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Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

Release Date:

05/01/2013

... Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000, an office space in New York City and support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation , a leading social change ...

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Are You Concerned about Affordable Housing?

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03/03/2014

One of the most important insights from Philanthropy New York's work helping coordinate funder ... getting worse for decades. Many of the funders involved in Sandy recovery, as well as those more generally...

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PNY News

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Economic Security

Funder Recommendations Meet City Leader Action

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06/02/2014

... that meets the needs of both job seekers and employers. In February of this year, the group issued a companion ... on Recommendations: What Works - and What Doesn't - in Re-Structuring Workforce...

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PNY News

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Workforce Development

31 Oct 2014

Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil

Friday, October 31, 2014 -

8:45am to 12:00pm

... far better than most policy debates can, and when used in effective outreach campaigns, they can move the needle on ... of two powerful films - Virunga and Gasland - which hone in on how conservationists,...

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... later, and I’m still thinking about the conversation at Philanthropy New York’s “ What’s Looming Overhead? ” ... administrative costs. The discussion was sparked in part by a growing movement, called “ The...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

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08/01/2013

... and the ubiquity of apps and social networking. A recent Philanthropy New York briefing , attended by over 30 members, ... returning vets get jobs . Participants were interested in learning more about how to...

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Your Foundation in Crisis: Will You Be Ready?

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06/18/2013

... “new normal” for most organizations and corporations in this post-recession era. And foundations are as vulnerable ... crisis as public companies and universities, particularly in the age of social media...

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... Participatory Politics Foundation Chris Hayes, in his book Twilight of the Elites , writes: “The most ... to confront our greatest challenges.” Unfortunately, in this effort, government reformers are starting...

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

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09/28/2011

... The Clark Foundation Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York ( This essay originally appeared in Foundation Leaders Address the State Budget Crisis , ... by permission. ) Reassuring is not a...

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16 Mar 2015

Food Systems and Movements

Monday, March 16, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... leading to the highest levels of global inequality in economic history. The staggering social and environmental ... transition have hit people of color the hardest, reflected in the record levels of hunger and...

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23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

Monday, March 23, 2015 -

11:45am to 2:00pm

In November, the Mayor’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force ... traditional perception of food service as being limited in career advancement. Indeed, the restaurant industry is one ... and career patterns in...

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Take Us To Your Leaders

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03/10/2015

... The Teagle Foundation This piece was originally featured in The Teagle Foundation 2014 Annual Report . Those of us in the grantmaking business like to note how much we learn ... so that they can learn from one...

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04 Nov 2015

Sectoral Employment Strategies for Young Adults: Lessons for the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Programs

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The long-term changes in the labor market have disproportionately impacted ... programs prior to 2000. However, the significant increase in private funding of young adult programs in New York...

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All Funders

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Workforce Development

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New York City

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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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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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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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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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

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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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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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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