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Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Four Members to Board of Directors

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02/09/2022

... Jocelynne Rainey, who joined the organization in December 2021 . “ We are thrilled to welcome these four impressive Brooklyn ... behalf of the Foundation’s staff and leadership team, I want to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort

... experiences and our relationship to power. As grantmakers, we have a responsibility to recognize that we 're operating ... inequity shows up in traditional philanthropy and a plan to...

A Better Starting Point for Foundation Communications

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10/19/2015

... is, “Can you get me into the New York Times?” Or “I want to break 1,000 followers on Twitter. What should I ... communications program, you need to follow a simple but strategic process to develop a realistic...

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Exponent Philanthropy

16 Jan 2020

A Balancing Act: Navigating Power in Our Capacity Building Efforts

Thursday, January 16, 2020 -

9:00am to 11:30am

As funders, we are committed to funding programs as well as strengthening ... as additional funding for capacity building work such as strategic or succession planning. But how do we know if .....

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Get It Right, Right Now

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... it could get a whole lot worse after the 2020 Census if we don’t take action in the years leading up to the count. ... communities to get involved and learn with us, even if your organization isn’t likely to...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

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The New York Community Trust

Long Island Community Foundation

New York Foundation

Sample Job Descriptions: Director of Evaluation

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08/2013

... 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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How Philanthropy Can Help Fix Democracy

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Article

27 Mar 2012

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Working with Vendors

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 -

8:30am to 10:30pm

... to legal counsel to staffing. At the next FAN meeting, we will share peer-to-peer advice on the three phases of a ... experienced when working with a vendor. You may submit your ideas for any of the three...

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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

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09/26/2017

... digital initiatives in his 15 years at the press. “ We were already doing innovative online work and planned to ...

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Mellon Foundation

Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

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02/13/2017

... working on the progressive side of philanthropy. But even we aren’t immune to changes and dangers that could be ... demonstrated the power of the dominant narrative, and in 2017 , we must take...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation

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06/16/2021

... further strengthened our resolve to pursue the course that we began setting five years ago — seeking a more just and equitable New Jersey. What we have experienced and learned in this time has changed us .....

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Social Justice

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Ivy Suriyopas Announced as New Vice President of Programs for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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04/14/2021

... with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), effective May 12, 2021 . Suriyopas is a strategic and collaborative leader with more than 15 years of ... issues facing immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. In ...

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UFT May Have to Dramatically Slash $182M Budget

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09/05/2017

The United Federation of Teachers is drafting plans to dramatically slash its $182 million budget — anticipating a Supreme Court ruling that would bar mandatory “union dues” from government workers’ paychecks to support union activities, The Post...

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Education

A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

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05/13/2020

... Grantees, During these uncertain and stressful times, I want to reaffirm our commitment to you, share an update about ... across the United States have been addressing for years. We believe a critical part of...

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Disaster Relief

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Surdna Foundation

Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation

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09/08/2016

... What are some of the biggest voting rights challenges we are facing as a country this election year? Mannion : This ... funder’s money goes a long way. You are able to leverage your funding with that of other...

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City

Release Date:

08/14/2017

... as American cities with cultural plans. The New York plan is meant to be a powerful tool to, as it says, make sure “culture is for everyone.” We had hoped that CreateNYC would not just propose strategies .....

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Arts

Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

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02/20/2018

... justice-oriented funders toward a more considered and strategic view of the long term. Movement building is a ... leadership, which tends to skew older and whiter. We 've reported on several grantmaking...

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Surdna Foundation

Andrus Family Fund

Autism at Work: How the Simons Foundation is Expanding Efforts of Inclusion in the Workplace

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03/10/2020

... involved looks at inclusion in the workplace. When we have an open position that a manager seeks to fill by recruiting candidates on the autism spectrum, we reach out to one of a few organizations that work...

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The Simons Foundation

14 Jun 2018

Policy Core Course 2018 - June 14th Sessions

Thursday, June 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:45pm

... trustees and staff at all levels help navigate the legal, strategic , and governance practices necessary to incorporate ... advocacy as a strategy for achieving impact, and how to plan for steps towards...

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03 Jun 2025

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 3 of a Three-Part Series

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... tools to initiate reporting reform in their organizations. We ’ll discuss how to identify key entry points for change, ... with leadership, and craft an actionable implementation plan . Closing the session,...