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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

Release Date:

12/23/2013

... It’s easy to be dismayed by the current state of social justice in our country and around the world. But it is ... arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice .” The journey toward ...

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Ford Foundation

Reimagining Service: Helping Grantees Increase Volunteer Capacity to Maximize Program Impact

Release Date:

02/14/2012

... delivery and social outcomes.” It also aims to convince funders to recognize that “volunteerism and civic ... an after-thought. Several ideas surfaced for individual funders who want to help the nonprofits...

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18 Jun 2018

No Place Like Home: Responding to the Unique Needs of Homeless Children and Their Families

Monday, June 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... facilities, or recreational space. We invite you to join funders , service and housing providers, city officials, and advocates to discuss forming coalitions and implementing programs that ... New York...

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Children, Youth and Families

Housing and Homelessness

Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research

Release Date:

11/03/2022

... said Kristin Bechtel, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures. “Research and transparency ... outcomes,” said Rebecca Silber, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures. “It will also lift up...

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Arnold Ventures

01 May 2014

E-TEAM - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, May 1, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary E-TEAM and a brief panel discussion. Anna, Ole, Fred and Peter are four members of the Emergencies Team — or E-Team — the boots on the ground division of a respected...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

Release Date:

04/18/2016

... on April 16 every year, offers a chance for people to discuss end-of-life care decisions with their families, ...

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Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality

Release Date:

12/20/2016

... workforce and its benefits for employers, workers discuss the difficulty in finding work, fears about their ...

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Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement

Release Date:

04/17/2017

... New York City nonprofit service delivery organizations to discuss the motivation, benefits, and challenges of embracing ...

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Community Development

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New York Foundation

New Release From NY Foundation's 'Engage to Change' Series on Neighbors Together

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... New York City nonprofit service delivery organizations to discuss the motivation, benefits, and challenges of embracing ...

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Video

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Community Development

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New York Foundation

Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

Release Date:

12/20/2017

In the summer of 2017, The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center brought together a group of residents around the theme of “Youth as Agents of Transformative Change.” Participants hailed from eight different countries, representing academia, the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Andy Warhol Foundation Announces Spring 2021 Grants

Release Date:

06/30/2021

... Art Museum (Minneapolis, MN) will host artist and prison reform activist Emily Baxter to produce SEEN, a residency ...

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance

Release Date:

08/09/2010

We recently held a program (presented by our Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee and The NYC Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy) which focused on the distribution of federal stimulus dollars and the impact of those...

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Personal Strategy: Mobilizing Your Self for Effective Grantmaking

Publication date:

09/2005

... that come with the job. In this guide, contributors discuss the elements of personal strategy and how it helps ...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

Release Date:

03/28/2013

An op-ed by Elizabeth Good Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation, in anticipation of the May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C.

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Rita Allen Foundation

22 Feb 2013

TDA Plan Administrators' Annual Meeting: Philanthropy New York's 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity Retirement Program

Friday, February 22, 2013 -

8:15am to 11:00am

This is the annual meeting for plan administrators, with representatives from Diversified Investment Advisors and American Funds, our pension plan providers and Cammack LaRhette and Thesco Benefits, our brokers. Please join us for discussion around...

06 Feb 2014

Valentine Road - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, February 6, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation

Registration is required by February 4th. No fee.  Members and Non-Members: To register yourself and/or a colleague at your organization, please click on the link above (visible through February 4th).  Please contact register@philanthropynewyork.org...

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

Release Date:

06/26/2014

In "Making Change," a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal.

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Surdna Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

Release Date:

07/01/2014

The William T. Grant Foundation has launched a new website and logo, along with the debut of the blog, "Researchers Digest."

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality

Release Date:

10/30/2015

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, joined Chronicle of Philanthropy readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality means for the foundation and grantees.