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If You Want to Go Further – Invest in Advocacy

Release Date:

03/20/2017

... paid off: the low-income program participants earned 14% more on average, than their peers in a control group by year ... practice accountable; The constant battle between scale ( more citizens being served!)...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Donita Volkwijn as Senior Director of Member Engagement

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07/08/2021

... a key leadership role in our work to champion effective grantmaking by building a vibrant philanthropic ecosystem ... has advised individual donors and family foundations on grantmaking strategies. Donita...

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PNY News

Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department

Release Date:

02/20/2018

... In response to the order, TCF and the National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN), a non-profit legal group representing TCF in the lawsuit, issued the ... a mockery of the regulatory process, and is made...

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The Century Foundation

What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

Publication date:

08/2015

... Others see spending down or sunsetting as a way to become more agile and flexible in their grantmaking . But most hope that by exhausting their resources ... short order, they will be able to have a larger and more immediate impact on problems they see as simply too ...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

10 Oct 2018

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories Transform Communities

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

8:30am to 1:30pm

Beyond Islamophobia: How American Stories are Transforming Communities aims to highlight fresh thinking from artists and activists who disrupt the noxious, bigoted cultural narrative to advance cross-community understanding and social cohesion for...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts, Culture, & Media

Education & Youth

Immigration & Immigrant Communities

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Public Policy

Faith-Based

Social Justice

Issue Guide: Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs)

Publication date:

10/2013

Philanthropy New York's local public policy issue guide on the idea of Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) for property-owning nonprofits in New York City.

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PNY Issue Guide

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Policy Staff

Policymakers

Topic(s)

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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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01 Apr 2026

GCIR Network Huddle: April 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 -

1:30pm to 2:30pm

... rapidly shifted. This year, our calls will take place with more frequency and with the same goal: to continue to carve ... consultancies, affinity groups, and invited governmental grantmaking agencies. How do...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Immigration & Immigrant Communities

Open Society Foundations Appoint Gail Aidinoff Scovell as General Counsel

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... At Hunter College, Scovell is responsible for all campus legal and labor relations, including issues relating to ... president’s senior staff, she supervises the Office of Legal Affairs and acts as an advisor...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Open Society Foundations

01 May 2012

Creating a New Normal: Financial Fitness and Competitive Job Search Strategies for Aging Baby Boomers

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... edge initiatives that promote financial literacy and offer legal assistance on the one hand and a boot camp and ... , President and Attorney-In-Charge of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) Bret...

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Issue-Based

Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

Release Date:

11/14/2014

... at the intersection of immigrant rights, criminal justice, legal services, migration and social justice philanthropy. ... large and complex nonprofit programs, providing direct legal services, conducting...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... District of New York by counsel from the National Student Legal Defense Network, seeks the immediate release of records ... said A lex Elson, Senior Counsel at the National Student Legal Defense Network, a non...

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Funding Area

Education

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The Century Foundation

25 Jan 2024

Brooklyn’s Baddest: The Lasting Impact of Police Misconduct & Wrongful Convictions

Thursday, January 25, 2024 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... Baddest is a story about New York City, the criminal legal system, and ultimately, friendship, brotherhood and the ... exonerated New Yorkers and leaders focused on criminal legal reform. What will you learn?...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Justice Reform

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... can, for the most part, be used interchangeably, and grantmaking refers to the practice and process of awarding ... a number of types of nonprofit organizations, including grantmaking foundations, charities, human service agencies, ... close ties with the donor company, but it is a separate, legal organization, sometimes with its own endowment, and is ...

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Article

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Job Seekers

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... by email no later than two business days before the event . A program presented by Philanthropy New York’s ... policy committee Philanthropy Connects , in its new series Foundation Advocacy 2011 , in...

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Issue-Based

Into the Public Policy Deep End

Release Date:

08/18/2015

... Chrispin reported. “PolicyWorks provided me with a great overview of the myriad ways philanthropy and government can work together to influence policymaking to be more inclusive of the social sector.”...

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PNY News

How Can We Apply a “Lens” That Doesn’t Distort?

Release Date:

12/17/2014

... needs. So, how do you apply a population-focused lens to grantmaking while also recognizing great variations among ...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Redlich Horwitz Foundation Co-hosts New York Hackathon to Unites Foster Youth and Technology

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... Technology and Policy Hackathon was a two-day whirlwind event , bringing together leaders in NYC’s child welfare ... itself to continue the movement by hosting the first of a series of city hackathons around...

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Member News

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Education & Youth

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

16 Sep 2021

Food for Thought: What Comes Next? A Discussion of How We Prepare for the World

Thursday, September 16, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and sustained focus on racial equity. These events and more may also have impacted how you approach your role and ...

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Network Building

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

The Changing Face of Philanthropy

Release Date:

10/12/2015

... Assistant, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation A new series of thought pieces from emerging leaders in the ... armed with each other’s expertise and support. This series , entitled “The Changing Face of...

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Insights

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Related Organizations

American Express

Doris Duke Foundation

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