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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

Release Date:

02/06/2015

... Foundation President & CEO Cecilia Clarke. “Donors want to learn more about exciting local nonprofits. ... and board members. As Brooklyn’s community foundation, we are perfectly positioned to fill this...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... took a risk and launched Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! We wanted to offer a new teen-girl-centric model of Jewish ...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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The Covenant Foundation

Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA

Release Date:

10/26/2015

... of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA Want to know more about the Ford Foundation’s new focus on inequality? Have questions about how we ’re changing our approach to grant making to tackle ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

Release Date:

07/14/2016

... Shifman, executive director of the NoVo Foundation. “ We are thrilled that Deborah Berke Partners will join us on ...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

JPMorgan Launched a New Tool to Help Fill 7,500 Finance Jobs in New York City

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... release, 7,500 of these jobs are open in New York City. " We want New Yorkers to know there are thousands of good-paying .....

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... to make his office the most progressive in the country. We ’re delighted to hear this, and our work now begins in ...

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Justice Reform

Insights from The Mechanics of Working Through Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens - A Workshop Led by PRE

Release Date:

12/06/2022

... declared commitments to racial justice, PRE found in its 2021 report that the investments in both racial equity and ... areas, one participant described a nuanced dynamic, “ We don’t want to...

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Sample Job Descriptions: IT Positions

Publication date:

10/2013

... professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job Descriptions: .....

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Job Description

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

Release Date:

06/06/2017

... nonhuman animals.” Wise and his colleagues at the NHRP plan litigation on behalf of elephants and dolphins as well. ... animals who, they allege, are being maltreated; they want to change the legal status of...

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Member News

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Animal Welfare

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arcus Foundation

NoVo Foundation

Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

Release Date:

04/04/2017

... work was having on the fight for reproductive freedom, we were poised to take a united public stance after the ... color or remain silent. This choice is a moral one and a strategic one, and it is a golden...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Groundswell Fund

14 Apr 2016

Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... our 2016-17 PNY Core Curriculum : February 10 – Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map April 14 – ... Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment November 1 - Getting Your Board on Board with Impact...

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Changing the Conversation about Inequality

Release Date:

09/23/2014

... news blog . Inequality is the problem—but what can we do about it? Although inequality is widespread and on the rise in the United States, we know there are effective ways to reduce inequality. The ... of...

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Insights

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... of interest: school leadership, afterschool and the arts. We do this by developing and then sharing evidence-based ... and ideas in our fields. The chart below sketches out how we work. You’ll notice that one...

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The Wallace Foundation

"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

Release Date:

03/01/2024

... exist merely in relationship to the white protagonist, we meet them at the point when they have had to put aside ... friends, including you, if you could dream yourself into your highest reality, would you be...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Mandy Van Deven Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director of Communications

Release Date:

09/10/2019

... Society, where she pioneered the thoughtful integration of strategic communications across grantmaking, capacity ... believer in social justice. Her deep understanding of strategic communications as a lever...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

Release Date:

01/25/2022

... Communities of Color. This new commitment, along with what we ’ve learned from growing our business and community ... from the firm’s philanthropic work in the region since 2017 , and through conversations with...

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Member News

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Community Development

Economic Security

Social Justice

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

Release Date:

09/18/2017

Two Google veterans have developed a convenience concept called Bodega that they’ve been testing in 30 San Francisco-area locations and now want to roll out to other markets, according to Fast Company. Bodega is a five-foot-wide pantry box filled...

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Food Systems

COVID-19

... virtual programming, utilizing Zoom webinars and meetings. We are hosting weekly webinars for members to share ... past webinars . Given how quickly things are changing, we are making decisions about programs...

14 Feb 2018

2020 Census Funders: Learning from National Initiatives

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... the country that might serve as learning opportunities. We will also receive a briefing from Geri Mannion, Program ... around the country on why the census should be among your priorities. This includes...

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

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Census 2020

06 Mar 2025

POSTPONED Using Philanthropic Assets beyond Grantmaking: Shareholder Engagement as a Tool to Drive Change

Thursday, March 6, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience. Accountability for ... PNY Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click...