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Can Conversational Leadership Shift an Entire System?

Release Date:

07/28/2022

... has the potential to reframe the ways that we think about difficult conversations. Conversational Leadership, as ... have become so polarizing that many choose not to speak about it at all, instead going with...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Elizabeth Knup to Lead Its China Office

Release Date:

06/03/2013

... in China continuously for 15 years and is a member of the board of numerous nonprofits seeking to build the capacity of ... a network of NGOs. She formerly served on the Board of Trustees of the Lingnan...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation President Marilyn Gelber to Leave in June

Release Date:

04/01/2013

Alan Fishman, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation , ... of Gelber’s service to Brooklyn is immeasurable. The Board of Directors has formed a search committee and has ...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Laura Callanan Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

04/01/2013

... social sector research, consulting, teaching and board service. "I am committed to helping social sector ... of Columbia University. Callanan is a past member of the Board of Directors of Signature...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Deanna Lee Named Chief Communications and Digital Strategies Officer at Carnegie Corporation

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Lee serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian American Justice Center. An accomplished classical pianist, she also serves on the Board of the New York Piano Society. She...

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Communications

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

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04/02/2012

... The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foundations. "She has a ... service of the common good." Buff Bohlen, Chairman of the Board of Directors...

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11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... concerning mergers, assets sales, and dissolutions, board and member meetings, incorporation of new nonprofits, ...

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Issue-Based

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Executive Leadership

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... school academies in Central Brooklyn. She has served as a board member of Achievement First Charter School for the past ... the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She currently serves as a board member for buildOn...

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Eric C. Schneider to Join The Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research

Release Date:

11/26/2014

... to improve quality. Schneider serves on the editorial board of the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse and ... for Quality Assurance, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... a project of Funders for LGBTQ Issues. He is also on the board of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice and an editorial board member at the Grassroots Fundraising Journal. ...

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Arts

Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Surdna Foundation

Animal Groups Unite to Improve Post-Disaster Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/17/2015

... attention, while displaced pet owners sought a place to board their pets. Many pet owners who had lost everything ...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

TCC Group Welcomes Melinda Fine as the Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships

Release Date:

09/15/2015

... Philanthropy, to name a few. She serves on the Scholars Board of Facing History and Ourselves and the American Planning Board of Humanity in Action. She is a former district-wide ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

Weinberg Foundation Establishes New Grants Area Supporting Veterans and their Families

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02/24/2016

... President and Chief Executive Officer. “In our board room, the photo portrait of former Trustee Nathan ... year supporting military members and their families. Board Chair Ellen M. Heller commented, “The...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Veterans

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

14 Apr 2016

Coming to a Close: Lessons From Two Spend Down Family Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... causes they served. Speakers Ann S. Bowers, Chair of the Board and Co-founding Trustee, Noyce Foundation Catherine ...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

Board & Trustees

28 Oct 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, October 28, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... identifying who philanthropy is accountable to, foundation board responsibilities, and reviewing key legal and ethical ... Identify who philanthropy is accountable to Recognize the board ’s responsibilities in...

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Professional Development

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrates Six Outstanding Women Leaders of Queens

Release Date:

09/27/2016

... continued, “And, to Barbara Wynne, our former Chair and Board Member, we thank you for your leadership and for the ... workplace. Ms. Wynne , former Chair and Alumna of The Board of The New York Women’s...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Women's Foundation

01 Mar 2017

New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting and Adult Education and Workforce Development: WIOA Opportunities to Work Together

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Neale, Director, New York City Workforce Development Board Robert Purga, State Director, Adult Education, New ...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

Will Cordery Joins Wellspring's Racial Justice Program

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... of Grantmakers for Southern Progress, as a member of the Board of Directors for Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, as an Editorial Board member of the Grassroots Fundraising Journal, and as an ...