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Working with Vendors

Publication date:

03/2012

... jobs: For small jobs around the office, recruit building staff to do the work. Subscribe to Angie’s List, a ... issues: clarity regarding costs; when vendors re-assign staff on a project; and vendors that has a monopoly regarding ... vendor won’t pay the invoice, it sends a clear message about the amount of effort you are putting in to the work. ...

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02 Oct 2012

Grantmaking as a Career? One Grantmaker's Personal Experience, with Alexa Aviles, The Scherman Foundation

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Learn about the field of philanthropy from one grantmaker's ... Designed for Individuals interested in learning about careers in the field of philanthropy. Grantmaking as a .....

09 Nov 2012

Organizing Philanthropy's Response to Sandy -- Philanthropy New York’s Teleconference Series

Friday, November 9, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... at 2 PM, is designed to let funders share early decisions about recovery funding and exchange questions and ... and effective in recovery efforts. For more information about the hurricane relief efforts...

04 Feb 2013

Grantmaking as a Career? One Program Officer’s Personal Experience, with Molly Schultz Hafid, Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program, Shelter Rock

Monday, February 4, 2013 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Learn about the field of philanthropy from one grantmaker's ... Rock Designed for Individuals interested in learning about careers in the field of philanthropy. Grantmaking as a .....

17 Jun 2010

Inaugural Conference on Scaling Social Impact

Thursday, June 17, 2010 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

New York City

... health and youth Hear from pre-eminent though leaders about issues in scaling what works If we know that certain ... effective nonprofit programs. Participants will learn about the growth of top-performing...

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Schendler & Haynes: Finally, ski resorts wake up to warming

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09/05/2013

... Mertz Gilmore Foundation Vice President Lukas Haynes talk about a collaboration between ski resorts and a ... in The Salt Lake Tribune. Despite all that's written about climate change, global efforts to...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Advocates for LGBT Equality Launch Freedom Fund to Support LGBT Russians

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11/26/2013

... in an individual capacity who are deeply knowledgeable about the human rights struggle in Russia. Learn more about the Russia Freedom Fund. Advocates for LGBT Equality ...

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LGBTQ

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Open Society Foundations

Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Confidence Index Finds that National Debt is Top Priority for Voters

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09/30/2014

... Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected ... challenges, shows that Americans remain highly concerned about the country’s fiscal...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

... Defined as “having or showing a lack of knowledge about a particular subject.” For 37 years, the SIFMA ... popular and effective tools for educating future investors about the market: The Stock Market Game™...

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OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

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10/03/2014

... of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation has donated about $200 million to drug reforms since 1994, double what ... It’s now a philanthropic powerhouse that has given about $11 billion towards causes...

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NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

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10/17/2014

... be infected with a sexually transmitted infection, or STI. About 20 million new cases of STIs are diagnosed annually. ... and stigma tend to characterize the nation’s discussions about STIs—even though they...

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Education

The New York Community Trust

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

... nonprofit organizations are seeking to get them thinking about how to channel their money and other assets into ... the spot, such as at a charitable event or when they learn about emergency appeals for aid...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

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11/18/2014

... messages that anti-poverty advocates use to raise urgency about the issue often fall flat. Typical approaches focus on ... team to explore taxpayers’ attitudes and test messages about the government’s role in...

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Economic Security

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Giving Thanks for What's Right With Our Health System

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11/26/2014

... But with Thanksgiving approaching, I am also thinking about what's working in our health system, and the things we have to feel thankful about . When my relatives try to tell me over the holidays how .....

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Winning Young Innovators Announced for 2015 Moody's Information to Innovation Challenge

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06/03/2015

... which asked small groups of young people (14-19) to think about and create ways to educate their peers about social media and social good. Two prizes of $5,000 each ...

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Survey from Thomson Reuters Foundation and Rockefeller: Can You Have Children and a Career?

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10/19/2015

... by South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia and India where about three-fifths are optimistic about having both. By contrast, it is women in some of the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

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New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits

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10/28/2015

... a lot of money. In 2013, 21 percent of U.S. households ( about 62 million people) reported speaking a language other ... becomes more diverse, it’s just good practice to think about what form information...

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The New York Community Trust

Workforce Development

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NY State Health Foundation Sees Need to Educate Consumers on State Obamacare Offerings

Release Date:

11/02/2015

... Paniagua is a single mom living in the Bronx. She earns about $400 a week, which she says doesn’t last her very ... “There is a big burden on the state to get the word out about this new program,” said Amy...

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New York Health Foundation

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... teachers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and students about how high schools could be remade to be more tech-savvy, ... integrate the elements of school reform, deepen learning about what works, and expand...

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