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10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... might your foundation take action and where does that fit in the "bell curve"? How do foundation efforts overall map to ... foundations and mission investing organizations. Hear from philanthropy...

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Issue-Based

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All Funders

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Impact Investing

15 Dec 2015

Planning for Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.: What Funders Need to Know - Webinar

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 -

2:30pm to 4:00pm

... States has resettled more than three million refugees. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis, it has agreed to ... refugee resettlement quota from 70,000 annually to 80,000 in 2016 and 100,000 in...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Immigration

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

03 Feb 2016

It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

We face a unique moment in the life of public transit in New York. After three decades of steadily improving ... with any questions. In Collaboration with A Philanthropy New...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

Community Development

Build Trust With A Purpose Statement

Release Date:

12/05/2016

... of Corporate Services, TCC Group As we enter a new era in US politics, there is increased pressure on companies to ... broader value to society and their employees. As stated in the Edelman TRUST BAROMETER...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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TCC Group

Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners

Release Date:

12/14/2016

Edna McConnell Clark Announces Spend-Down, Major Investment in Blue Meridian Partners By Larry Clark, Chair, and Nancy ... visionary leaders. When the Clark family established EMCF in 1969, they did not envision...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2017

... . Since John E. Andrus founded the Surdna Foundation in 1917, five successive generations of the Andrus family ... the most effective solution has involved taking a risk. In 2014, the Surdna board and staff...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Surdna Foundation

Examine Organizational Blind Spots With This New Gender Lens Tool

Release Date:

03/31/2017

... Tool By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York Why would a funder focused on ... funders: Starting the Conversation: Using a Gender Lens in Your Grantmaking . It is a graphical...

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Gender Justice

Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

Release Date:

06/30/2017

... to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 in New York State. And with the Raise the Age legislative victory, the lives of thousands of youth in the state will be improved in dramatic...

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Justice Reform

Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

Release Date:

08/08/2017

... Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas by Juan Cardoza-Oquendo, an intern at the Edward ... of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. In a recent New Yorker essay ,...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!

Release Date:

01/19/2018

Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it! By Patricia ... affordable housing shortage is no longer just a problem in strong market cities like New York and San Francisco, it ... years of...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The New York Community Trust

Data Capacity as a Step Toward Nonprofit Sustainability

Release Date:

02/14/2018

... to increase opportunity and economic mobility in the city’s persistently low-income neighborhoods and to ... among the strongest community development organizations in New York City - might find new resources...

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Insights

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The Scherman Foundation

The New York Community Trust

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities by Gisela Alvarez, Coordinator, Donors’ ... from the communities most affected by the change. Now, in a funder capacity, as the...

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Education

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The New York Community Trust

Nature and NYC Communities Can Thrive Together Through These 5 Goals

Release Date:

04/19/2018

... enable us to enjoy healthy lives, has been neglected in municipal agendas and resource allocations. We take nature ... why the funders that support this work – which include Philanthropy New York members such...

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Insights

The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... Director, Open Road Alliance. This article was the final in a four-part series originally published in GrantCraft on February 28, 2018. When is an ... on track. There will be a growing need for Open Road...

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Open Road Alliance

28 Jun 2018

Policy Core Course 2018 - June 28th Sessions

Thursday, June 28, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:15pm

... – have considerable legal rights to exercise their voice in public policy discussions, but there are limitations. ... staff member at every level should consider investing in a refresher on the limits – and...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

Social Justice

Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

Release Date:

08/02/2018

... The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Nonprofits come in many shapes and sizes. They focus on different issues, and work in different geographies. But across the board, in order to .....

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Insights

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

Release Date:

09/19/2018

... time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work and to ensuring it is intellectually informed ... Have you listened to their recommendations for changes in these systems? Health: Seventy...

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PNY News

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Gender Justice

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Philanthropy New York

What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

Release Date:

08/05/2019

... of their capital. DAF donors are increasingly interested in going beyond simply supporting their favorite nonprofits ... seeking impact at all stages of the investment cycle. In short, the DAF sector of...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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FJC

Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

Release Date:

09/19/2019

Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months By Monica Munn, Senior Director, WES Mariam ... World Education Services (WES), awarded over $1.2 million in funding to five inaugural grantee partners:...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

The New York Women’s Foundation Honors DeAnna Hoskins, President & CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, and Bryan Stevenson, Founder & Executive Director of The Equal Justice Initiative, at 2019 Radical Generosity Dinner

Release Date:

10/08/2019

... paradigm to help dismantle mass incarceration in New York City and supports organizations working to create new paths for socioeconomic stability and justice in the lives of women, families and communities...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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