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Businesses With a Social Conscience Reach a Tipping Point

Release Date:

08/01/2013

An op-ed by Phillip Henderson, President of the Surdna Foundation . To my undiscerning palette, a blueberry muffin made with King ... England company’s specialty flours cost about the same as...

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Surdna Foundation

Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City ... past year quotes Rick Smith, president of the Pinkerton Foundation , which helped fund the Summer Quest academic...

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09 Feb 2012

Family Philanthropy: Creating Your Giving Identity: Tools and Tips for Next Gen Philanthropists

Thursday, February 9, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Teleconference

... do new trustees develop their personal values and ideas to contribute to the discussions? And when and if the next ... call features two individuals who survived and thrived as next gen board...

08 Mar 2012

Straight from the Source - Working with a Living Donor

Thursday, March 8, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Teleconference

... from the family’s philanthropic focus and mission to the interaction with potential grantees connects to the ... are special opportunities - and occasional challenges - in such cases. Please...

20 Jun 2012

Summer 2012 NYC Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Philanthropy New York members are invited to the 6th NYC Progressive Philanthropy Cocktail Party. ... NYC colleagues for an informal gathering of progressive foundation staff and trustees, major donors, advisors...

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30 May 2013

Knowledge Tools for Funders

Thursday, May 30, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... do their work. Knowledge tools help funders track trends in their areas of interest, find resources focused on their issues, build capacity for themselves and their foundation colleagues and curate knowledge...

13 Sep 2013

15 Years of Advancing Excellence in Family Philanthropy: Lessons Learned … and a Look Ahead

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 11:15am

Webinar

... evolved over the past 15 years? And where is it headed in the future? Join this wide-ranging conversation with ... chairs of the National Center for Family Philanthropy as they discuss issues, challenges and...

23 Feb 2011

International Grantmakers Network Meeting: Common Challenges in the Life Cycle of an International Grant

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 -

11:00am to 2:00pm

... PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Philanthropy New York's core role as a convener of grantmakers has led us to create several networks that help grantmakers connect with each other and share best practices. In...

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08 Jul 2010

Working with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Priorities for the Coming Year

Thursday, July 8, 2010 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... department's priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. In addition to a dialogue with him, two funders, James Knickman, President and CEO of The New York State Health Foundation and...

The 2012 Election with MSNBC's Chris Hayes: Power Tools to Build a Better Democracy

Publication date:

09/2012

The program focused on philanthropy’s role in enabling all U.S. citizens to engage more deeply in the information they need to participate in democracy. Chris Hayes, News Host at MSNBC, ...

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Live From Independent Sector Conference: Innovation Coming Faster, Needs Collaboration

Release Date:

09/30/2013

Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin and New York Community ... innovation and since life is evolving we “live in a constant state of innovation.”... Live From ...

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The New York Community Trust

Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/19/2013

In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo Foundation Co-Chair discusses why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are ... of philanthropy. Peter Buffett...

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NoVo Foundation

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

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09/18/2013

An op-ed by Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation . Last fall in California, a broad coalition of community organizations, ... faith-based groups, advocates and unions came together to...

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The Mismeasure of Poverty

Release Date:

09/17/2013

Russell Sage Foundation President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U.S. measures poverty in an op-ed for ... between 2011 and 2012, at about 15 percent. According...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around

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11/07/2013

Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation , is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving ... Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”... Giving Circles: More Impact to Go...

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The New York Women's Foundation

George Soros receives 2013 Freedom Award

Release Date:

11/06/2013

... Rescue Committee presented its 2013 Freedom Award to George Soros in recognition of his constant advocacy and support for human ...

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A Nonprofit Trendsetter Becomes 4th CEO in 4 Years at Tides

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02/09/2014

... Deiglmeier has helped start some of the biggest trends in the nonprofit world. In the early 1990s, when she was chief operating officer at ... program in San Francisco, she recalls pitching...

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12 Mar 2014

Executive Assistants Network: Identifying Your Role

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -

12:15pm to 2:00pm

This program is being offered as part of the Executive Assistants Network, but is relevant to all junior-level administrative staff. This discussion ... to your supervisors, organization type,...

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Executive Support Staff

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Doug Bauer Named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits.

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04/15/2014

Doug Bauer , Executive Director of The Clark Foundation , has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Council of Nonprofits . Doug Bauer Named to the Board of Directors of the...

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The Clark Foundation

Investing for Real and Permanent Good

Release Date:

06/06/2014

... were interviewed for the Harvard Business School's " In the Business" podcast. In a segment titled, “Investing for Real and Permanent Good,” they discuss how they got into foundation...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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