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Carlie Steen Joins New York Women's Foundation as Director of Programs

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02/20/2019

The New York Women’s Foundation is pleased to welcome Carlie Steen as Director of Programs. Ms. Steen joins The Foundation from Stonewall Community Foundation.

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Gender Justice

The New York Women's Foundation

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Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: Part Two of A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud

Release Date:

12/08/2023

... leaders on the ground. Rebecca Tye and Camaro West are the Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud, sharing the ... with opportunities for dialogue and action. Nora: What are some of the major lessons from...

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Everyone Into the Pool

Release Date:

07/10/2024

... already opened) and its pools (set to open on June 27) are often the only way to get relief from the heat. If ... has renovated seven pools in six campuses, and four are currently in construction. DOE...

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Public Policy

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New Member Spotlight: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Release Date:

12/11/2009

... and its latest initiatives in this Member Spotlight. What are your primary areas of focus? The Trust, established in ... and conservation. What current projects or initiatives are you working on? Right now we...

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17 Sep 2015

How U.S. Funders Can Respond to the Current Global Refugee Crisis - Webinar

Thursday, September 17, 2015 -

4:00pm to 5:30pm

... of these refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are children. Last summer, unaccompanied children fled ... in the U.S. This summer, hundreds of thousands of refugees are seeking refuge in Europe. The...

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Immigration

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Children, Youth and Families

Foundation Communications Today: Findings from the Communications Network 2011 Survey of Foundation Communications Professionals

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06/2011

... 155 foundation communicators shows that U.S. foundations are making use of all forms of digital communications, ...

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

Release Date:

04/18/2013

... the economic downturn, many funders considered the best ways to address rampant unemployment. Even though they were ...

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Workforce Development

Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.

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Health

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Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy

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01/29/2013

... York State Ready Commission has been tasked with finding ways to ensure that critical systems and services are prepared for future natural disasters and emergencies. ...

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Disaster Relief

A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

Release Date:

03/27/2012

... efforts for the Japanese earthquake with our members. We are pleased to have him update us on the philanthropic response to the 3/11 disaster and the ways that U.S. funders can continue to help the people of...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

During the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York...

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United Way of New York City

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How Philanthropy Can Scale Away S.V.

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08/23/2010

In our latest blog post, Lisa Turngren, President of the Frank and Ruth E. Caruso Foundation, offers a unique way of looking at one of our most pervasive social issues—one which suffered a recent funding setback here in New York—and suggests that a...

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The Effective Exit: Managing the End of a Funding Relationship

Publication date:

05/2013

... Yes, say contributors to this guide, who have found ways to plan for exits upfront, clarify expectations with ...

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Grants Managers

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Foundations Moving On: Ending Programmes and Funding Relationships

Whether you are part of a family foundation that runs its own programmes, ... from a back-donor, or a mix of any of the above, exits are inevitable. Funders move on, and relationships with ... change along the way. Exit decisions and strategies are complicated; while a diversity of experiences has not ...

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Working with Start-Ups: Grant Makers and New Organizations

Publication date:

04/2003

In this GrantCraft guide, grant makers from a wide range of funding organizations describe their experiences as supporters of new nonprofits, or start-ups. Find out how they negotiated the path from idea to organization, and what they learned along the way about how to solve problems and help an organization sustain itself into the future. Contributors to this guide also offer their recommendations for capacity-building resources on the Web.

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How to Build Strong Ties With Companies

Release Date:

10/08/2013

... the charity DoSomething, which gets support in multiple ways from the American Express Foundation... How to Build ...

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The Mismeasure of Poverty

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09/17/2013

... President Sheldon Danziger talks about the flaws in the ways that the U.S. measures poverty in an op-ed for The New ...

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Economic Security

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New Breed of CEOs Is Poised to Reshape Philanthropy in 2014

Release Date:

01/13/2014

... foundations—including Gates, Ford, and Kellogg— are making way for new leaders in what may be the most ...

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Leadership Development

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A New Guide Helps Foundations Become More Transparent

Publication date:

04/2014

Foundations seeking to meet demands for greater transparency have some help in the form of a new guide. “Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency” was produced by GrantCraft, an arm of the Foundation Center, which provides resources to grant makers.

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