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PhilTV: Women, Own and Embrace Your Power

Release Date:

04/11/2016

... say “I don’t want to be ‘that woman director,’ I just want to be the director who happens to be a woman.” This was one of the many surmountable issues addressed at ... leader. She dictated how when a woman is...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Leadership Development

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Gender Justice

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Morgan Stanley

Brooklyn Org

How One Foundation Became The First (Trust-Based) Follower

Release Date:

01/06/2021

... & CEO, The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. This article was originally published by the Trust-Based Philanthropy ... Project on December 2, 2020. Editor's Note: Phil was recently interviewed about...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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A New Era for NYC Government, an Opportunity for Philanthropy

Release Date:

11/20/2013

... Philanthropy New York and many of our members are beginning to engage in proactive conversations about ongoing ... new Administration an acknowledgement of the need to not just tap philanthropy's...

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Leadership Development

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Philanthropy New York

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction

Release Date:

10/12/2017

... 14,000 individuals, up from an estimated population of just a few hundred animals in the early 2000s. Burgeoning demand from wildlife markets in southern China beginning in the mid-1990s virtually wiped out...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Animal Welfare

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Boys and Girls Clubs Do Have to Change to Run Quality Arts Programs, Wallace Study Finds

Release Date:

11/29/2017

... And so do the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. Beginning in 2014, the Milwaukee organization took part in a ... Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. Some teaching artists “ just weren’t a good fit,”...

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The Wallace Foundation

Mosquito 'spit glands' Hold Key to Curbing Malaria, Study Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Shows

Release Date:

08/12/2019

... yet while slurping blood from a victim, they transmit just a tiny fraction of them. In an effort to define ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Health

Science

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Elizabeth Cahill Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications and Engagement

Release Date:

02/21/2020

... communication strategies and efforts to promote just and sustainable communities in the U.S., and support ...

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06 Dec 2012

Detropia - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, December 6, 2012 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Detropia , and a brief discussion to follow. DETROPIA Trailer Detroit's story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century -- the...

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PNY Submits Comments to Federal Reserve in Support of the Creation of a Loan Facility for Large Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/24/2020

... is a 501c3 organization with 287 members – all grant making institutions primarily located in NYC. Our ...

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Public Policy

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Disaster Relief

Sample Job Descriptions: Program Director

Publication date:

09/2013

The following jobs descriptions for program director professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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Seeing Is Believing…and Understanding

Release Date:

01/25/2018

... College of Criminal Justice is one of our grantees, and it was through this grant award that I found myself scheduled to ... level of understanding. During site visits, we don’t just read a story of impact; we...

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Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board

Release Date:

11/18/2014

... of the Bridgespan Group, who also serves on the board, was named at-large executive committee member. The new ... justice issues, including human rights, urban development, free expression, and more. His...

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Come Help Me Be Less Racist

Release Date:

10/21/2015

... Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally published as the feature article of the ... associations develop over the course of a lifetime beginning at a very young age and build...

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Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

Release Date:

11/15/2016

... in a number of states, legislatively and by referendum. Just last week, voters in California, Nevada and Washington ... region, including its sources of drinking water. Our grant making is focused primarily in...

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Communications/Media

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After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

... out” versus “in perpetuity.” At the time Anita was blogging, the Paul Rapoport Foundation had already made ... center near her home to try to take advantage of its lunch program. Not another soul there,...

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

Release Date:

08/04/2016

... foundations’ role as investors is much broader than just risk mitigation. Foundations have more often served as ... the government has ownership over the structure from the beginning . Foundations have an...

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The Brookings Institution

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It’s Time to Define Our New Normal

Release Date:

12/19/2016

... borne out of one person’s power over another. Rather, it was the fear of a mob mentality superseding the rule of law. It was unnerving, to say the least, but it was worsened by the ... this...

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

Release Date:

11/01/2017

This post by Executive Director Leticia Peguero, was originally published by the Andrus Family Fund and ... I listen to “El Negro Bembón” it feels as if the song was written for this very moment. It is the story...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Releases Results of 4-Year Study of Restorative Justice Implementation in Schools

Release Date:

10/08/2020

... restorative justice practices to achieve racially just and culturally responsive school cultures. “We ... to evaluate the project using a racial justice lens, beginning in the spring of 2015-16 school year and...

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