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Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

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02/13/2017

... on philanthropy. Originally published in the Huffington Post and re-posted with permission by the author. These first ... These times require reflection on those parts of our society that feel overlooked...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Recording: NYC Charter Amendments on the Ballot: Housing, Democracy, and the Future of the City

NYC Charter Amendments on the Ballot: Housing, Democracy, and the Future of the City The NYC Charter serves as the city's constitution, outlining the powers and structure of its government. In this November’s general election, a set of key...

Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

TrueChild Executive Director, Riki Wilchins, examines the importance of utilizing a gender transformative approach in funding.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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The Overbrook Foundation

25 Sep 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger? (POSTPONED)

Friday, September 25, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

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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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

Melissa Beck at the Educational Foundation of America says there are three reasons to divest: economics, ethics and alignment with grantmaking.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Impact Investing

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The Educational Foundation of America

How Collaboration Can Spur Innovation and Spread Good Ideas (Part I)

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07/14/2016

Leigh Ross of the NY Community Trust identifies key predictors of success for education funders who want to collaborate.

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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Diversity in Philanthropy: One Small Thing You Can Do

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09/22/2016

Our inaugural Public Policy Fellow, Stephanie Chrispin, now has more than a year of learning and activities under her belt, and our second Fellow, Shiza Pasha started her two-year tenure in August.

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PNY News

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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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HR & Operations

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Debate Your Philanthropic Philosophies

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01/18/2017

Bianca D. Alston, Finance and Operations Assistant at Arcus Foundation, writes, "I strongly believe in general operating support. The flexible nature of core support grants enables grantees to pursue unforeseen opportunities, adapt to the times and...

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Arcus Foundation

Get to Know Your PHIL Talkers

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05/17/2017

I predict that the PHIL Talks presenters at this year’s 38th Annual Meeting on June 16 will bring especially trenchant insights and unexpected revelations on the topic of “The Power of Participation: Democracy Building Now.”

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A Sense of Urgency: Promoting Child and Family Well-being for Homeless Families

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05/30/2018

Jennifer March, Ph.D., Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York writes "The future health and well-being of the next generation of New Yorkers demands that we all do more to prevent homelessness in the first instance, and...

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Citizen's Committee for Children of New York, Inc.

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Achieving Equity: What Can Data Tell Us

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11/21/2018

PEAK Grantmaking recently released a report on how funders are collecting and using demographic data. In our conversations with members, we learned that only about half of grantmakers are collecting this data. Of that half, almost all of them are...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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PEAK Grantmaking

Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

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07/17/2019

Should the “rigor” yardstick, used in traditional evaluation practice, be used to assess an equity-focused mission? Does centering questions of validity, objectivity, and appropriateness advance equity? A growing group of funders and evaluators are...

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Philanthropy New York

08 Oct 2019

Edgar Villanueva: Why Indigenous Wisdom Is Essential to Strengthening Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Are institutions that control wealth inherently broken? Are wealth and the systems by which it's distributed causing separation and hurt in our communities? How can wealth be used as a powerful tool of healing, love and belonging? Please join us for...

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11 Dec 2020

Philanthropy 101: The Great Debates in Philanthropy

Friday, December 11, 2020 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Join Philanthropy New York as we pit seasoned philanthropists, one-on-one, in robust debates around the philanthropic topics of the century. From general operating grants vs. restricted grants, to debate on the increase of foundation minumum payout...

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Professional Development

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New Staff

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To Serve Racial Equity, What Are You Doing Less Of?

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10/28/2020

I was running a workshop on tools to address institutional racism within our organizations when I was asked, how do we to create buy-in to fund these tools in the first place?

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

Release Date:

04/07/2020

... so many of the transformative answers to ensure that our society overcomes the pandemic. Taking this extra step to ...

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