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New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)

Release Date:

01/21/2016

... are revealing, they are not surprising," said USCM CEO & Executive Director Tom Cochran. "The fact that crumbling ... of responses included a range of cities with a variety of traits . The...

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Member News

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Public Policy

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Citi

11/14/2014 - The Science of Convening - Notes

Publication date:

11/2014

View Notes from the program, " The Science of Convening. "

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All Funders

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HR & Operations

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

25 Feb 2021

Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements

Thursday, February 25, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

In this primer to the Financial Series, participants will get a peek into how a grantee assembles the financial statements and the stories they tell. It is a broad overview for all newcomers who must work with nonprofit organizations’ financial...

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Professional Development

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All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

12 Dec 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed, Part II

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This is a follow-on session to the event earlier this year, “ Helping Foster Care Youth ... at the city level Presenters Denise Hinds , Associate Executive Director, Good Shepherd Servies Jeremy Kohomban ,...

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Housing and Homelessness

Children, Youth and Families

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

Publication date:

12/2015

... the Influence of Money in Our Democracy” touches upon key issues to help us analyze our grantmaking strategies. How ...

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Report

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

20 Sep 2011

School Transformations III: Practices and Programs that Are Transforming Schools & Policies that Support Them

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... and implementing plans for transformation? What are the key challenges they face? What are the essential supports – and who are the key allies – that help overcome the challenges? How can ... . Presenters Pam...

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Issue-Based

The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

Release Date:

05/09/2016

... Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got By Melissa Beck, Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America ... we agreed that it can be done, and what follows are the key themes that emerged from that...

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Insights

Topic(s)

Impact Investing

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Related Organizations

The Educational Foundation of America

Essentials of Impact Investing: A Guide for Small-staffed Foundations

Publication date:

11/2015

... their missions. It provides a starting point, a review of key questions to consider and ways to answer them, and a ...

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Report

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Arabella Advisors

05 Apr 2018

Financial Series - The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... solely on one or the other How to calculate and interpret key indicators of financial health and sustainability using ... Operating results Resource allocations among functions Key non-financial information in...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

Sample Job Descriptions: Development Assistant

Publication date:

11/2013

The following jobs descriptions for development assistant professionals were previously posted on PNY's Jobs Board. We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site.

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Job Description

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors Carol Corden, Executive Director of New Destiny Housing. This piece was ... the number of families and children to be housed. The key traits of this...

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Insights

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

Related Organizations

Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Philanthropy New York 2021 Member Survey

Publication date:

03/2022

... rate by organization). The memo below outlines CEP’s key findings and recommendations from Philanthropy New ...

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Report

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

... in their organizations. We’ll discuss how to identify key entry points for change, engage internal champions, and ... practices in your organization Strategies for engaging key stakeholders and overcoming...

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Tools & Strategies

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Livestream

Panel

Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Grants Managers

Program Staff

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Challenges and Opportunities with Organizational Structure

Publication date:

05/2013

At this Foundation Administrator's Network meeting, organization development consultant Martha Sherman will lead a conversation on challenges and opportunities related to organizational structure. Members identified the top challenges FAN members face. Sherman offered advice, based on her 20+ years of experience in organizational development, and members can broke out into small groups to discuss specific challenges in more depth, understand some of the different hats our colleagues wear, and connect with those who can continue to serve as a resource after the meeting.

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Program Presentation

Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

Publication date:

09/2019

View materials and a recording of the webinar " Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation "

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Audio/Video Recording

Program Presentation

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Evaluation

26 Jan 2022

Legal Series - Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... of the legal and regulatory boundaries in a number of key legal topics. The series launches with this high-level ... case studies Speakers A. Nicole Campbell , Chief Executive Officer, Build Up Advisory Group...

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Professional Development

Audience

All Funders

Legal Staff

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

Release Date:

01/18/2017

Founder-led organizations go through many stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it’s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and counterproductive...