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Behind the Curtain: How Do Philanthropic Advisors Influence Foundation Strategy?

Release Date:

10/23/2014

... more effective when you’ve gained trust by listening, learning , and understanding first. You need to understand ... tailor your use of it accordingly. It can be tempting to lead with data and research to make...

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TCC Group

25 Feb 2019

The Making of a Dream: DACA Then and Now

Monday, February 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... hiding and declare their undocumented status. They gave a new voice and urgency to the immigrant rights movement, ... in all but law. Please join Carnegie Corporation of New York, Four Freedoms Fund, Unbound...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration & Immigrant Communities

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Kathryn Hall Succeeds Danielle S. Allen as Board Chair of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... Thelma Golden and Joshua Friedman Join the Board NEW YORK, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn Hall will ... Hall was a General Partner of Laurel Arbitrage Partners, a risk arbitrage investment partnership...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Mellon Foundation

To Avoid Being a Supporter of the Status Quo, Ask “So What?”

Release Date:

01/27/2016

... to grow, the schism in our society is no longer a risk but an increasing reality. Philanthropists have never ... if we lose sight of the “So what?” — philanthropists risk becoming tacit supporters of the...

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Citi Foundation

Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

... million capital campaign to create a state-of-the-art learning center at Bromley-Heath, Boston’s largest public ... educational non-profit organization reach its annual budget of $15 million. Active with a...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation promotes Aaron Merki to role of Chief Program Officer

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09/27/2021

... program team in distributing approximately $130 million in annual grants, all focused on improving the lives of people ... Housing and Health portfolios. In that role, he helped lead the expansion of Housing...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

How Can Philanthropy Elevate Entrepreneurialism Through Crisis?

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07/22/2020

... Grace Farms Foundation, a private operating foundation and new kind of institution to advance good, was the catalyst to ... weeks—and more than 62,000 pounds of food to our at- risk neighbors. We filled a PPE...

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Grace Farms Foundation

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces First Impact Investments to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers

Release Date:

12/15/2020

... to Support the Success of Immigrant and Refugee Workers NEW YORK — (Dec. 15, 2020) — The WES Mariam Assefa Fund ... of $500,000, goes to Cell-Ed , a mobile-first learning company that has created a digital...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing

Release Date:

10/11/2016

... we wanted to be catalytic—to take risks to prove new models, so that larger funders with less risk tolerance would feel able to adopt them, too. We focused most of our funding on seeding new...

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Environment & Sustainability

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Arabella Advisors

ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards

Release Date:

10/19/2018

... which took place yesterday at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, emceed by acclaimed journalist and philanthropist Soledad O'Brien. The annual program, now in its fifth year, added a new...

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Ascena Retail Group

19 Apr 2012

Beyond the 990: Effective Nonprofit Financial Data Analysis

Thursday, April 19, 2012 -

9:00am to 10:15am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... whether a nonprofit organization is prepared to pursue new opportunities and manage future risks? In this webinar, a ... financial health of nonprofits. Part of Philanthropy New York's Financial/Tax...

PNY Community Poem

On June 3rd, more than 200 Philanthropy New York members gathered for our 42nd Annual Meeting . Aracelis Girmay invited us to listen to the ...

Making Lemonade in February

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... four of our twelve staff members would be departing for new and exciting endeavors (almost all going to work for our ... with Michael and Kristen, and together we mapped out a new staffing structure that we...

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President's Message

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Macquarie Group Foundation

United Way of New York City

15 Dec 2014

Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color

Monday, December 15, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... and the live recording here . Part of Philanthropy New York’s “Spotlight on Diversity” Series. Across ... in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and most recently New York City. In NYC, AAPF, the Center for...

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Evaluation

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Location

01 Apr 2014

Advocacy and Policy Communications: Where Does Social Media Fit In?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... social media. It isn’t just Twitter, Facebook and other new distribution channels; blogs, webcasts, digital services, ... As they are unfamiliar with the rules of these new communication avenues, and the best...

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Issue-Based

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Communications

Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

Release Date:

12/13/2018

... keep close eye on ways that ESSA’s structure creates new , unforeseen challenges for historically underserved ... in U.S. schools. Its Title III provisions provided new federal funding dedicated to serving ELs...

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The Century Foundation

14 Nov 2012

A Cultural Exploration of Russian Arts: Performance at BAM & Dinner

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -

4:30pm to 9:30pm

... the stage in this dreamlike universe. A Philanthropy New York Special Event hosted by Renova USA . This Program is "Partially .....

Arcus to Match Up to $50,000 in Give OUT Day Donations to Russia Freedom Fund

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... $50,000 in Give OUT Day donations to Russia Freedom Fund. NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 12, 2014) – The Arcus Operating ... Freedom Fund through Give OUT 2014, a one-day fundraising event to rally financial support for...

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International/Global Affairs

LGBTQIA+ Communities

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Arcus Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... that the city be ready for those. For example, the natural event likely to hit New York next is a heatwave. Heat can be deadly. There needs ...