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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

Release Date:

11/07/2014

by Amira Bliss, Senior Program Associate, The Rockefeller Foundation This piece originally appeared on the ... what labs are and how, when, and why we might use them to address complex social problems. Many...

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Communications/Media

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A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard

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02/03/2017

A Critical Time for Philanthropy’s Voice to Be Heard by David Biemesderfer, President & CEO, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers - Follow ... from all over the country will be...

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Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers

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Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi

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04/13/2017

... Like a Jedi by Ann Maldonado, Office Manager at Altman Foundation Have you ever found yourself preparing for a ... Were you suitably prepared? Did emotions get in the way of the message? As you probably...

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31 May 2012

Saving Energy: New York City’s Leading Innovations

Thursday, May 31, 2012 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... modified its 100-year old zoning law this month in order to promote energy efficiency and the installation of solar and other renewable power technology. Called Zone ... Officer for the Environment at the...

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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 recovery funding. This series of teleconferences is designed to let funders...

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 ... SHOULD ATTEND: All interested funders. A related program of interest: Turbulent Economic and...

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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 ... by Philanthropy Connects , the public policy committee of Philanthropy New York. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : CEOs, trustees, .....

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Network Building

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 the social well-being of millions. ... and Ecology Project Co-...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

09 Apr 2014

Shaping the Nature of Work in the New Economy

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 2:45pm

... often revolve around negative trends, 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...

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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

View program materials here . Part of Philanthropy New York’s “Spotlight on Diversity” Series. In supporting efforts to address the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion ... will focus...

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12 Mar 2015

Difret - Film Screening

Thursday, March 12, 2015 -

5:00pm to 9:00pm

... for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the film Difret and a brief panel discussion. ( Having ... Ethiopian girl is abducted by a group of men in an attempt to force her...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Social Justice

Gender Justice

Children, Youth and Families

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 the Philanthropy New York Board of Directors for the last six years or more. Our Board serves...

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14 Jan 2016

ITVS Women and Girls Lead Global Celebration

Thursday, January 14, 2016 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

... change and improve lives. With support from the Ford Foundation JustFilms initiative and USAID, ITVS uses documentary film to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing women and girls...

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03 Nov 2016

Summer of Savings: Integrating Financial Empowerment into Summer Youth Employment Programs

Thursday, November 3, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) are a staple of youth development programming in cities across the ... – an ambitious initiative spearheaded by the Citi Foundation and the CFE Fund to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Workforce Development

08 Nov 2017

Service For Impact – Our History, Practice, and Program Management Challenges

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... We believe strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of colleagues at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community...

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Professional Development

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24 Sep 2019

100 Million Healthier Lives: Transforming Health and Wellbeing for Aging Adults - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) and The John A. Hartford Foundation , who has extended an invitation to PNY members.** The rising tide of chronic disease, an aging population, structural inequity...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Aging

18 Sep 2019

Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

* Click here to view the webinar. * Foundations use evaluation — ... lens to their work or have explicitly made equity a part of their mission, few have addressed the issue of...

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Evaluation

29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The need for cities small and large to upgrade infrastructure and prepare for climate change ... impact investing by the philanthropic sector in support of sustainability and local government initiatives can help...

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