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Leadership Transition at Philanthropy New York

... shared that “Deciding to end my tenure as President was a hard decision to make. The simple truth is that being ... Ronna, the board, and PNY staff are committed to making this a smooth transition for members...

PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... the sector. It is for PNY members only. The curriculum was developed in partnership with the Dorothy A. Johnson ... in any position at a grantmaking organization. The series was piloted in 2016-2017 and is a...

Unbound Philanthropy Adds New Staff

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07/02/2012

... while doubling its staff size in recent months. Ted Wang was promoted to Program Director for Unbound Philanthropy’s United States Program and Will Somerville was named Program Director for the foundation’s...

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Immigration

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Unbound Philanthropy

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors

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02/01/2012

... Foundation from the Economic Policy Institute, where he was Research and Policy Director. He led a department ... and the economy. Prior to his time at EPI, Dr. Irons was Director of Tax and Budget Policy at...

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... nonprofits’ administrative costs. The discussion was sparked in part by a growing movement, called “ The ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Seven Reasons Why Your Foundation Should Pay Attention to Fracking

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05/16/2013

... activity. Is your state in the mix? 2) Fracking is making people sick . While research has focused on the ... buffers to protect families from pollution. 3) It’s making communities sick too . There is growing...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

... government’s dysfunction on the nonprofit community was discussed. The conversation established the connection ...

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Practical Plans for Strengthening Nonprofits: The Human Services Data Project

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04/20/2010

... might mean different things to different agencies), making it difficult for practitioners and funders to make ...

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Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

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10/16/2009

... working on judicial nominations in the Obama era. I was included in this discussion because my organization, ... Center (previously known as Community Rights Counsel), was involved both in the Bush-era battles...

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09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, President Barack Obama announced on November 20, 2014 , the Immigration Accountability Executive Action, which provides nearly five million unauthorized immigrants...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Human Services

Immigration

Take Us To Your Leaders

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03/10/2015

... R. Shapiro, President, The Teagle Foundation This piece was originally featured in The Teagle Foundation 2014 Annual ... an ability to look beyond things as they are. But, in making a fetish of it, we are...

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NYC: The Starting Point for Critical Conversations to Address Historic Challenges

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04/21/2015

... world. What did we learn? One recurring theme was how to solve the problem of working in isolation, so ... funded in NYC schools using a model approach that was based in research and held true to a strong...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

10 Nov 2015

Justice Reform: The End of Mass Incarceration

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 -

8:30am to 12:00pm

With 2.3 million people currently behind bars in the United States - and an annual cost of $85 billion to run our prisons- politicians on both sides of the aisle are talking about what needs to happen to reform the criminal justice system.

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03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... fare assistance for low-income New Yorkers, and making MTA rider data available for the public to examine and ...

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

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What Am I Doing Here?

Release Date:

03/01/2016

... inaugural Public Policy Fellow. The fellowship program was one of the most popular aspects of the Vision for 2025 , ... sector. One of the first projects I worked on last fall was the creation of PNY’s Issue...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

... for school-level practices. Successful integration means making sure that diversity and equity reach down to the ...

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Education

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The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... a culture of reflection, learning, and data-based decision making among UWNYC staff and CBO partners; Builds core ... with a strong focus on metrics and data-driven decision making , preferably in a not for...

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Boutiques for the People

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09/27/2016

... and qualitative data thus far show that they are making a significant difference in the subsequent experience ...

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