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Comparing Spending Down and Perpetuity - Should Charity Go on Forever?

Release Date:

10/09/2014

... alcohol and perfume in airports), is practically unknown as a public figure. Though Forbes once ranked him the ... philanthropy was once defined by benevolent barons like Rockefeller , Carnegie, and Ford, men...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Bloomberg Philanthropies

How Big Foundations Saved the Detroit Institute of Art

Release Date:

04/24/2015

... of foundations ever had. At first the chiefs balked. As Walker told the museum after an earlier request, "Foundations fund the future. They don't pay for the mistakes of the past." But Walker...

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Ford Foundation

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... Education Collaborative, New York Community Trust My years as a grantee taught me an important lesson: meaningful and ... No meetings. No phone calls. I had recently become the director of Advocates for...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... good — games where players learn about issues such as poverty, civic participation and the environment, with the ... from 3:00-4:30 PM. Presenters Asi Burak , Executive Director , Games for Change Jeff Curley...

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Technology

HSBC grant already benefiting fields and farmers across the Midwest

Release Date:

05/23/2022

... to encourage more farmers to add small grains and legumes as cover crops into corn and soybean rotations. The program ... Participating farmers incorporate small grains such as oats, winter wheat, cereal, and...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

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HSBC Bank USA

28 Sep 2016

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Embracing Change Management

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... Join us for a panel discussion, led by Maureen Rayhill, Director of Human Resources at the Leona M. and Harry B. ... Resources, Simons Foundation Designed for Members of FAN , as well as...

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All Funders

HR & Operations Staff

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

12/14/2017

... today announced the appointment of Patrick Gaspard as president, effective January 1, 2018. He has managed ... more than 140 countries. “I am delighted to have Patrick as leader of the Foundations,” said...

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Open Society Foundations

27 Apr 2021

One Year Later: People-of-Color Led Nonprofits and the Pandemic

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... comprehensive benefits, and securing financial resources. As we continue to grapple with COVID-19, how do we offer ... from COVID-19 and the persistent need to address race as we move forward as...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

14 Sep 2022

BBB® Forum on Corporate Responsibility XV: Business Integrity in an Age of Disruption

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York as they present the "BBB Forum on Corporate Responsibility ... Speakers Margaret A. Merritt , Partner, EY Eric Kane , Director of ESG Research for...

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19 Jul 2012

Supreme Court Decision in Arizona v. United States: Implications for Funders

Thursday, July 19, 2012 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... in Law, Yale Law School Marielena Hincapié , Executive Director , National Immigration Law Center Mayra ...

New Center Aids Torture Survivors

Release Date:

06/18/2014

... Buffalo area with their medical and psychological issues, as well as provide them immigration, legal and social ... services. The center was recently launched by Jewish Family Service of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York Health Foundation

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Releases Report on Grantmaking to Create Impact

Release Date:

09/17/2015

... reputation for quality, both locally and nationally. Yet, as executive director Paulette LoMonaco recalls, Good Shepherd lacked the ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin. That he was able to build a family and a business and be in the position to give back to ... beautiful about my grandfather’s generosity. Yet as his generation peters out, this...

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UJA-Federation of New York

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs

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01/12/2017

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs Lisa has been working with ... 25 years, first as a community health educator and program director at several...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Release Date:

01/31/2017

... Weinberg Foundation," said Bill McCarthy, executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore. "The most .....

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/25/2017

... the wives of those zillionaires who often decide where the family 's gifts go. Now comes a study from the Women’s ... of women is likely to grow greater in coming years as a younger generation rises, with...

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The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... embraced one another in greeting. Bartenders poured wine as a D.J. spun tunes and a machine spouted popcorn. This wasn’t a block party or a family reunion. It was the recent opening of an exhibition at ... big...

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Klarman and Barr Foundations Team up on $25 Million Arts Initiative

Release Date:

10/04/2018

... 29 nonprofits by the Barr Foundation and The Klarman Family Foundation , called the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative. San San Wong, Director of Arts & Creativity for the Barr Foundation, said, ...

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Build Up Advisory Group Shares Podcast - Leveraging Systems for Sustainability and Opportunity with Jim Shelton

Release Date:

06/09/2021

... youth and their families in poverty. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to KKR Global Impact and is a nonresident ... Deputy Secretary of Education and founding Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper under...

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Build Up Companies

09 May 2024

Philanthropy New York's 45th Annual Meeting - Power With: Building A Shared Future

Thursday, May 9, 2024 -

9:30am to 4:30pm

... or to courageously forge new and more equitable ones. We, as a philanthropic community, acknowledge our past and ... spheres of influence. Manuela Arciniegas , Executive Director , Communities for Just Schools...