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Commentary: “Visibility” and Corporate Foundations

Release Date:

10/22/2009

A goal of Smart Assets is to present ideas and develop discussions about issues in philanthropy. Those issues can be sensitive or volatile. ... can openly say what they want, an occasional commentator may...

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Foundation Administrators Network

... a Philanthropy New York professional peer network designed to support HR and operations professionals at Philanthropy ... Email Listserv / Discussion Group Current FAN members may access the discussion group...

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... and entities with nonprofit status), but they do much to fund the work of other nonprofits providing services for ... or other charitable purposes. Foundations vary widely in size and scope, from large, national corporate giving ... limits on the proportion of a for-profit enterprise they may own, and restrictions on grantmaking for certain kinds of ...

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Major Data Release From Sloan Digital Sky Survey Includes Galaxy Maps, New Data Access and Visualization Tools, and a Huge 'Stellar Library'

Release Date:

01/29/2019

... Data Access and Visualization Tools, and a Huge 'Stellar Library ' The latest data release from the Sloan Digital Sky ... MaNGA uses a technique called resolved spectroscopy to study galaxies ...

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19 Feb 2014

Interested in Working at a Foundation?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... requests for informational interviews from jobseekers may refer those individuals to us for this session. Explore The advantages and ... A realistic picture of the number of jobs available in...

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Reflections from Foundations on the Hill

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03/24/2011

... Philanthropy New York Philanthropy New York recently went to Washington, D.C. with a delegation of members to participate in Foundations on the Hill. This annual event, co-sponsored .....

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Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

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02/09/2022

Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education Astrophysics is one of ... exploration. Like many other STEM fields, though, it lags in attracting students of...

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Benchmarking Foundation Governance

... is it for an original donor — or a family member — to sit on a board? To what extent are board members involved in grantmaking? There are lots of questions out there ... structures and practice. In surveying foundation CEOs as part of a larger benchmarking study, CEP worked closely ...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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

Publication date:

10/2009

... at the range of ways that nonprofits define themselves as “minority-led.” Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look ...

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Philanthropy New York

Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What?

Release Date:

08/31/2017

Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What? The tax ... is lugging a remarkably heavy load. The goal is not only to reduce the tax bills of corporations and small businesses, ... pushing the world...

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Economic Security

A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame.

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09/21/2017

A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame. Unemployment has fallen, and the stock market has ... Economists say the answer, to some degree, can be found in...

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Workforce Development

ACA May Be Modified, But Based On Enrollments, It's Here To Stay

Release Date:

07/02/2014

ACA May Be Modified, But Based On Enrollments, It's Here To Stay ... David Blumental, M.D., and Sara R. Collins, Ph.D, write in the New England Journal of Medicine . They add that the .....

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds People May Be Choosing the Wrong Obamacare Plan

Release Date:

11/06/2015

Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds People May Be Choosing the Wrong Obamacare Plan Shopping for ... PPOs, HMOs, POS. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, added new elements that can heighten the confusion...

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Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids

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08/29/2017

Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids Each year, more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a three-week program at the Pain Rehabilitation Center at ... from specific problems...