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27 Jun 2012

Role of Public Media in Our Democracy - GFEM Annual Funder Conversation

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:00pm

... strides in expanding news and information services to fill the gap. And public media is engaging people of all ... Integrity Elizabeth Christopherson , President, Rita Allen Foundation Laura Efurd , Vice...

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18 Dec 2012

Philanthropy's Response to Sandy: News on Housing, Aging, Health, Youth and Long-Term Infrastructure and Environmental Planning

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... call in our series convening Philanthropy New York members to communicate and collaborate around Superstorm Sandy ... Brown , National Urban Fellow, New York State Health Foundation Ronna Brown , President,...

20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... New York Members Briefing sponsored by Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Clark Foundation , with Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: ... and How Should Grantmakers Respond...

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15 Sep 2010

Can You Hear Us Now? Evaluating Policy Change and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

MEMBERS : Please log in to register yourself or a colleague online by clicking on the ... for National Policy and Strategic Opportunities, Ms. Foundation for Women . Jackie Williams Kaye (moderator), ... R...

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19 Jul 2010

Turbulent Economic and Budget Times: What Lies Ahead and How Should Grantmakers Respond?

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Briefing sponsored by New York Community Trust , New York Foundation , and Robert Sterling Clark Foundation , with Philanthropy Connects . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This session is for all funders who want to...

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05 Mar 2014

Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and Communities

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... middle-income workers' wages and benefits have failed to keep up with an ever-increasing cost of living, decreasing ... and Ecology Project Co-Presented with Rockefeller Foundation Surdna ...

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09 Apr 2014

Shaping the Nature of Work in the New Economy

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 2:45pm

... from the expansion of low-wage, low-quality, insecure jobs to the rise in contingent and temporary work for a ... Justice and Ecology Project Co-Presented with Ford Foundation Solidago Foundation...

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08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the newly appointed ... for child abuse prevention at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation . Previously, Dr. Bassett was a...

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18 Nov 2014

Food Chains - Documentary Film Series

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:45pm

... interest in the hands that pick it. Farmworkers, the foundation of our fresh food industry, are routinely abused ... supply chain leaving farmworkers in poverty and forced to work under subhuman conditions...

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10 Feb 2015

Effective Policies, Practices and Programs to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

... on Diversity” Series. In supporting efforts to address the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion ... the D5 Coalition recently commissioned JustPartners Inc . to conduct a scan and analysis of the...

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United States

Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

Release Date:

08/11/2011

By Michael Seltzer, Trustee, EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation , and past President, Philanthropy New York ... All of us at Philanthropy New York are deeply indebted to Michael Seltzer not only for his in-...

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12 Mar 2015

Difret - Film Screening

Thursday, March 12, 2015 -

5:00pm to 9:00pm

... Ethiopian girl is abducted by a group of men in an attempt to force her into marriage, one of the country's oldest ... Presenters Louis Bickford, Program Officer, Ford Foundation Mehret Mandefro,...

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03 Jun 2015

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Effective Workforce Strategies for Immigrants

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... current, and promising, strategies that could be expanded to serve the full-range of workforce needs of immigrants with ... Veyom Bahl, Senior Program Officer, Survival, Robin Hood Foundation Laine Romero-...

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12 May 2015

Funding General Operating Support

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:00pm

... support is regarded by its proponents as a necessary means to build and support the independent sector; and is regarded ... Anna Campbell , Program Officer, The Howard Gilman Foundation Maria Mottola ,...

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New York City

Animal Groups Unite to Improve Post-Disaster Philanthropy

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04/17/2015

... the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Grantmakers—including the ASPCA —are ... with the Humane Society of the United States , Petfinder Foundation , and (for disasters affecting...

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ASPCA

We Could Not Accomplish All We Do Without Our Board of Directors

Release Date:

06/03/2015

... 2015 edition. In just a few days, we will say goodbye to five people who have gracefully and effectively served on ... Vice President, Finance & Operations, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Ex-Officio, all...

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President's Message

PNY News

Understanding Risk Tolerance in Grantmaking

Release Date:

08/10/2015

... US Open Champion Justin Rose, and runner-up (and hero to lefty golfers like us) Phil Mickelson battled for four ... administered the survey to 70 staff members of a major US foundation ,...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

For Americans Seeking Good Jobs, Four Values are Key

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09/10/2015

by Laura Gordon, Senior Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation This piece originally appeared on the Rockefeller Foundation Blog . As part of The Rockefeller ... In New York City and Des Moines, we’ve...

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