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The Art of Dentistry, Or: How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

Release Date:

08/23/2010

By Lisa Turngren, President, Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation As philanthropists, we are many times faced with ... that we know today; it devastates lives, fractures communities , and stalls development...

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Insights

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All Funders

14 Apr 2022

Governance Practices for Better Decision Making - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 14, 2022 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Governance practices of ... for donors to become more informed and proximate to the communities they partner with...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Governance

Rico Blancaflor

... comes to us after 20 years of experience with the Posse Foundation . At Posse, he was responsible for codifying and ... exploring the diaspora, power and identity for immigrant communities...

Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

Release Date:

10/01/2015

... This new structure also combines two powerful Rockefeller Foundation funded resilience organizations, creating a whole ... take the most effective tools – tools that have worked in other places — and export...

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Member News

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Disaster Relief

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

Release Date:

10/20/2014

... are also benefiting from a giving surge by people in their 50s and 60s, especially those seeking to get their ... at the end of 2012. Using the free app, donors can direct grants from their smartphones on the...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Donita Volkwijn

... programs. Donita brings to this role great skills in facilitation, an orientation toward relationship building, ... and Tulsa. Donita is a board member at the Loveland Foundation , an organization committed to...

Grantee Financials - It's Not Just About the Numbers

Release Date:

04/14/2022

... - It's Not Just About the Numbers By: Vanessa Rivera, Grants and Operations Associate Director, Solon E. Summerfield Foundation and Associate Director at Intentional Philanthropy ... indicate that they...

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Insights

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Finance & Asset Management

UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

Release Date:

03/24/2017

... 100 years, UJA-Federation of New York has been a leader in providing help to our cities’ most vulnerable. Propelled ... stemming from both our Jewish values and our experience in supporting a vast network of...

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Member News

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Health

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UJA-Federation of New York

16 Mar 2017

Brown Bag: Financial and Regulatory Challenges Facing Nonprofits Working Internationally

Thursday, March 16, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... on our discussions, this is a topic of concern to many of us – and our grantees! CSN has recently issued the report, ... Security noted, “At a time of unprecedented need in regions of conflict, humanitarian...

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Network Building

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Roundtable Discussion

Audience

All Funders

Grants Managers

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

International/Foreign Affairs

Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce

Release Date:

11/12/2013

... more exciting, our City’s nonprofits are engaging youth in hands-on, out-of-school activities to create experiential ... supported by the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in The New York Community Trust, which...

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Insights

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Information Technology

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Technology

Workforce Development

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The New York Community Trust

29 Nov 2011

Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:00pm to 5:00pm

As politics in the US become ever more polarized, effective policy advocacy ... New York Members Briefing co-sponsored by the Ford Foundation , Ms. Foundation for Women , Nathan...

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Issue-Based

Philanthropy New York Announces New Executive Committee

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... from PNY President Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Monthly April 2016 edition. ... time and effort in ensuring our organizational mission to support members’...

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President's Message

PNY News

Noyes Selects Four New Board Members

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... and Gregg Houston have all joined the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Board of Directors. Brook Beardsley is the ... She is an Auto Damage Unit Manager at Travelers Insurance in San Antonio, TX. Beardsley helped...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Philanthropy New York's 43rd Annual Meeting - Purpose as Compass: A Recap

... my compass, and how can I hold on to that larger purpose in my daily work? We engaged the community through ... a purpose-driven philanthropy, building power with their communities by asking different...

13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa. At some ... Lena Alhusseini , Executive Director, Arab American Family Support Center - @Sit_lena...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Gender Justice

Health

27 Oct 2022

The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership

Thursday, October 27, 2022 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... such as: What do we want to envision for our future? And in what ways does the current set-up of our board, or the composition of our board, present a barrier for us getting there? What are the skills,...

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Network Building

Format

Breakout Discussion

Presentation

Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Board & Trustees

Executive Leadership

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Governance

24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

* In -person registration is currently at capacity. We encourage ... continue to play an important role in funding research to support a variety of goals. Yet funding research for impact ... What...

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Issue-Based

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

17 Jul 2019

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... group informational interviews to explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This July, we will learn about...

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Network Building

Format

Panel

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

15 Mar 2023

The State of Philanthropy Tech and Implications for Our Workplace

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy ... How common is it for foundation staff to be back in the office? What platforms and tools are others using for ... programs for...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Finance Staff

Grants Managers

HR & Operations Staff

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

HR & Operations

Information Technology

12 May 2021

Children’s Aid Recovery Labs: Lessons Learned and Implications for this Summer and Beyond

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

In April 2020, after learning of the total elimination of all ... have on New York City’s most vulnerable young people in summer and fall 2020. Recovery Lab was designed to (1) ... for All interested funders,...