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Meet EMpower's New President and CEO, Cynthia Steele

Release Date:

06/26/2019

... the International Women’s Health Coalition, she oversaw grantmaking and international policy programs, implemented ... council in NYC and its 10-city expansion strategy. Cynthia is known for her love of quotes...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation

15 May 2024

Securing Our People, Securing the Future - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Grantmakers Concerned with ... relief, providing legal assistance, or advancing narrative change strategies. What will you learn? How movement leaders ... Please note that...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Immigration

Don’t Say “When Did You Stop Caring About Children?” and Other Guidance for Child Advocates

Release Date:

09/23/2010

... too many develop learning problems that hold them back” is an approach that builds individual awareness and ... on root causes, particularly weak public structures and systems . Avoid focusing solely on “...

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Insights

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All Funders

16 Oct 2018

Promoting Long-Term Financial Health through Community Wealth Building

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... levers philanthropy can invest in to influence positive change in financial well-being at the community level Next ... - 9:00 AM Check-in 9:00 - 10:30 AM Program Registration is required by October 15. Members...

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

Economic Security

Our Move

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... and democratic society. One of the core ways we support your work is by providing opportunities for you to get together and ... core pillars of our strategic plan, while simultaneously supporting...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropy New York

Let’s Close the Gap on Mental Health for Good in 2023

Release Date:

02/16/2023

... symptoms of anxiety or depression. Today, that number is 3 in 10 (Kaiser Family Fund 2023). The recently launched ... mental health equivalent and alternative to 911— is a monumental step forward in changing...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Issues We’re Taking to the Hill

Release Date:

02/21/2018

... would help us do our work better. Foundations on the Hill is taking place Monday, March 12 to Wednesday, March 14. ... in DC. The most pressing issues we plan to discuss with your legislators this year include...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy New York

Designing Effective Foundation Program Strategy

Publication date:

02/2013

Strong grantmaking programs reflect a foundation's values, balance .....

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Report

Audience

Program Staff

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Learn and Let Learn

Publication date:

10/2012

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ publication explores how learning communities can be powerful tools in creating and shaping peer connections that help expand knowledge, deepen skills and enhance practice.

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Report

Widespread Empathy: 5 Steps to Achieving Greater Impact in Philanthropy

Publication date:

09/2010

This guide builds on GEO’s stakeholder engagement work to look more deeply at how grantmakers can develop a more thorough, gut-level understanding of community needs and the work of grantees.

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Report

Investing in Leadership Volume 2: Inspiration and Ideas from Philanthropy’s Last Frontier

Publication date:

02/2006

A Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publication that explores a sampling of the leadership development being utilized now in the nonprofit sector. Also contains case studies about leadership development.

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Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Chapter 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Take a dive into what is a 501(c)3. Identify to whom philanthropy is accountable, understand foundation board responsibilities, ... and review key legal and ethical issues in grantmaking through scenarios and guiding principles. Chapter ...

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29 Nov 2022

Ramping up: Supercharging the Impact of New York’s Landmark Climate Law - A Virtual Briefing Hosted by NY Renews

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partners, NY Renews, who has extended an ... communities, specifically the equitable implementation and sustainable funding of the nation’s strongest climate law, ... energy in NYS...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Environment and Climate Change

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

09 Mar 2023

**POSTPONED: Demystifying Trust-based Practices: Trust in Action - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, March 9, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... only as a mindset, but as a guiding principle across their grantmaking , relationships, and operations. While many ... trust-based funder Concrete ways to be more trust-based in your internal operations, in...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Private Foundation

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

17 Jun 2025

Content, Content, Content. A Persuasive Writing Workshop for Influencers

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Compelling, shareable content is key to engaging and motivating peer funders, nonprofit ... philanthropic jargon. This workshop will help you build your skills to craft an engaging, accessible, and persuasive .....

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Leadership Development

Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

Release Date:

05/14/2015

... of the information that we have obtained, we believe this is a focused and sensitive response that will provide direct ... a deliberate and longer-term Foundation strategy for our grantmaking to have even a...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Community Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars

Release Date:

09/26/2016

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the selection of eighty-four faculty scholars, early-career scientists at forty-three institutions who have great potential to...

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Member News

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Ford’s Darren Walker Writes About Why Foundations Need to Pay Attention to What Grantees Are Saying

Release Date:

12/07/2016

All too often, the very partnerships we’ve established in our efforts to eliminate inequality end up being unequal themselves.

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Member News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

A Closer Look at NY Fund for Women and Girls, Co-Founded by NoVo and New York Women’s Foundation

Release Date:

02/09/2017

... but it’s the first fund of its kind in the nation and is worth watching closely, especially for how it makes ... Foundation and the New York Women’s Foundation, and is managed and housed at the latter...