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05 Apr 2022

Engaging Youth Voice in Participatory Grantmaking

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

Youth participatory grantmaking empowers young people to make decisions that will help their communities thrive. In ... that young people provide by shifting their power to those closest to the...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Mellon President Elizabeth Alexander is one of the TIME 100 most influential people of 2022

Release Date:

05/26/2022

... is an explorer who’s constantly finding new ways to tell the stories of Black America. And through her work as ... W. Mellon Foundation—the largest funder of arts and education in the U.S.—she has put real...

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Mellon Foundation

04 Nov 2019

The Divest/Invest Framework: What Does It Mean for Funders Working in Housing and Homelessness? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Monday, November 4, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together to End Homelessness, who has extended an invitation to PNY ... more quality, accessible, affordable housing, health care, education , and...

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Housing and Homelessness

16 Nov 2011

Role Models in the Classroom: Creating Teaching Pipelines for Black and Latino Males

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... males into the classroom as teachers. The federal Education Department has endorsed this strategy. Arne ... helping teachers understand and relate successfully to students who come from different backgrounds...

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Issue-Based

The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that improve ... in which all individuals and families have access to quality education...

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United Way of New York City

13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As we look at how to improve high school graduation rates and outcomes, we’ve come to realize that instead of addressing a “drop-out” crisis, we have to address our public education...

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All Funders

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Gender Justice

The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City

Release Date:

08/14/2017

... cities with cultural plans. The New York plan is meant to be a powerful tool to , as it says, make sure “culture is for everyone.” We ... school correlated more strongly with lower levels of arts ...

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Arts

06 Jun 2019

POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... is postponed until further notice.** Traditional health education provides children and youth a simple recipe for ... aimed at making unhealthy junk foods more appealing to youth, particularly Black and Latino...

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The Tinker Foundation Welcomes Bradford K. Smith to its Board of Directors

Release Date:

05/02/2013

The Tinker Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Bradford K. Smith to its Board of Directors. Smith is currently the President ... Foundation Finder. A lifelong advocate for the civil society...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Ford Foundation

ASPCA Names Helene Gordon Senior Director of Licensing & Retail Development

Release Date:

08/01/2012

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced the appointment of Helene Gordon to the position of Senior Director of Licensing & Retail ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

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 current economic climate. A ... must be carefully designed, matching the right expertise to the need, to...

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08 Mar 2011

Foundations on the Hill

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 12:30pm

Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th St, NW, D.C.

... Foundations on the Hill is an opportunity for grantmakers to meet with their federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C. and share the impact philanthropy has on society . This two-day legislative conference is co-...

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13 Mar 2014

So Far So Fast: A Family Foundation Finds its Focus

Thursday, March 13, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... that was never brought into the fold pull itself together to fashion a high performing foundation in under 4 years? ... engaged, and the just plain hard work required to create something from almost nothing...

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Family Foundation

In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

Release Date:

07/13/2014

... Foundation as it moves away from "broad-based giving" to a focus on "economic growth," according to Bruce McNamer, chief executive. The Chronicle of ... what we’re doing is good for the...

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Member News

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Nathan Cummings Foundation Names Ernest Tollerson Interim CEO

Release Date:

07/31/2014

... including a three-year term as board chair, comes to his new post from the Metropolitan Transportation ... of the Hudson River Foundation and the New York Historical Society . He is also a former member of the...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Environment and Climate Change

Social Justice

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

Release Date:

09/17/2014

... Charlie Munger’s approach works simply and insightfully to drive enterprise value creation in a complex and noisy ... offers an investing model that provides greater value to society . As...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Rauch Foundation Strives to Restore Long Island's Water

Release Date:

10/08/2014

Rauch Foundation Strives to Restore Long Island's Water There is arguably nothing more important to Long Island's future than our water: drinking water, ... groups - The Nature Conservancy, Long Island...

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rauch Foundation

Tiffany & Co. Names Anisa Kamadoli Costa Chief Sustainability Officer

Release Date:

04/10/2015

... first-ever chief sustainability officer position to elevate the company’s sustainability strategy and ... corporate responsibility at Tiffany & Co., was appointed to the newly created position and will...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

Workforce Development

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

MetLife Foundation and The Wall Street Journal Raise Awareness about Financial Inclusion

Release Date:

09/10/2015

... awards presentation ceremony last night held at The Asia Society in Hong Kong. “In today’s increasingly ... 30% of the region’s population, still do not have access to bank accounts or other formal financial...