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20 Jun 2017

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Tools and Principles to Consider When Enhancing Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Administrators Network (FAN) brings together HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources, to ... relating to DEI initiatives have intensified either as a result of continued institutional...

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Tools & Strategies

Network Building

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

Executive Leadership

HR & Operations Staff

Senior Management

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HR & Operations

Leadership Development

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part II)

... By Leigh Ross, Program Associate, Promising Futures, The New York Community Trust See previous post on how ... and outcomes, I have some thoughts on collaboration as a mechanism for spread and scale. Initially...

Eight Cities Selected to Participate in National League of Cities Project to Build Financial Inclusion for Families (MetLife Foundation)

Release Date:

01/20/2016

... Michigan Dubuque, Iowa Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Durham, North Carolina Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Hattiesburg, ... across the country that will take place in early 2017. " As mayor, I see many residents...

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MetLife

Philanthropy As “Invisible Aid”

Release Date:

08/31/2009

By Charles H. Hamilton Senior Fellow, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy was once described as “invisible aid.” Whatever Walter Gifford meant at the ... the New York Foundation and the Rauch...

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It Ain’t Over – Understanding What’s at Stake in the Charitable Deduction Debate

Publication date:

02/2013

Panelists discussed the expected effects from what has already passed Congress in January 2013 and whether or not the charitable deduction debate is leading to the neglect of even more important issues in the budget battles likely to be beset us for years to come.

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Public Policy

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $20 million in COVID-19 Assistance to Strengthen Global Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Foundation is committing $20 ... Foundation is supporting efforts in these key focus areas: new technologies to accelerate...

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31 Jan 2013

Knowledge Management: Strategies for making sector knowledge more accessible

Thursday, January 31, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

Webinar

... tips for managing the flow of information, a variety of new tools will be examined. Explore Practical strategies ... that allow you to easily see patterns Social media as a way to disseminate and curate...

Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem

Release Date:

03/03/2014

... a program focused on developing, implementing and applying new methods for determining the quantum mechanical behavior ... together scientists who have developed the most exciting new approaches. It addresses...

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Technology

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The Simons Foundation

Wallace Foundation Invests $30 Million to Strengthen Supervisors Of School Principals

Release Date:

06/24/2014

... “This overlooked supervisor position has emerged as central to improving principals’ performance,” said ... Will Miller. “To strengthen this critical role, this new initiative will require districts to rethink...

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Education

Westchester Community Foundation Names Jennifer Hu Corriggio as Philanthropy Chief

Release Date:

12/07/2015

... Community Foundation Names Jennifer Hu Corriggio as Philanthropy Chief Westchester Community Foundation has named Jennifer Hu Corriggio of Scarsdale its director of philanthropy and donor relations. Corriggio...

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The New York Community Trust

Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

Release Date:

09/28/2016

... Museum announces the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This new curatorial position is supported by a $500,000 ... the University of Chicago...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... of names for their campaigns. Karen Gleason, senior director at the American Diabetes Association (ADA), always ... question: Could the way the names were picked be failing? As a test, the ADA ran a cold...

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Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

Release Date:

04/27/2018

... Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless ... groundbreaking research by Chapin Hall, which provides new insights to the challenges faced...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Casey Family Programs

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

Release Date:

04/03/2019

... Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York has added three new fellows in residence: Cathy ... University; and Olga Viso,...

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Mellon Foundation

DDCF Announces Inaugural Awardees of Child Well-being Leadership Development Grants

Release Date:

04/23/2019

... Awardees of Child Well-being Leadership Development Grants New York, April 23, 2019 – The Doris Duke Charitable ... for families and children,” said Lola Adedokun, program director for child well-being at DDCF...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Changing the Debate on Education Policy

Release Date:

06/07/2012

... of Education, today anyone vying for public office in New York—or indeed across the country—must have a ... we want for our children, our communities and our country. As a result, those of us doing work in the...

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21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... attention, engage an audience, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work, we’re also ... can use stories to advance your mission A Philanthropy New York Program co-sponsored by...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Communications

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Remembering Janet Kelley

Release Date:

02/03/2020

This statement has been shared by the New York City Youth Funders: It is with a heavy heart that we ... Funders Network and corralling us for more than 12 years. As the Founding Executive Director...

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The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... lose income, and possibly be fired. With support sparse as it was, one organization swooped in to fill the gaps: ... first took shape in 2018, created a coronavirus relief fund , whose money was distributed...

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Food Systems

Social Justice

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Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

06 Jan 2021

How can philanthropy invest in a more equitable technology sector? - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... of artificial intelligence. We used these cautionary tales as a jumping-off point to discuss the threats that Big Tech ... business model centers on keeping our attention for as long as...