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Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash

Release Date:

03/10/2014

... The $60 million foundation, which focuses its grant-making in Brooklyn, was intended to grow in influence and size when it transitioned from the private ... in both affluence and cultural...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

The Wall Street Journal

Science Studies Get a Big Boost

Release Date:

03/10/2014

The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighted several foundation efforts to support education in science, technology, engineering and math, including ...

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Education

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

03/13/2014

... first community foundation to sign onto the Divest-Invest Philanthropy initiative's pledge to divest from fossil fuel ... cooperation with South Africa's apartheid regime in the 1980s, but many...

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Environment and Climate Change

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North Star Fund

Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

Release Date:

06/13/2014

Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal An article in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for ... as of May, Mertz Gilmore had given about a half a million in 2014 to its...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

On Agenda For New Ms. Foundation Head: Diversity and Safeguarding Reproductive Rights

Release Date:

07/10/2014

... for Women is to "diversify our grant making and what philanthropy looks like." She also tells the Chronicle Of ... reproductive rights will be high on her agenda, especially in the wake of two...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... York City public schools, and whose contributors are all Philanthropy New York members, announced $995,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations pushing for reforms ...

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Education

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Catherine & Joseph Aresty Foundation

Booth Ferris Foundation

The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Ford Foundation

The Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Fordham Street Foundation

The New York Community Trust

NoVo Foundation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Trinity Church Philanthropies

Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

Release Date:

10/07/2014

... Equality It's always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in bringing about big changes in society and, to be sure, there are many reasons why .....

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LGBTQ

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

The Source Codes of Foundation Culture

Publication date:

10/2015

... to and impedes efforts to lead productive change in philanthropy . One theme that has arisen time and again is the ... of an organization. While culture can be understood in various ways and is hard to pin down, it has a persistent ...

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Report

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders

Release Date:

04/25/2016

... Mr. Walker and his work with “changing the language of philanthropy , from ‘them’ and ‘they’ to ‘us’ and ... activists includes several specifically cited for their philanthropy , advocacy, and social...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students

Release Date:

11/23/2016

... Stand Behind At-Risk Students When you hear about philanthropy 's role in K-12 education these days, so often it's the big reform ... accountability. Yet, there is plenty else going on in...

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Member News

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Education

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... the Council of Foundations, Independent Sector, The Philanthropy Roundtable, and the Columbus Foundation (on ... defending donor-advised funds. This letter was written in response to a proposal outlined...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

01 Nov 2017

Navigating Uncertain Terrain and International Barriers to Giving

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

International grantmakers are often working in areas where laws and conditions for grantmaking are ... to navigate. Recent times have seen an increase in laws and regulations in many areas that...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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All Funders

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International/Foreign Affairs

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... with its 2018 Distinguished Service Award. First presented in 1984, the Distinguished Service Award is known as philanthropy 's highest honor, according to the Council on ... those who not only have...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Essential Skills and Strategies for Program Officers

Philanthropy New York's Essential Skills and Strategies (ESS) ... for change, setting a strong foundation for their careers in philanthropy . We intentionally keep the class size small .....

Eligibility & Policies

Philanthropy New York Membership Procedures Eligibility & ... New York is a nonprofit membership organization created in 1979 by the New York City philanthropic sector to promote ... of effective ...

NY Community Trust Gives More than $800,000 to Bring Technology-Driven Learning to NYC Youth

Release Date:

09/12/2016

... and produce documentary films. The money is the latest in $8 million in grants in six years for students' digital media projects ... Teach Initiative, which is recruiting black, Hispanic...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue, Part Two

Release Date:

11/08/2017

... and Erica Brody, Program Officer This post is the second in a two-part series on funding creatively. It features the ... behalf of people with disabilities. As funders, we invest in impact. Yet, like so many...

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Insights

Funding Area

Disabilities

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Poses Family Foundation

PNY 2026 Organizational Budget

Publication date:

04/2026

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Board & Trustees

18 Jan 2017

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (All day) to Friday, February 3, 2017 (All day)

... January. * Tools and Techniques for Effective Practice Philanthropy New York's Essential Skills and Strategies for ... tools and skills learned to: Discuss philanthropy ’s role in the...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

Program Staff

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do.

Release Date:

10/04/2017

It’s OK to Pause and Think. In Fact, Please Do. A Message from the President of Philanthropy New York, Ronna Brown, published originally in the New York PhilanthroPost Weekly October 4, 2017...