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

Release Date:

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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All Funders

The Space Between Intention and Impact

Release Date:

10/24/2022

... fundamentally meet our shared missions without using equity as a guiding framework . Why? Because while the ... aren’t treated the same as robust individual giving or event fundraising programs. Funding a...

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President's Message

PNY News

Rockefeller, Gates and Norway to Bolster ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Following Climate Change Flooding Fears

Release Date:

05/22/2017

... built to preserve the world’s crop supply in the event of global disaster, had flooded after permafrost melted ...

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Member News

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline

Release Date:

04/06/2017

Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” “documentation,” and the changing face of immigration throughout American history. He shares his own experience as an Eritrean refugee and his time at...

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PhilTalks

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Immigration

Justice Reform

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Families for Freedom

Want to Make a Change in the United States? Look Abroad!

Release Date:

10/23/2017

Karabi Acharya, Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shares how global ideas translate to local solutions.

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Civic Engagement

Health

12 Dec 2017

YLBC Info Session Webinar 1

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:00am

Online registration is closed. For last minute registration requests, please email Allyson Goldhagen . Philanthropy New York is excited to announce that our 2018 Young Leaders Breakfast Club will run from March 2018 to December...

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All Funders

Emerging Leaders

Jocelynne Rainey, Ed.D. Announced as New President and CEO of Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

11/08/2021

... person to direct the Foundation and lead us in advancing equity and social change in Brooklyn and in the philanthropic ... that serves my beloved Brooklyn through a racial justice lens . This is my life’s work...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

Annie E. Casey Foundation and TCC Group Collaborate on Nesting to Achieve Impact: Lessons for Family Funders from a National Foundation

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... on families. FCCC aimed to create a family-centric lens across organizations working in a given community, so ...

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Member News

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Related Organizations

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

TCC Group

Sample Job Descriptions: Communications Assistant

Publication date:

10/2013

The following jobs descriptions for communications 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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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked

Release Date:

11/09/2015

... whether market driven strategies can be expected to drive equity in education. That question requires us to focus not ... win and some will lose, by design. The very antithesis of equity . But we can do better...

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Education

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Reframing Accountability as an Act of Humanity

Release Date:

07/13/2022

... And while our shift toward deeper accountability in our equity practice is nascent, the team at PNY is excited about ...

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President's Message

PNY News

Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

Release Date:

04/17/2014

Research shows the increasing importance of the post-secondary credential to one’s ability to participate in the labor market in this knowledge economy. It is predicted that in our not-too-distant future, over 60% of jobs in the U.S. will require one

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Insights

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Education

Raising Money from the Modern Family

Release Date:

09/06/2017

When fundraising efforts focus on couples, nonprofits miss some of their best potential donors. The typical donor profile is shifting fast, in part because women are often earning as much as or more than their husbands.

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Sector News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Sample Job Descriptions: IT Positions

Publication date:

10/2013

The following jobs descriptions for IT 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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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

18 Jan 2017

Peer Learning: A Key to Successful Capacity Building

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Spurring the momentum for sustained change within organizations is a challenging aspect of any capacity building effort. Peer learning can be an effective tool for enhancing organizational change by providing an opportunity for peers to share their...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

HR & Operations

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

24 Jan 2017

Defending ACA and Making Progress at the Same Time. Is Philanthropy Ready?

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

What happens if Obamacare – the Affordable Care Act – is repealed? Will reforms stop in their tracks? Can we go backward and forward at the same time?

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PNY Adds Legal Series to Core Curriculum

Release Date:

01/06/2016

... of the Legal Series programs will be posted to the PNY event calendar in the coming days, but if you would like to reserve ...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

14 Apr 2016

Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?

Thursday, April 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

An increasing sense of urgency about issues like climate change has upped the pressure on foundations and endowments to take a stand in their investment portfolios. For some, divestment, for example from fossil fuels, is the right choice.

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A Perfect Time For Fundamentals

Release Date:

02/07/2018

As we head into the second semester of PNY Core, we invite you to engage with your peers and a faculty of seasoned experts to strengthen your philanthropy core!