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Former Success Academy Lawyer Hoping to Start Own Charter Network Wants to ‘Take It To The Next Level’

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09/20/2017

As the former top lawyer for Success Academy, Emily Kim had a hand in almost every aspect of New York City’s largest and most controversial charter-school network — from negotiating lunch times for schools in shared buildings to defending Success in...

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The Need for Civil Legal Aid

Release Date:

06/07/2016

... by Pooja O’Hanlon, Executive Director, Elmezzi Foundation David Meehan, Administrative Assistant At a ... need assistance with legal matters that are not criminal. 1 Civil legal matters often involve assisting...

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Economic Security

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The Elmezzi Foundation

Your VISION for 2025 – A Report on Year One

... These challenges turned into the opportunity we called The Fund for 2025 – A Vision for the Next Decade. Because we ... Philanthropy New York successfully raised over $3.8 million for the Vision for 2025...

Program Overview: Money and Power in Post-Election America

DAY 1 February 11, 2013 – New York University Kimmel Center ... Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, IBM, President, IBM’s Foundation Michele Cahill , Vice President, National Program, ... David Blumenthal, M.D...

Salary & Benefits Survey

General information about participating in and accessing the annual Philanthropy New York/Council on Foundations salary and benefits survey.

26 Apr 2016

Learning from LA - Is Our Sister City Supporting Nonprofits Better?

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 -

1:30pm to 3:30pm

... of most innovative philanthropic leaders is the Weingart Foundation in Los Angeles. The Weingart Foundation , and its CEO Fred Ali, have been extraordinarily ... Inc. Designed for All interested funders...

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Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

Release Date:

06/09/2016

... School Integration By Halley Potter, Fellow at The Century Foundation This is an exciting time for school integration, ... and initiatives in New York City. I shared The Century Foundation ’s research on the...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Countering the Flight of Talent from AAPI Communities & Building Grassroots Capacity

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06/09/2021

... Yoon, Co-Founder and President, Korean American Community Foundation Since our founding in 2002, the Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) has been tackling economic insecurity in ... program for eight...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

... to have James Tallon, President of the United Hospital Fund and a presenter at our recent program on the Supreme ...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Grants to Individuals: Investing in People and Their Communities

Publication date:

09/2008

In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers talk about the rigors and rewards of investing in people. Learn how to design and manage a grants-to-individuals program, including developing a theory of change, using the right funding mechanism, and finding the right people to support.

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Community Development

International Grantmaking: A Closer Look

Publication date:

06/2004

... through an intermediary is often the simplest way to fund internationally, and sometimes the most effective. ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

Becky Rafter, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Funding Exchange, provides us with a recap of our recent session on the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on the 2012 presidential election and philanthropy’s crucial role...

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Better Prepared for Tomorrow

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08/01/2013

... New York Community Trust’s Hive Digital Media Learning Fund , recap our recent program on the impact of digital media ...

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Communications

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De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax

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01/29/2014

... Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund , have signed on to Mayor de Blasio's plan to raise taxes to fund citywide pre-K and after-school programs, reported ... signed on to Mayor Bill de...

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Hurricane Sandy Activism Report

Publication date:

07/2014

... Sandy recovery work, this report from the North Star Fund presents the largely unacknowledged role that ...

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Disaster Relief

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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... By: Travis Baird, Program Officer, Maverick Capital Foundation I entered this sector because I wanted to be a ... system. We must think critically about the programs we fund and the landscapes they operate in...

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23 Jan 2020

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 23, 2020 (All day) to Friday, February 7, 2020 (All day)

... Communicate funding recommendations and decisions to foundation stakeholders (i.e., CEO and/or Board, grantees) ... who have been through a grantmaking cycle at their foundation since the curriculum relies...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Mobile Content Guides at New York Botantical Gardens Spring Exhibit

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03/28/2017

... will spotlight world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s bold innovation and experimentation in a variety of media ...

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The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

Release Date:

09/13/2017

"Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ," says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent...