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A Spotlight on Arts, Capacity Building, Diversity, and Women and Girls
... Women and Children In the coming months, stay tuned for additional programs. A Spotlight on Arts, Capacity ...
Leadership Transitions Funders Group
... practices and funder behavior tied to community and social change . From 2019 to 2023, the Leadership Transitions ... to participate in joint learning and access resources for equitable leadership transitions...
Donita Volkwijn
... practices. Donita began her career in philanthropy in 2012 at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), where she ... Foundation , an organization committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and...
Recording: Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy
Turning the Tide: (Re)Claiming Belonging & Power for People of Color in Philanthropy Before experiencing it ... with Donita Volkwijn, Senior Director of Member Engagement at PNY and a racial equity...
Program Officers Join Expanding Surdna Teams in Thriving Cultures, Sustainable Environments, Strong Local Economies
Release Date:
02/01/2013
... participants in community development and agents in social change . Jessica Garz also joins the Thriving Cultures program ... on the intersection of culture and community development for The Urban Institute...
Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies
Release Date:
09/03/2012
... to the newly created position of Country Director for the United States. In this position, McConnell will ... From 1989 through 2008, he served in a number of positions at the Alzheimer’s Association,...
16
Oct
2013
CEO Interview Series with Earl Lewis, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 -
3:45pm to 6:00pm
It’s a new era at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This year the venerable ... his last position as provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of ... of black...
16
Mar
2012
The Loving Story - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series
Friday, March 16, 2012 -
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Please join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of ... Lovings, an interracial couple, fell in love and married at a critical time in American history. Due to a confluence ... political...
23
Jul
2012
How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement
Monday, July 23, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... steps they have taken to create awareness and bring about change within their communities. Explore Creative ... initiatives New paths to economic growth and employment for youth and adults Imaginative use of...
27
Sep
2012
Developing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Talent: New Research Has Actionable Recommendations
Thursday, September 27, 2012 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
... nonprofits are stymied by a lack of systems and structures for improving the skills and abilities of their people. The ... plagues the sector from recruitment through retirement, at individual nonprofits and...
05
Oct
2012
Public Policy Communicators NYC: Twitter Today
Friday, October 5, 2012 -
12:00pm to 2:00pm
... topics to improve our work. Whether it’s looking at macro issues like FCC policy on “net neutrality” or ... meetings bring members into close contact with experts for full conversations that generate new ideas...
16
Oct
2012
The New Corporate Philanthropy Challenge: A Leadership Conversation
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 -
8:15am to 10:30am
... has the opportunity to redefine purpose and value for corporate foundations and giving programs. Visionary ... in society, it can become a powerful catalytic force for change . The Council on...
27
Nov
2012
Social Impact Bonds: The Brains Behind the Buzz
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -
7:45am to 11:00pm
Are Social Impact Bonds the future of social change financing? Many of us in the sector have heard about ... impact bond model. The Rockefeller Foundation has been at the forefront of building the enabling...
12
Mar
2013
Getting Your Foundation’s Spending Policy & Asset Allocation Right
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 -
8:45am to 11:00am
... trustee, in the field about their forecast of the market for the next few years and how this has lead to their ... spending policy and investment of assets. Designed for trustees and financial staff at...
13
May
2013
TED: Media As A Catalyst for Ideas and Community
Monday, May 13, 2013 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
Founded nearly three decades ago as a conference forum for spreading ideas, TED has since evolved and grown into an ... for gathering ideas, sharing local expertise and sparking change and...
19
Oct
2010
Leaders in a New Era: A Conversation on Leadership Development and Race
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... have equal access to opportunity and are responsible for their fates by virtue of their individual behavior, ... other words, the impact of structural racism. Working to change the behavior of individual...
03
Nov
2011
Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages
Thursday, November 3, 2011 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... over 65! In the spring, we held an exciting session at MoMA that looked at aging and the arts. Now, we are ... of society raises questions about and poses challenges for traditional education...
17
Jun
2010
Solutions Storytelling: Messaging to Mobilize Support for Children's Issues - POSTPONED
Thursday, June 17, 2010 -
8:30am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC
... the country face immense challenges in mobilizing support for disadvantaged children and youth. They ask passionately, ... “As state budget deficits soar and competition for resources mount, how can funding...
07
Dec
2011
Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 -
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Altman Foundation, 521 Fifth Ave., 35th Fl., NYC
At the next Foundation Administrators Network meeting, ... in the recruitment process) Where and how do you source for different positions? Targeting US-based and ... worth spending money on? How can you best...