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Community Development

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The ZAC Foundation

How to Fund in the Fog of War

Release Date:

06/02/2016

... Frontlines hosted by Philanthropy New York on April 13. Just the week before, we had organized a convening of a dozen ... trends since the ISIS incursion in 2014. In a nutshell: just when progressive Iraqi...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Gender Justice

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MADRE

PNY Public Policy Strategy

Publication date:

04/2025

This document identifies and summarizes current public policy issues and updates for Philanthropy New York's collective membership and the Public Policy Committee of the Board. The issues included represent issues that are aligned with our vision and values and where peers have identified the continued need for advocacy in the coming year.

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PNY Issue Guide

08 Nov 2023

Funder Collaboratives that Support Shifting Power to Communities

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

... the importance of integrating more equitable and racially- just grantmaking practices, including investing in the vision ... resources catalyze efforts to cede power and decision- making to impacted...

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Tools & Strategies

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Advocacy Working Group

... efforts can be used most effectively to create a more just , democratic, and equitable society. Our members ... questions, or feedback regarding this working group, feel free to contact Marlon Williams, PNY’s...

28 Jan 2014

CEO Interview Series: How the Tables Have Turned on Darren Walker

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 -

2:45pm to 6:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Darren Walker was instrumental in developing Philanthropy New York’s CEO ... previously vice president for Education, Creativity and Free Expression at the Ford Foundation and previously held ... engage with a...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Divestment from Industries that Harm People of Color

Release Date:

11/03/2016

... all facets of its institution. The divestment decision was approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors in ... “Racial equity is core to our vision of a fair and just Brooklyn,” said Brooklyn Community...

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Brooklyn Org

Andy Warhol Foundation is Embracing Social Engagement

Release Date:

07/27/2018

... entertainment options vying for audiences' limited free time. None of this is news to the Andy Warhol Foundation ... years—and especially since the 2016 election. Here are just a few examples... Andy...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New $160 Million Program to End the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic

Release Date:

09/10/2019

... a 78 percent increase among high school students in just one year—Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the ... three-year program will be led by the Campaign for Tobacco- Free Kids, which will partner with...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Borealis Philanthropy Introduces Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund's New Program Associate, Steph Beeman

Release Date:

05/23/2023

... etc.) I am a Native Montanan and proud Assiniboine living just south of my own ancestral lands in Whitehall, Montana. ... inform and influence your work? If so, please feel free to share how/why. My identity...

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Borealis Philanthropy

Mediacracy — A Dialogue With Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Release Date:

11/26/2013

... of Communication, University of Illinois and Co-Founder of Free Press ; Helen Brunner , Director, Media Democracy Fund , ...

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The William C. Bullitt Foundation

Practices That Put Your Expertise Into Play

Release Date:

10/16/2018

... It started at the Ford Foundation with GrantCraft when I was able to interview program officers in many different ... when the way is not clear. I’ve seen her use sense- making tools that open up new pathways...

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The Giving Practice

Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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Open Road Alliance

Accessibility Takes a Community

Release Date:

10/31/2019

... When accessibility is built into an initiative from the beginning , it requires relatively little in terms of ... accessible; most didn’t know where to start, or what was appropriate to ask, and many had...

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The New York Community Trust

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Disabilities

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Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

... one member of the audience taking careful notes was Bruce Trachtenberg (you can see Bruce’s summary of the ... by Bruce’s question: Why shouldn’t the norm be just as painstakingly dissected and defended? At...

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A Forever 41’s Perspective on Social Media

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... engagement work. In our world, numbers of people count in making good happen. But it isn’t just the numbers that are key; it’s also the “tone” of ... to your personal brand. The old communications model...

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Communications/Media

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New York Life Foundation

The Mellon Foundation Unveils New Visual Identity

Release Date:

03/28/2022

... times, and drive us to imagine a more beautiful, more just future,” said Elizabeth Alexander, president of the ... knowledge, to be joyfully and creatively alive, in a more just future. The Mellon Foundation...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Equalizing the Power Dynamic in Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/01/2018

... to see this type of responsive, collaborative decision- making finally getting the attention it deserves. ... listening to community to involving them in decision- making , it deeply mitigates the inherent...

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