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Governance

Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

International/Foreign Affairs

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United States

08 Oct 2015

Making Space for Tinkering, Design-Thinking and Technology in Education

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Over the past five years, the “maker movement” has generated significant buzz, and “makerspaces” are popping up in libraries, museums and schools.

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

12 Jul 2016

Using Advocacy to Support Mission: What Your Foundation Can and Can’t Do, Can and Can’t Fund

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what you need to know about the ins-and-outs — and what's licit and what's not — about using or funding advocacy to further your foundation’s work.

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Professional Development

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Public Policy

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New York City

20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

We know that foundations are about more than their financial capacity. But, how do we frame the full scope of what a foundation is and does?

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Livestream

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30 Mar 2016

The IRS Form 990 as a Tool for Understanding Organizational Capacity

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 -

8:45am 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...

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Professional Development

Audience

Finance & Asset Management

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

Nonprofit Financials

02 Nov 2015

Winning Ingredients: What Philanthropy Can Learn from the Marriage Equality Movement

Monday, November 2, 2015 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Join us for a conversation with key philanthropic leaders and advocates from the field who have worked to achieve the freedom to marry.

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05 Oct 2015

Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems

Monday, October 5, 2015 -

12:30pm to 3:30pm

We invite you to join us for a discussion about impact investing in the food space. What is impact investing, and how can philanthropic organizations participate?

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29 Oct 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger?

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

This program dives into the “true cost” of merging. Hear from seasoned experts about their merger experiences – the impact on their organizations’ bottom lines and human capital - and other unforeseen implications.

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Tools & Strategies

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Roundtable Discussion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Topic(s)

Governance

20 Oct 2015

Funding Women’s Groups to Prevent Conflict - Webinar

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

10:30am to 11:30am

This webinar will highlight the importance of core, flexible and long-term funding to women’s groups to prevent and solve conflict with examples from Indonesia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Funding Area

Gender Justice

27 Oct 2015

Service for Impact

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

13 Jan 2016

Using Research Evidence to Catalyze Change in Youth Services

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Join us for a conversation about the effective use of research in youth services practice. This session will explore the role of research evidence in strengthening youth programs; the utilization of such evidence by practitioners, funders, policy...

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Children, Youth and Families

W.T. Grant Foundation Launches Blog Series on Research Evidence and Federal Policy

Release Date:

10/29/2015

Evidence at the Crossroads is a new blog series, edited by the William T. Grant Foundation, that focuses on the federal government’s efforts to build and use research evidence to improve social programs.

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Member News

Funding Area

William T. Grant Foundation

Social Justice

Related Organizations

04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

Almost a quarter of our New York City kids do not graduate from high school. Thousands come in far behind and the system is not meeting their needs.

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Children, Youth and Families

14 Jan 2016

Discovering All of the Roles You (and Your Team) Play

Thursday, January 14, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Developing a personal work strategy is critical to achieving success in your job. Learn how to recraft your job into roles promoting leadership and confidence.

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Professional Development

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

21 Jan 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts: A Conversation on Capitalization for the Arts

Thursday, January 21, 2016 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Join New York Grantmakers in the Arts for a discussion on the broad needs for and uses of capital in the arts.

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Arts

Asked and Answered, With Implications for Philanthropy

Release Date:

12/16/2015

In this column last June, I wondered “Is Overhead Having a Moment?” I took a look at several developments, including the U.S. OMB Uniform Guidance on Overhead mandating state and local contracts with nonprofits that use any amount of federal funds...

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PNY News

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14 Jan 2016

ITVS Women and Girls Lead Global Celebration

Thursday, January 14, 2016 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

Documentaries can inspire real social change and improve lives.

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09 Mar 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: NYSED Commissioner & Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The March Quarterly meeting will feature a presentation by the Commissioner of New York State Department of Education and a panel presentation on Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level: The Implications for...

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Workforce Development

08 Jun 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Integrating Financial Capability Strategies into Workforce Organizations

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The long-term changes in the labor market that were accelerated by the Great Recession have disproportionately impacted low income populations served by job training programs.

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Audience

Finance & Asset Management

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Nonprofit Financials

Funding Area

Workforce Development

New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

Release Date:

03/01/2016

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital” research in...

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Member News

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