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20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... , The New York Community Trust , and The Clark Foundation, with Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All ... Economic and Budget Times: What Lies Ahead and How Should Grantmakers Respond? Monday, July...

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Issue-Based

Partnerships Are Key to Our Programming

Release Date:

03/04/2015

... arts in grantmaking, services for vulnerable youth and immigrants ’ rights, among others. You might wonder how we can offer so many programs with such a small staff, and I can honestly say it would be .....

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President's Message

PNY News

William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... today that William Cordery, an experienced grantmaker with deep roots in social justice work, has been appointed ... among low-income people, communities of color, women, and immigrants . For the past three...

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Arts

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

Proteus Fund Thrilled To Introduce Five New Members of Its Board of Directors

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... in philanthropy and the progressive non-profit sector, with particular expertise in areas including financial ... founded the first organization on the East Coast working with battered immigrant Asian women,...

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Appointments & Transitions

20 Oct 2025

Funder Call: So, You’re Hosting the 2026 World Cup - How to Prevent Displacement of Unhoused People - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together for Housing Justice

Monday, October 20, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... often led to the displacement of unhoused people, along with harms like labor trafficking and immigration ... how philanthropy can prevent displacement and coordinate with peers. Open to all U.S. funders,...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Housing and Homelessness

Board Committee Racial Equity Work 2025

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Board/Committee Materials

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Board & Trustees

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Board of Directors

The New York Community Trust Awards nearly $1 Million 15 NYC for Emergency Planning, DACA Advocacy, and Know-Your-Rights Trainings

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... As the federal government plans to step up deportations of immigrants , the Fund for New Citizens in The New York ... administrative challenges and expand their programming. " With fear gripping many of...

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Member News

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Immigration

UPDATE: Foundations Cannot Waver in Face of Latest Census Challenges

Release Date:

07/10/2019

... topic back into the headlines. For foundations that are concerned about the census, this new threat means that ... politicization of the census fits into that pattern? With well-targeted funding, foundations...

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Insights

Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) youth, immigrants , and multiple vulnerable populations, the Ms. ...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

Immigration

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Ms. Foundation for Women

The New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 66 Nonprofits

Release Date:

10/20/2022

... facing New York right now, such as helping the busloads of immigrants arriving from Texas,” said Shawn Morehead, the ... have been arriving from the southern border, and to work with volunteers and nonprofit...

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Member News

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Arts

Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Environment and Climate Change

Gender Justice

Health

Housing and Homelessness

Immigration

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The New York Community Trust

The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit

Only 30 percent of C-suite roles in the nonprofit sector were filled by internal promotion in the past two years—about half the rate of for-profits. Even more concerning, this low promotion rate did not vary by the size of the organization: larger organizations, which should have more opportunities to promote internal talent, are not doing so.

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Article

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Forum Tells Congress to Keep Johnson Amendment, Quotes PNY Official Statement

Release Date:

04/05/2017

The Foruum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Delivered the Following Statement Today to ... Eisenhower in 1954. The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers supports the continued full enforcement of...

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

Time To Revisit Reporting

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... has become a common concept in philanthropy. Along with the internet and widespread use of online grantmaking ... and recommended practices of streamlining have helped many grantmakers to reduce the burden on...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment

... Impact Assessment Read about how a small foundation, with limited resources for assessment and impact evaluation, ...

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Cricket Island Foundation

Innovations in Corporate Employee Engagement Programs

Publication date:

04/2012

Part of Philanthropy New York's Corporate Grantmakers series, Innovations in Corporate Employee ... talent, and increase the value of current relationships with nonprofit partners. Research shows that an engaged .....

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Philanthropy New York

Centering Disability Justice

Release Date:

02/06/2019

... Foundation to consider the voices and priorities of people with disabilities with an “intersectional view of inequality.” Since then, ... ourselves, “How does a specific problem impact people with...

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Insights

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Disabilities

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Ford Foundation

The Scherman Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

Release Date:

05/01/2023

... our liberation. I’m so excited to be in partnership with the Scherman board and staff as together we work to ... vital as the Foundation reshapes its Arts program with a racial justice lens. “As a new board...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Scherman Foundation

Do Nothing About Me Without Me: An Action Guide for Engaging Stakeholders

Publication date:

06/2010

... the value of engaging diverse stakeholders, highlights grantmakers who are bringing stakeholders into the center of their work and offers a variety of tools to help grantmakers better engage grantees, community members and ...

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Report

Evaluation in Philanthropy: Perspectives from the Field

Publication date:

12/2009

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and the Council on Foundations explore how evaluation can help grantmakers learn and improve practices (not just "prove" .....

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Report

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Evaluation

On the Money

Publication date:

09/2009

This Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publication ... financial challenges nonprofits face and the ways in which grantmakers are both improving the situation as well as ...