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2023
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PNY Core: Financial Series
This popular series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that provide a spectrum of nonprofit finance-related professional development, including a mini-series for IRS Form 990 and Audited Financials fluency. It is a part of our...
The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility
Release Date:
11/17/2014
... to assure that this source of funding is guaranteed in the event of a fiscal squeeze or change of administration. Are ... flexibility and discretion to target additional funds to meet their particular needs...
Easy to Say and Hard to Do Well
Release Date:
05/02/2018
Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown gives gives her take on 'Four Essentials for Foundation Effectiveness' presented by Center for Effective Philanthorpy President Phil Buchanan.
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...
01
Mar
2018
Financial Series - What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement
Thursday, March 1, 2018 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis.
29
Mar
2018
Financial Series - Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees
Thursday, March 29, 2018 -
9:00am to 12:00pm
Financial statements and an organization’s 990 each tell a story. Using the two financial documents together can yield so much more information than the financial status of the organization.
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
Nonprofit organizations face increasing challenges in today’s operating environment. In order to better understand the realities facing nonprofits and make sound funding decisions, grantmakers must have a firm grasp of the story told by the numbers...
22
Feb
2018
Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements
Thursday, February 22, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
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...
12
Apr
2018
Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees
Thursday, April 12, 2018 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
This program is a part of the Financial Series from our PNY Core : February 22 – Financial Series: Intro to Financial Statements March 1 – What to Look for in a Nonprofit’s Financial Statement March 8 – Looking at the 990 Part 1 of 3* March 15 –...
25
Mar
2021
Financial Series: Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees
Thursday, March 25, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Financial statements and an organization’s 990 each tell a story. Using the two financial documents together can yield so much more information than the financial status of the organization.
01
Apr
2021
Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees
Thursday, April 1, 2021 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
You now know what you can learn about grantees through the Form 990’s and Financial Statements. What more do you need from them to understand their financial situations? What’s useful to you and not too much to ask from grantees?
03
Mar
2022
Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement
Thursday, March 3, 2022 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walkthrough a set of sample financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers.
10
Mar
2022
Financial Series: Looking at the 990 Part I (March 10) and Part II (March 17)
Thursday, March 10, 2022 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
This session will focus on the IRS Form 990, which is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients. The form creates a level playing field for an otherwise diverse...
24
Mar
2022
Financial Series: Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees
Thursday, March 24, 2022 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Financial statements and an organization’s 990 each tell a story. This session will show how using the two financial documents together can yield so much more information than the financial status of the organization.
31
Mar
2022
Financial Series: Getting the Financial Information You Need Without Overburdening Grantees
Thursday, March 31, 2022 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
In this interactive wrap-up to the Financial Series, participants will step into the shoes of grantees, providing a new perspective on financial due diligence. Join us to explore what can be gleaned from internal financial reports, such as budgets,...
24
Feb
2022
Financial Series: Introduction to Financial Statements
Thursday, February 24, 2022 -
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...
14
Feb
2023
Financial Series: Introduction to Financial Statements
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 -
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...
02
Mar
2023
Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement
Thursday, March 2, 2023 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
Learn how to analyze and evaluate nonprofit financial statements and know what questions to raise for further analysis. Walkthrough a set of sample financial statements, focusing on definitions and relationships of numbers.
09
Mar
2023
Financial Series: Looking at the 990 Part I (March 9) and Part II (March 16)
Thursday, March 9, 2023 -
10:00am to 12:00pm
This session will focus on the IRS Form 990, which is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and accomplishments of grant applicants and recipients. The form creates a level playing field for an otherwise diverse...

