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12 Jul 2012

Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

Thursday, July 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... have been invested heavily. Mayor Bloomberg’s control of the school system, gained early in his tenure, provided ... stability to the system, enabling the Department of Education to execute diverse and...

09 Aug 2012

Advocacy and Family Philanthropy: Leveraging Limited Dollars for Impact

Thursday, August 9, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... shows that family foundations are a leading source of support for nonprofits active in policy advocacy and civic ... in these strategies to advance their mission? What kinds of impacts are they achieving, and...

11 Oct 2012

Avoiding Leaky Pipes: Enhancing Donor-Grantee Collaboration

Thursday, October 11, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

... the pipeline that brings resources from donor to grantee is often leaky, limiting the potential for results. There is a great opportunity to enhance donor and grantee collaboration, which could increase the...

07 Feb 2013

-- Postponed-- Keeping Risk Above Water: Investing in Adaptation Infrastructure and Emergency Response

Thursday, February 7, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

Thus far, the costs of Hurricane Sandy are estimated as high as $60 billion: $20 ... an overall impact on the economy for the fourth quarter of 2012 near .6 percent. As New York City and the surrounding .....

14 May 2013

Service for Impact Working Group

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Supporting strategic volunteerism is a critical component to strengthening grantees in this ... Strategic volunteer programs also provide a variety of business benefits: they offer professional development .....

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Issue-Based

14 Oct 2010

International Grantmakers Network

Thursday, October 14, 2010 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Philanthropy New York's core role as a convener of grantmakers has led us to create several networks that ... – 5pm at Carnegie Corporation. This network convening is an opportunity for international...

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Network Building

16 Oct 2013

Executive Assistants Network - Effectively Manage Your Board

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

This program is being offered as part of the Executive Assistants Network, but is relevant to anyone who considers themselves a board ...

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Network Building

Audience

Executive Support Staff

19 Feb 2014

Interested in Working at a Foundation?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Learn about the field of philanthropy from two foundation staff members’ personal ... of the number of jobs available in the field at a given time This session will not include...

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

28 Apr 2014

Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña

Monday, April 28, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Chancellor Fariña, a long- time educator in New York City’s public schools, has served ... parents and families as welcome partners as Department of Education (DoE) priorities. Please come join Chancellor ... that...

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Public Policy

05 Jun 2014

Service for Impact

Thursday, June 5, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support ...

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Issue-Based

Format

Roundtable Discussion

Audience

Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

Volunteerism

Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming

Release Date:

06/24/2014

Bipartisan Report Warns of Extreme Threat to Economy From Global Warming A new ... and humidity will probably grow so intense that spending time outside will become physically dangerous, throwing ... a billionaire...

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Member News

Funding Area

Disaster Relief

Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO

Release Date:

07/31/2014

... Interim CEO Ernest Tollerson has been named interim CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Tollerson, who ... later a member of its editorial board. Currently, he is a trustee of...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Social Justice

Related Organizations

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... Mayor de Blasio's Administration as Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs. He will be serving under the new ... The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest local...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Arts

Education

New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs

Release Date:

10/24/2014

... Needs Philanthropy New York, a "regional association of grantmakers with global impact," announced on Monday that ... to establish a new Philanthropy Center at the "crossroads of the world...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Unemployment

Release Date:

12/09/2014

... employment statistics to highlight the demographics of unemployment. Cassidy’s analysis yields four key insights: Race still matters, big time . African Americans are unemployed at twice the rate of...

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Member News

Funding Area

Workforce Development

Related Organizations

The Century Foundation

Chris Cardona to Run Ford Foundation's Philanthropy Sector Portfolio

Release Date:

03/09/2015

... Philanthropy Sector Portfolio The Ford Foundation is resuming its grantmaking in support of the philanthropic sector in the U.S, and Chris Cardona ... at Berkeley. While pursuing doctoral studies full-...

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Appointments & Transitions

Funding Area

Communications/Media

Economic Security

Education

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Gender Justice

Related Organizations

Ford Foundation

TCC Group

07 May 2015

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - Documentary Film Screening

Thursday, May 7, 2015 -

5:00pm to 8:30pm

... Black Panther Party for Self-Defense would, for a short time , put itself at the vanguard of that change. Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, ... – 8:30 PM Screening & Discussion Online registration...

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Issue-Based

Format

Film Screening

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Social Justice

06 May 2015

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... us at the CFF Annual Gathering to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system! ... We encourage your participation whether you're a long- time CFF member or just...

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All Funders

Funding Area

Food Systems

Helmsley Trust Awards $17.5 Million to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

Release Date:

05/18/2015

... from seven thousand patients who will be followed over time . CCFA has selected Deloitte Consulting to develop IBD ... cures has been slow," said James Lewis, a professor of medicine and clinical...

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

Related Organizations

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Jessie Smith Noyes At Top of the List of Family Foundations Who Fund Social Justice Work

Release Date:

10/07/2015

Jessie Smith Noyes At Top of the List of Family Foundations Who Fund Social Justice Work Family foundations lag the rest of the philanthropic sector in funding social justice ...