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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)

Release Date:

06/13/2014

... Trust. Technology has transformed traditional modes of learning—creating a vast online universe of information, ... The Cooper-Hewitt Museum is one of 55 members of the Hive...

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The New York Community Trust

Badge Alliance

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Membership Eligibility and Structure

... Philanthropy New York is a desire to improve the quality of its own grantmaking and to work with other members to improve the field of grantmaking. To be eligible for membership, an ... if your organization...

Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits

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10/07/2009

... York City Foundations and Nonprofits is the first study of its kind for the New York philanthropic sector, the first ... nationally to examine the racial and ethnic demographics of foundations and nonprofit...

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PNY Core: Philanthropy 101

... for Philanthropy's Grantmaking School team. It is a part of our PNY Core offerings. This interactive course will provide a historical overview of philanthropy, review a foundation's leadership and...

Rodney Christopher Named First-time F.B. Heron Foundation Fellow

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03/01/2013

Rodney Christopher, Vice President of Advisory Services for the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), ... Innovation Fellow, starting March 4, 2013 for the period of one year. The F.B. Heron fellowship in Social...

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Community Development

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Doris Duke Foundation

F.B. Heron Foundation

Sandra O. Moose Named Chair of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/04/2012

The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has also announced the ... Director. During her career, she headed BCG’s New York office for almost 11 years, was Chairman of...

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03 Nov 2010

A Time to Innovate: Achieving the Promise of Urban Catholic Schools

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 8:00am to Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:00pm

... Public charities which devote at least 50 percent of their operating budget to direct grants for external ... DESCRIPTION Catholic schools have long been a beacon of hope for at-risk students. But today, many...

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Issue-Based

27 Apr 2011

Success in College for New Majority Students: Applying What Works

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... York Members Briefing sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York , Ford Foundation , MetLife Foundation , and ... minorities. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION In its population of college students, New York City...

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18 May 2010

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Effective Employee Performance Appraisals

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... to connect with colleagues in person, discuss topics of interest in a confidential setting, and meet Philanthropy ... or not done at all. This leads to employees feeling a lack of interest or concern from...

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Network Building

What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want?

Release Date:

05/19/2014

What Kinds of Public-Private Partnerships Do We Want? By Laura Wolff, ... New York members and grantees were taking advantage of the first campaign season in 12 years with open races for ... on critical policy...

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Public Policy

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

30 Jul 2014

Building Capacity in Isolated Neighborhoods

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... please email register@philanthropynewyork.org * Part of Philanthropy New York's " Spotlight on Capacity Building " ... Coney Island, and Red Hook. This dynamic and diverse group of panelists and...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Community Development

09 Oct 2014

Mission and Impact Investing: Overcoming Resistance and Getting Started - Webinar

Thursday, October 9, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... conversation about the options and added benefits of the impact investing approach? What are some of the best ways to get started with impact investing, and ... for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) launched a new...

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

18 Dec 2014

Who Will Benefit from the President's Immigration Reforms? - Webinar

Thursday, December 18, 2014 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... five million undocumented immigrants, mostly parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, to apply for ... (DACA), among other provisions. Given the scope and scale of this policy directive,...

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Immigration

Public Policy

Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna

Release Date:

12/22/2014

Helen Chin Named New Director of Sustainable Environments Program at Surdna The Surdna ... announced that it has appointed Helen Chin as Director of the Sustainable Environments program. Ms. Chin, who has .....

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Surdna Foundation

Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model

Release Date:

08/27/2012

... A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country can afford to neglect half...

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Changing the Debate on Education Policy

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06/07/2012

... backwater to a topic debated on the front pages of every city’s major newspaper. Where once we had presidential candidates proposing the abolition of the U.S. Department of Education, today...

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Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now

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03/03/2015

... welcome, it is also important for funders to not lose site of the value of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education as a whole. STEM education in the out- of -school time is...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

Release Date:

03/11/2015

... rapes, enslaves, and forces into “marriage” tens of thousands of women and girls in Iraq and Syria. The Boko Haram terrorist group kidnaps hundreds of school girls in Nigeria. Rape and sexual...

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Health

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Open Society Foundations

What World Do You Want to Live In?

Release Date:

05/21/2015

... a commencement speech given to the Northeastern College of Professional Studies on May 15, 2015. Many years ago, one of those key people in my life, a professor named Dale Mann ... is a question that my...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Much of the conversation within the college success field around ... form. Yet, this form is just one step in the long process of preparing students to graduate college successfully with ... decision point and,...