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10 Mar 2014

The City Budget: Understanding a Vital Lifeline for New York’s Nonprofits

Monday, March 10, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

... dance” affect nonprofits? Join us for a conversation with four of the City’s leading budget experts. Explore ... of the city budgeting process can make foundations better grantmakers and agents of change in...

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Michelle Knapik to Depart Surdna Foundation; Named Tremaine Foundation’s President

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04/02/2014

... and wish her the best in her exciting new position with the Tremaine Foundation.” Knapik joined the Surdna ... the country’s low-performing and obsolete infrastructure with a “next generation” infrastructure...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... According to Greer, his departure is due to differences with the board over the organization's future directions. ... Foundation Fellowship, which provides visionary leaders with an opportunity to bring...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

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07/13/2014

... work-force-readiness commitment to help provide workers with skills that employers need. That was followed in May by ...

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO

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07/31/2014

... former member of the management board of the Environmental Grantmakers Association, the affinity group for U.S.-based ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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

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08/07/2014

If foundations want to fully address the problems of systemic racism in the U.S, they need to step up their support for girls and women of color, write Pamela Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation, and Nakisha M. Lewis, an advisor on...

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NoVo Foundation

New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs

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10/24/2014

... Needs Philanthropy New York, a "regional association of grantmakers with global impact," announced on Monday that it plans to .....

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Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office

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10/28/2014

... the senior program officer in Johannesburg and has been with the foundation since 2007. A highly regarded human ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Andrus Family Fund Announces New Mission and Strategic Direction

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10/31/2014

... evaluation of their work and its impact, consulting with grantees, and through deep engagement with Board members, Andrus Family Fund is excited to announce ... change in young people’s lives. Work closely...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rohit Burman Appointed Executive Director, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship, Estee Lauder Companies

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11/04/2014

... Issues as well as the Steering Committee of the Africa Grantmakers ’ Affinity Group. Rohit is a graduate of The ...

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

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LGBTQ

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NEO Philanthropy Promotes Melinda Fine to Vice President

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01/14/2015

... advocacy groups, expanded grant options, built alliances with new partners such as teachers' unions and education .....

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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NEO Philanthropy

New Member Spotlight: The Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies

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05/08/2009

... The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan ( with Charles Bronfman), to be published in November 2009 by Jossey-Bass Are you looking to connect or collaborate with other funders on a particular...

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09 Apr 2015

More Bang for Your Buck: Supporting Locally Led Peacebuilding - Webinar

Thursday, April 9, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... above. Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions. In collaboration with More Bang for Your Buck: Supporting Locally Led ...

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New York Foundation Places Its Bets on Real Change

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05/29/2015

The foundation is working with Community Action for Safe Apartments to provide safe, affordable housing.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

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New York Foundation

Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality

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07/08/2015

Philanthropy's Difficult Dance With Inequality America's foundations do not easily use ... Development Goals developed by seventy nations ( with the direct participation of 7.5 million people around .....

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

Release Date:

10/08/2015

... by the trustees, all of whom had known him and agreed with his guidelines. But the trustees weren’t certain ... to do so.” And so the foundation, established at first with aims of perpetuity, changed course...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

NoVo Foundation Examines Unequal Funding for Women and Girls of Color

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10/23/2015

... If funding to support boys and men of color is a priority, with some two dozen foundations involved, why are women and ... The idea for the webinar grew out of an interview I did with NoVo Foundation’s...

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Social Justice

Gender Justice

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Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women, Selected as American Express NGen Fellow

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10/27/2015

... these accomplished and innovative leaders will collaborate with other talented leaders age 40 and under, interact with established mentors, and contribute to Independent ...

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