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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

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05/19/2009

Philanthropy New York proudly hosted a recent debate between Aaron Dorfman (pictured left), Executive Director of the National Committee for Responsive ... to Philanthropy New...

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Nudge Your Grantmaking: Applying Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Program Impact

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12/13/2017

... Committee awarded behavioral economist Richard Thaler this year ’s prize for economics for “integrating economics ... they received their harvest earnings. Shoppers at a New Jersey mall were presented with...

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23 Mar 2016

Family Engagement: Partnering for Student Success

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... goals Presenters Valerie Barton-Richardson, Executive Vice President, CAMBA Steven Choi, Executive Director , New York Immigration Coalition Jane Heaphy, Executive...

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Children, Youth and Families

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO

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01/20/2015

... in 2015. Mr. Petersen has served as the Foundation’s first Chief Investment Officer since 1998. He will assist the ... president and investment committee in the search for a new Chief Investment Officer. Mr...

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Melissa Bradley To Step Down As Tides CEO

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04/01/2013

... Bradley, who has served Tides for more than seven years, first as a member of the board and most recently as the CEO, ... commitment to racial and social justice and has opened new doors of opportunity as...

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Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funds

Philanthropy New York compiled information about organizations that ... Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. Governor Christie and First Lady Mary Pat Christie have organized the Hurricane ... Fund ...

Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential

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03/26/2018

... Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential New York’s for-profit colleges leave students with huge ... have little impact on earning potential, according to a new report published by The Century...

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19 Feb 2019

True or False Solutions to Climate Change

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... policy What climate policies are under consideration by New York State’s new Senate, what their prospects are, and ... opportunities and obstacles Speakers Rahwa Ghirmatzion , Executive...

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CEO Peer Communities

... peer communities. CEO Peer Communities Philanthropy New York brings together our member CEOs regularly throughout the year for peer-to-peer leadership support. These groups allow ... grantmaking size vary.) o...

22 Feb 2021

Bottom-up Climate Policy: How One State Coalition is Influencing Federal Climate Policy

Monday, February 22, 2021 -

7:30pm to 8:30pm

Passed in 2019, New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act ... Energy Justice, U.S. Department of Energy Eddie Bautista , Executive Director , NYC Environmental Justice...

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

... systems that keep women from accessing their power in the first place. We have been around long enough to know that ... that should be driven by experts from outside, with new “solutions” and technological...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund Supports Launch of Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative in Philadelphia

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01/15/2020

... by: Office of Workforce Development, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians | Contact: Marjorie Morris ... Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians has a 16- year track record of delivering...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... Mr. Lewis joined the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York City as president in 2013. The Mellon Foundation ... Studies where she led the Health Policy Institute, a multi- year initiative to engage...

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23 Oct 2018

Making The Case For Equity And Grassroots Organizing: Funder Stories and Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by HEFN

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.** Philanthropy is abuzz right ... , Senior Program Officer, Water Foundation Kathryn Gilje , Executive...

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Talking Politics

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02/06/2018

... 2018? I know I haven’t followed that rule in my personal life over the last year . It seems every conversation eventually wends its way ... news. It’s been a year since the inauguration. Trump...

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The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

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03/06/2018

... was originally published by Inside Philanthropy . A year ago, more than 200 foundations from across the United ... visions of who we are and aspire to be as a nation. If the first weeks in 2018 are any...

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Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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Mia Vukojevic Joins Rockefeller Brothers to Lead Western Balkans Program

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05/23/2018

... that Mia Vukojevic has joined its staff as program director for the Pivotal Place: Western Balkans program. Ms. ... the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine and served as executive director...

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The Right Starting Point for Productive Grantee Relationships is Putting Power Points Aside

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09/03/2014

... to be overcome. It all starts, of course, at the first meeting—with everyone sitting up straight, on their ... fun at all. That hit home to me a few years ago when our new president Rick Smith joined the...

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Carnegie Corp. Reviews Callahan’s The Givers

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12/04/2017

... author of The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age, sees the uniquely American tradition of ... a moral obligation to support innovations that will make life better for humankind...

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