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20 Jun 2012

Learning a New Language: Digital Media for Advocacy

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... to use new tools for advocacy effectively as a panel of funder and communications experts share best practices for ...

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Issue-Based

13 Dec 2012

Family Philanthropy at the Holidays: Faith, Gratitude & Tradition

Thursday, December 13, 2012 -

1:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

According to the 2012 Bank of America Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy, 43 percent of the households they surveyed said they make more charitable contributions during the holiday season (October to December) than during the rest of the year...

28 Mar 2013

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 28) and Part II (April 4)

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:45am to Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 10:30am

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

*Please note: Participants will automatically be registered for both sessions in this two-part series. The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and accomplishments of grant...

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Issue-Based

21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Since we first began talking to each other, telling stories has been a powerful way to capture attention, engage an audience, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work, we’re also discovering that stories are intrinsic to...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Communications

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

The Atlantic Philanthropies Welcomes Bruce Trachtenberg as Executive Producer and Editor

Release Date:

05/08/2015

Trachtenberg previously served as Executive Director of the Communications Network and Director of Communications at both the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the Wallace Foundation.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

International/Foreign Affairs

Justice Reform

Social Justice

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

25 Aug 2015

Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the Climate Risk Landscape - Webinar

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 -

1:15pm to 2:45pm

The opening webinar to the Global Climate Security series will examine the security implications of climate risk to provide a context for the subsequent place-based and sector-based webinars to follow. This webinar will address climate risk and...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Economic Security

Environment and Climate Change

PhilTV This Week: March 3, 2017

Release Date:

03/03/2017

... Yourself In the First Nations Struggle? Name A New Kind of Funder Action Meeting PhilTV This Week: March 3, 2017 ...

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PhilTV This Week

Unusual Times Lead to Unusual Grants from the Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

06/28/2017

... reducing food waste, and more. Overall, this isn't a funder who you might naturally think would join the ... priorities, those grants at least made it clear where this funder stood. “When our core values—...

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Member News

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap

Release Date:

07/10/2017

In 2016, the Markle Foundation partnered with LinkedIn and Microsoft to create Skillful, a platform dedicated to filling “middle-skills” jobs in sectors like healthcare, the trades, logistics and other STEM-focused areas.

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

Release Date:

12/06/2017

The Surdna Foundation announced a new, $4.5 million investment in equitable community development led by community members. Surdna's catalytic contribution to the Amplify Fund will seed a multimillion-dollar pooled fund to put neighborhood...

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Member News

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Community Development

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Surdna Foundation

Annie E. Casey, Conrad N. Hilton, Ford and JPB Foundations Join FHO to Pledge $4.9 Million in New Affordable Housing Initiative

Release Date:

02/20/2018

The Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) will make “catalytic investments in activities that ensure stable housing in thriving communities,” pledging to invest $4.9 million to provide more affordable housing over three years.

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Member News

Funding Area

Housing and Homelessness

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Ford Foundation

Freedom Together Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color

Release Date:

02/27/2018

Through its $150 million Small Business Forward program, the bank supports women entrepreneurs, veteran-owned small businesses, and entrepreneurs of color.

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Member News

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Hilton Foundation's Quest to Bring Safe Water to All

Release Date:

04/05/2018

In Ghana and elsewhere, Hilton is working on district-based programs to bring multiple disciplines together. The goal is simple: to “get the job done" and promote water-service delivery that can withstand time and regional political infighting and...

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Member News

Funding Area

Environment and Climate Change

Health

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

Release Date:

04/19/2018

Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, have come together across state and conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds graduate from college.

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Education

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Ford Foundation

John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

07 Nov 2018

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Robert Hughes has served for many years as an advocate and champion of public education in New York City. In 2016 Bob transitioned from being President of New Visions Public school to becoming the K-12 Strategy Director of the Bill and Melinda Gates...

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Issue-Based

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Presentation

Audience

All Funders

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Education

Leaving Rikers: What the New York Women's Foundation Is Doing for Women in New York City's Worst Jail

Release Date:

04/09/2019

The New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) created a Justice Fund in 2018 to address mass incarceration and its effects on women, girls and transgender and gender nonconforming communities in New York City.

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The New York Women's Foundation

06 Jun 2019

Census Counts & The Urban Institute present 2020 Census: Who's at Risk of Being Miscounted?- A Webinar Hosted by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

The 2020 Census faces unprecedented challenges and threats to its accuracy.

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Census 2020

Civic Engagement

12 Feb 2020

Prose for Program Officers: A Workshop in Writing for Philanthropic Audiences

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Are your board reports and grant summaries hitting the mark, or do you find yourself overusing metaphors and mired in philanthropic jargon? When was the last time you wrote the words "capacity building," "stakeholders," "intersectional," and/or "...