleased to present the first three briefings on census messaging results in partnership with the Democracy Funders Collaborative Census Subgroup.

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28 Mar 2019

Enlisting a Critical Constituency: Youth Civic Learning and Engagement

Thursday, March 28, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Participatory Budgeting Project Melissa Escano , R.I. S .E! Coordinator, Atlas: DIY Kei Kawashima-Ginsburg , ...

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Civic Engagement

21 May 2019

Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... hold line staff positions. In Building Movement Project’ s (BMP’ s ) latest Race to Lead report, Race to Lead: Women of Color ... Society Groundswell Fund Ms. Foundation The New York Women' s...

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11 Jun 2019

Grantmaking in a Diverse World – A Workshop

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 1:00pm

More and more foundations have made the pursuit of equity, diversity and inclusion a core part of their mission. Yet some struggle with instituting the internal and external changes and shifts in thinking to meet such goals. This workshop will...

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24 Oct 2019

The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’s Holding NYC Nonprofits Back?

Thursday, October 24, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... in supporting this work Stakeholder engagement work: what' s working, what' s not, the gaps, and the road ahead Presenters Rachel Baker , ... Foundation The Capacity Building Blind Spot: What’...

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02 Oct 2019

Youth Voice: What it is and Why it Matters

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... program elements and the potential impact on young people' s lives and futures A framing of "youth voice": definitions .....

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Children, Youth and Families

23 Jul 2020

On Balance: Increasing Payout and Living to Fund Another Day

Thursday, July 23, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... decision to increase payout. Join some of the country’ s leading thinkers as we discuss the ways that foundations ...

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