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Dear Fellow Funders: No More Statements on Racial Equity Please (Until You Publish “The Receipts”)

Release Date:

09/23/2021

... Floyd, the philanthropic sector has increasingly engaged in what some have described as a “racial reckoning.” ... in 2020 racial equity pledges unfulfilled or unaccounted for , a cynic might...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arbor Rising

Tow Foundation Commits $2 Million to Multiple Myeloma Research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Release Date:

04/27/2022

... director of Sylvester, the Oscar de la Renta Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, executive dean for research, and professor of medicine, biochemistry and ... look for cutting-edge new ideas...

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Health

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Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Living Wage Provisions and City Contracting

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02/03/2023

... of Philanthropy New York's ongoing efforts to advocate for a more equitable and just non-profit operating ... Policy and Collaboration, Marlon Williams, testified in front of the city council to advocate...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... to improve the food system. This program was the second in a series of Philanthropy New York briefings focusing on ... New York Nourishing Strong Communities briefings. For those of us who have spent our...

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What More Can We Do?

Release Date:

02/03/2021

... This article was originally published by The Center for Effective Philanthropy on January 26, 2021 . Brooklyn is home to the largest Black community in North America. Nearly 70 percent of the borough’s .....

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Disaster Relief

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Brooklyn Org

New Grants for Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults Approved by the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/09/2022

New Grants for Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults Approved by the John A. Hartford Foundation ... living with serious illness and receiving long-term care in nursing homes and in...

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Aging

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How do we conspire to shift philanthropy?

Release Date:

11/02/2023

... Organizer Farhad Ibrahimi’s quote framed expectations for our members at Philanthropy New York’s annual meeting, ... conspire, derived from the Latin conspirare meaning, to be in harmony. Throughout the day,...

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Clear and Present Danger - Reframing Risk: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

Release Date:

09/13/2024

... A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham We are living in one of the most extraordinary political moments in the ... and sparked intense discussions about the implications for democracy...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

In 2012 and 2013, Philanthropy New York worked intensively ... anniversary of the storm, a well-timed opportunity for our members to join with government officials, scientific ... Populations for...

From Possibility into Practice – Post-Annual Meeting Series

Thank you for being a part of our 2023 Annual Meeting on the theme of ... your spot: May 9 - 2 PM to 3:30 PM Three Years Later, Funding Social Movements Matters More Than Ever (Two-Part ... qualifers of leadership...

15 Dec 2011

Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy

Thursday, December 15, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... Join Philanthropy New York’s Funders of Women and Girls in a dynamic conversation on contemporary issues and ... Shifman is the current Director of Initiatives for Women and Girls at the NoVo Foundation and...

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Network Building

04 May 2011

Seventh Generation Leading: Making the Case for Native Youth Leadership and Organizing

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Brothers Fund , Surdna Foundation , Jewish Funds for Justice , and Open Society Foundations , with Native Americans in Philanthropy , Hill-Snowdon Foundation , and the Funders ... are building awareness,...

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Issue-Based

25 May 2011

The Assault on Fair Courts: Why the Politicization of the Judiciary Is Harming Our Justice System and Democracy as a Whole

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... provision of justice at the state and federal levels. For example: Last fall, three Iowa Supreme Court Justices ... face a threat of impeachment . Efforts are underway in legislatures across the country to...

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08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Hygiene. Most recently, she has been a program director for African health and for child abuse prevention at the Doris Duke Charitable ... from communities about the best ways to address problems in...

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Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

By Tony Proscio, Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke ... organized by Philanthropy New York billed as The Case for Perpetuity on the rationale for perpetual foundations...

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15 Jul 2014

Art, Technology and Intellectual Property: How Funders Can Help Artists and Arts Institutions Navigate this Changing Landscape

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... has transformed the way we produce and consume culture. For artists and arts institutions, new and changing ... institutions? Explore The unique role funders can play in helping artists and arts institutions...

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The Legitimacy of Foundations in Perpetuity

Release Date:

10/14/2014

... York This post was written as a Letter to the Editor for recent New York Times op-ed, " A Better Way to Encourage ... excise tax, designed to fund the IRS nonprofit division, in its current form limits...

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Philanthropy New York

F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments

Release Date:

10/21/2014

F.B. Heron Foundation Earmarks Entire Endowment for Social Impact Investments When Clara Miller took over ... So she took a rare, if almost unheard of, step in the foundation world—where typically only 5% of ... F...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

22 Jan 2015

What’s Next on the Healthcare Horizon? Five Big Trends Affecting Philanthropy

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Missed this session? Watch it here . In this moderated dialogue between two major leaders in ... inpatient care decreasing, what’s a sustainable model for community hospitals? What advances...

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FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?

Release Date:

04/10/2015

... Awards blog . Some people see FEGS as a poster child for the phenomenon resulting from government contracts that ... contracts lost), some over time (too many high cost leases for off-site services, revenue-...