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BoardServeNYC: Responding to the Challenge of Strengthening Grantee Boards

Release Date:

06/07/2010

... of these investments, I think it’s fair to say that funders , whether they’re foundations, government agencies, ... or ill, that a board can exert over an organization, many funders are not certain about how to...

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Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

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11/17/2020

... Dollars are flowing like never before into racial justice work. Funding models are evolving rapidly to respond ... pursues safe and healthy communities and criminal justice reform and Galaxy...

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22 May 2018

Education and Homelessness - Working Together for Students Experiencing Homelessness (Part 1 of 2) - A Webinar

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together to End Homelessness, who has extended an ... damaging to their ability to stay in school and on track. Funders Together to End Homelessness invites you to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

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02/18/2016

... and has a widely recognized track record of success in closing the student achievement gap for low-income students ... humility, he has worked his entire career for social justice and to better outcomes for...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Education

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28 Feb 2023

Examining the Shameful History of Black Voter Disenfranchisement - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... its devastating legacy, in order to achieve true racial justice . This session will be moderated by FCCP’s...

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

The Open Society Foundations are investing in an effort to help smallholder farmers survive severe weather events and natural catastrophes, as part of their broad drive to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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Economic Security

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01 Jun 2017

CFF Annual Gathering 2017

Thursday, June 1, 2017 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

... program is hosted by our partner, Community Food Funders (CFF), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. ... first come, first served basis.* This year, Community Food Funders is excited to be hosting...

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07 Mar 2024

How Foundations are Responding to the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Rulings

Thursday, March 7, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:15pm

... about their outlook and plans. In this webinar, we will discuss the findings of this research, which represents a ... in the wake of the SCOTUS ruling on Affirmative Action Funders consideration with regards...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Two New Board Members

Release Date:

10/14/2020

... expertise in diversity and inclusion, engagement, criminal justice reform , and more to the board of the nation’s oldest ... Alex’s lifelong dedication to civil rights and criminal justice , we...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Joins More Than 80 Philanthropic Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

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02/15/2018

... communities, immigration, and climate change. During the event , partners also launched the new report Local ... and the Sustainable Development Goals. During the closing plenary of the Summit, Ridgway H. White...

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What Makes for an Effective Program Officer?

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12/08/2016

Essential Skills and Strategies (ESS): Tools and Techniques for Effective Practice is an intensive peer learning program we offer each January to program officers and directors newer to the philanthropic sector

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08 Mar 2011

Foundations on the Hill

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 12:30pm

Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th St, NW, D.C.

... on the Hill Agenda . A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Event presented with the Council on Foundations and the Forum ... schedule meetings on Capital Hill to personally discuss their work with members of...

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16 Mar 2011

Foundations on the Hill

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 -

8:30am to 12:30pm

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Wash DC.

... above. $95 fee. A Philanthropy New York COLLABORATIVE EVENT presented with the Council on Foundations and the Forum ... schedule meetings on Capitol Hill to personally discuss their work with members of...

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Legislator To Propose Federal Tax On Sugary Drinks

Release Date:

06/06/2014

... second National Soda Summit in Washington, D.C . , an event supported in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rep. ... such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. The event was organized by the nonprofit Center...

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Health

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits

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02/11/2016

... critical issues of our time, from immigration and criminal justice reform to the future of our youth. This approach—to ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

... to one of the foundation’s partners, the Education Justice Network. Before joining Schott, DeQuendre served as ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Claire Stryker Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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09/20/2023

... and influential advocates for social and environmental justice . The daughter of Arcus’ founder and board ... a commitment to issues related to civil liberties, prison reform , domestic violence, and nonhuman-...

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Grace Farms Launches Design for Freedom Movement to Remove Forced Labor from the Built Environment

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02/11/2021

... to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and Sr. Justice Advisor, Grace Farms Foundation; and Chelsea ... to pursue peace through five initiatives—nature, arts, justice , community, and faith—and Grace...

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