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21 Jun 2017

Evolving Roles for Intermediaries Can Add Value to International Grantmaking

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... grantmaking that is guided by the knowledge and experience of local leaders, there is increasing attention being paid to the role of the intermediary as a crucial link in using philanthropic...

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Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum's Board of Directors

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07/26/2017

Four Philanthropy Leaders Join Forum's Board of Directors Four philanthropy leaders from across the ... of Grantmakers, the largest network serving philanthropy in America. The new Directors...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

... asylum at the border and long-time residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, ... from the prison industrial complex is a critical part of the battle against mass...

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Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, Joins Denver Frederick on The Answer WNYM

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02/24/2020

Sampriti Ganguli, CEO of Arabella Advisors, Joins Denver Frederick on The Answer ... as impact investing, while others provide a whole suite of support services including governance, advocacy,...

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How Can We Be Better Funders? Let's Do the Homework

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05/26/2021

... Philanthropy Consultant, TCC Group I’ve spent most of my life as a bridge-builder and translator. As a ... see and appreciate work happening on the ground, often in communities of color...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Nonprofit Financials

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TCC Group

Scherman Foundation Announces Board Leadership Changes

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06/16/2021

... R. Sollins has stepped down from her position as Chair of its Board of Directors. The Foundation gratefully ... creation of the Rosin Fund, a distinct project-oriented grant...

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03 Nov 2021

Legal Series - Within the Law and Outside the Box

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... Program The PNY Core: Legal Series provides an overview of the legal and regulatory boundaries in a number of key legal topics. The series launches with ... of the following...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

Legal Staff

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Legal Issues

Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice

Intensive cohort training for organizations interested in building equitable practice Has your organization been ... Are you interested in deepening your critical analysis of inequity and...

How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

Release Date:

09/28/2011

... Doug Bauer, Executive Director, The Clark Foundation Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York ( This essay originally appeared in Foundation Leaders Address the State Budget...

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All Funders

A Foundation Risks All of Its Endowment on Creating Jobs

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05/19/2013

As part of its effort to rethink its approach to fighting poverty, ... the F.B. Heron Foundation will fully invest its $274 million endowment in the next five years to advance its mission. A...

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Workforce Development

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MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

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11/22/2013

... and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and ... moderate-income families around the world. Awarded as part of the foundation’s five-year, $200...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

Instead of Retiring, Many Workers Seek 'Encore Jobs' A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the ... by MetLife Foundation and Encore.org found that...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Aging

Workforce Development

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Leveraging the Power of Foundations: An Analysis of Program-Related Investments

Publication date:

05/2013

This Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University analysis of key trends in foundation engagement in program-related investments ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political

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08/08/2013

... Smith Noyes Foundation’s Jenny Rempel shares the details of Community Food Funders’ second annual gathering, where the evening’s keynote speaker, New York University professor Marion Nestle, encouraged...

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Governance

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Food Systems

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Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... and economic issues were named to the inaugural class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000, an office space in New...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Social Justice

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For CEIP, Don’t Call It a Comeback

Release Date:

12/17/2015

... not have noticed that this month the Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy committee page has been replaced with the ... a new name, but a new mission and goals that are worthy of serious discussion. It’s a...

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PNY News

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

08 Oct 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event and Panel Discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Trinity Wall Street, 74 Trinity Place, 2nd Floor, NYC

... Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) is a project of Philanthropy New York supported by 16 funding ... other private foundations have invested over $2 billion in New York City public school reform efforts...

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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

Release Date:

03/23/2015

... The Wallace Foundation Since emerging as a national funder in the 1990s, The Wallace Foundation has supported efforts to ... are based on the belief that young people need a variety of high-quality...

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