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07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... challenges of the work, such as identifying key factors in making funding decisions, and expectations and core tensions ... in Philanthropy • Legal and Ethical Issues • Making Sound Funding Decisions •...

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UJA-Federation Board of Directors Elects New CEO

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02/12/2014

... after 15 years as Executive Vice President and CEO. In making the announcement, Alisa Doctoroff , President of ... and the New York Jewish community.” Eric Goldstein was selected following an extensive search...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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OMB Uniform Guidance: Are Your Grantees Prepared?

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03/17/2015

... Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally published as the feature article for the March ...

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... from the impacts of climate change. For foundations making grants to fight climate change, divestment also ... looking to begin or build an impact investing initiative was : start small, keep expectations low,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Wisdom from Our Editorial Board, and Our Readers

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07/20/2016

... Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally published as the feature article of the July ... York PhilanthroPost in June 2014, the design and content was based largely on our...

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Grantmakers in the Arts Selects Edwin Torres as New CEO

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08/16/2017

... Prior to joining the NYC Cultural Affairs office, he was an associate director with The Rockefeller Foundation and ... were among several factors important to the decision making ." “Seattle has been a...

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Arts

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Despite the Pall of National Politics, We Are Bending Toward the Light of Justice

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12/20/2017

... made locally, specifically the important progress we are making to end the injustices that fester on Rikers Island. ... interest than our seating capacity could accommodate. It was an extraordinary opportunity...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families

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02/25/2020

... ever before – and for many marginalized communities, it was hardly accessible to begin with,” said Dr. Rajiv J. ...

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Economic Security

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Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration

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04/13/2020

... improve upon shortcomings. The data you collect is key to beginning that process. We trust you share our commitment to making certain that those whose mission it is to serve the ...

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Lorelle Espinosa to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Director of Programs for Diversity in STEM Higher Education

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06/11/2020

... Research at the American Council on Education, Espinosa was responsible for building the organization’s research ... Boylan worked for 16 years at Barnard College where she was Provost and Dean of the Faculty...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Eero Simoncelli Leads New Center for Computational Neuroscience at The Simons Foundation

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01/26/2021

... Institute center devoted to computational neuroscience was raised years ago, says Simons Foundation chair Jim Simons. The decision was ultimately made to launch the Center for Computational Mathematics instead...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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05/14/2021

... opened the walls five years ago to replace the windows, I was astounded to find ancient newspaper stuffed into the ... . Together we examined how the philanthropic sector was built on historical and capitalist...

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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

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10/23/2014

TCC Group Director of Philanthropy, Chris Cardona, offers takeaways from the PNY program, "Interested in Philanthropic Advising?"

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Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

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02/20/2018

... by Aditi Srinivasan, Consultant at FSG. This article was originally published on January 31, 2018 on the FSG ... about gender-sensitive measurement is that it doesn’t just apply to programs that have an...

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FSG Social Impact Advisors

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Gender Justice

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Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/05/2013

... debt and repayment with interest. People will rise above making $2 a day to enter our world of goods and services so they can buy more. But doesn’t all this just feed the beast?” Say that to the nearly 1...

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