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Achieving Equity: What Can Data Tell Us

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11/21/2018

PEAK Grantmaking recently released a report on how funders are collecting and using demographic data. In our conversations with members, we learned that only about half of grantmakers are collecting this data. Of that half, almost all of them are...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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PEAK Grantmaking

Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

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07/17/2019

Should the “rigor” yardstick, used in traditional evaluation practice, be used to assess an equity-focused mission? Does centering questions of validity, objectivity, and appropriateness advance equity? A growing group of funders and evaluators are...

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Let's Get Explicit About Power

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09/24/2020

As DEI discussions increase in philanthropy, there remains one area where discussion seems to be lagging behind: power. Power is uncomfortable to discuss and the dynamics of who have power feel hard to change.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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To Serve Racial Equity, What Are You Doing Less Of?

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10/28/2020

I was running a workshop on tools to address institutional racism within our organizations when I was asked, how do we to create buy-in to fund these tools in the first place?

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Our Member-Supported Public Policy Fellowship Program Is Bearing Fruit

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04/04/2018

Spring is the time of year when we think about planting seeds, nurturing growth and recognizing the resources we have set aside to create a bountiful future. This awareness is reinforced for us when we review the impressive applications we receive...

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President's Message

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One Difference between Katrina and Harvey: Availability of Information Resources

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09/06/2017

... place at Philanthropy New York (to appear on our events calendar in the coming days). We will have more storms and ...

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United Philanthropy Forum

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The Promise and Limitations of Philanthropy in Education Reform

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10/07/2015

This will be a program that moves past the headlines and searches for the real and very complex answers to questions that a wide variety of funders are asking about what philanthropy can really accomplish.

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President's Message

Philanthropy New York Announces 2022 - 2027 Strategic Framework

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11/08/2022

With this Strategic Framework, we are embarking on a journey to become an anti-racist organization while accompanying our members in their equity journeys, wherever they find themselves in this work.

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Sample Job Descriptions: Development Associate

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11/2013

The following jobs descriptions for development associate 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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Advancing Racial Equity

... assessment from Race Matters Institute or this series of questions developed by Western States Center for ...

October 2013 Working Group Updates

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10/23/2013

... policymakers there. The Working Group has co-sponsored a series of policy briefings about key issues in education ... Update: Our second Education Funders Research Initiative event on November 21, from 8:45 to...

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September 2013 Working Group Updates

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09/25/2013

... from City Growers and Milk Not Jails . To RSVP for this event , please email Marisol Ybarra at ... policymakers there. The Working Group has co-sponsored a series of policy briefings about key issues in...

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37th Annual Meeting Re-Cap: Rethinking American Justice

... to Philanthropy New York members, Erik Eckholm , National Legal Correspondent, the New York Times spoke on his own ... , author of “ The New Jim Crow ,” Civil Rights and Legal Scholar, and Senior Fellow at...

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

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05/19/2009

... to Philanthropy New York and its members for hosting the event . It was the most thoughtful and substantive examination ... Best since we released the report two months ago. The event embodied exactly the kind...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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All Funders

07 Jan 2014

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00am to Friday, January 10, 2014 - 6:00pm

... staff. Explore • Being Grounded in Philanthropy • Legal and Ethical Issues • Making Sound Funding Decisions ...

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Professional Development

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27 Jan 2015

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 7:30am to Friday, January 30, 2015 - 5:00pm

... foundation staff. Explore Being Grounded in Philanthropy Legal and Ethical Issues Making Sound Funding Decisions ...

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David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany

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02/17/2016

... denying Jews the basic rights of citizens that laid the legal foundation for the Holocaust. Many objects on ...

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Jewish Interests

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Incubator Project

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01/19/2017

... starting April 1, 2017; A stipend of up to $5,000 for legal fees, web development, and other start-up costs; Use of ...

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Accessibility Takes a Community

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10/31/2019

... to overstimulation, and asking for accommodation needs on event invites can make it possible for everyone to attend. ... and allies from the nonprofit, philanthropic, and legal sectors. We will discuss key...

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