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Sample Job Descriptions: Chief Financial Officer / Director of Finance

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11/2013

The following jobs descriptions for senior chief financial officer professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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Open Road Alliance - Roadblock Analysis Report

Roadblock Analysis Report In 2017, Open Road conducted an analysis of 102 applications from the past five years to assess trends in its portfolio. The analysis looked at multiple variables, including the size of the organization, project type, sector focus, geographic focus, legal status, and type of original funder. The analysis also coded each application under a taxonomy of “roadblocks” that describe 22 specific challenges that these organizations faced, divided into three broad categories: Organization Misfortune, Acts of God/Market Economics, and Funder-Created...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

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06/28/2013

PhilanTopic’s Laura Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation’s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend down process and how they are helping their ...

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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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07/25/2013

D5 Coalition Director Kelly Brown talks about their 2013 State of the Work Report and how it can help institutions at all levels of engagement learn more about effective best practices and policies for increasing...

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Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice- Presentation

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04/2018

View materials of the program " Walking the Talk: Put Values-Based Grantmaking Into Your Practice"

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Sample Job Descriptions: Development VP / Director / Officer

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09/2013

The following jobs descriptions for senior director professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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Insights from “Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group”

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08/07/2023

... leadership transitions in the nonprofit sector. You can join the Leading Forwar d community today to participate in ... underway for months. “Unless the funder explicitly asks about [a grantee’s] succession...

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Earning Trust in Crisis: A Message from CEO, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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03/28/2025

... trust-based philanthropy. Much of the sector conversation about ‘trust’ has focused on foundation practices that ... grant dollars with care. Overall, I hear less conversation about foundation practices that...

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Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

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11/15/2016

... the Joyce Foundation’s Gun Violence Prevention Program, about the organization’s approach to reducing gun violence, ... flawed, because there is broad agreement among Americans about the need for common-sense...

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Communications/Media

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Due Diligence Done Well: A Guide for Grantmakers

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11/2010

Learn about effective due diligence and how to create a ...

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Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation

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02/08/2013

Sharna Goldseker, Managing Director of 21/64, talks about the recent report produced by 21/64 and the Johnson ... Philanthropy that looks at how younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, we worry...

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Giving Circles in Cross-Cultural Context

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11/14/2013

... I have long been positively evangelical (so to speak) about the power of giving circles for engaging new people in ... perhaps due in part to high-profile conversations about collective giving inspired by...

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12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

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12/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."

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Children, Youth and Families

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A Big Move to Build Our Community

... Over the coming months, we’ll be talking with you more about the details, but here is why Philanthropy New York’s ... Ford Found ation asked three prominent nonprofits to join them in their newly configured...

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Announces New Staff and Board Members

Release Date:

10/15/2020

... in the United States to advance our mission to bring about a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. It’s ... to advance racial and gender justice. Find out more about them below — and join...

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A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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09/28/2021

... Director of Member Engagement, and Stephanie Boarden will join us in the newly created Chief of Staff role. Both ... encourage you to read the full announcement to learn more about the accomplishments of these...

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13 Dec 2022

Philanthropy New York's New Strategic Framework: A Community Conversation

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... relationships to become an anti-racist organization. Join us for a virtual open house to learn more. As ... on December 13th. What resonates? What are you curious about ? Where are you eager to contribute your...

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Regulating Donor Advised Funds

Publication date:

10/2015

A donor-advised fund is a giving vehicle designed to manage donations on behalf of individuals, families or organizations. DAFs provide a flexible way for donors to give to charities—an alternative to direct giving or creating a private foundation. Donors to DAFs enjoy administrative convenience, tax advantages and cost savings compared to operating a private foundation.

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PNY Issue Guide

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When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy

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03/15/2012

... philanthropy’s most important goal that got me thinking about the Knicks’ out-of-nowhere point guard phenomenon. ... aren’t taking risks is because they are worried about losing funding. And the reason why...

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