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Reimagining Reporting for Greater Impact

Release Date:

02/16/2024

... 2,500 nonprofit employees showed that nonprofit leaders are spending upwards of 30 percent of their time reporting on ... time bridging the gaps between trustees and frontline communities by communicating the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit Financials

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

The Cricket Island Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Korean American Community Foundation

Mertz Gilmore Foundation

New York Foundation

North Star Fund

The New York Women's Foundation

Stonewall Community Foundation

Building Bridges to Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Engaging Donors of Color

Publication date:

06/2007

... best practices; and useful tools. Building Bridges to Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Engaging Donors of Color ...

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Report

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

11 Jul 2018

Service for Impact - Exploring Successful Skills-Based Volunteering Models

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... opportunities your company should invest in. Some programs are created to engage individuals, while others are built around teams. Some companies offer done-in-a-day ... while driving business value The needs...

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Professional Development

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Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC

Release Date:

04/06/2016

Three Ways the Arts are Advancing Equity in NYC By Salem Tsegaye, ... with arts advocates. We’ve addressed topics like racial justice leadership , communications framing and messaging , ... city...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts, Culture, & Media

Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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The New York Community Trust

10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Investing May 10, 2017 - Which Impact Investing Tools Are Right for Your Foundation’s Mission? Missed this ... social and financial returns, and so on. But are you wondering, what exactly are...

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The Term Impact Investing Needs to Be Better Understood

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... the Rikers Social Impact Bond Experiment Some funders are way out front on impact investing. Some foundations have been trying to ensure their investments are ethical for many years. Still others are...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

The Rockefeller Drug Laws: New Opportunities for Investment with a National Impact

Release Date:

04/02/2010

... contributed. It is one the most significant U.S. social justice victories in recent years and one of the largest ... of punitive drug policies. Here are just a few ways that funders can help...

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All Funders

Partnering for Change: Learning Together to Make a Bigger Impact

Release Date:

02/20/2014

... volunteer programs and build relationships with their communities . Corporations and community-based organizations are collectively forging a stronger partnership in order to ... their programs to collectively...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Philanthropy New York

Finding the Right Balance: Thoughts on Advocacy and Direct Service Funding from Ashley Blanchard

Release Date:

07/09/2010

... matches their goals and achieves the greatest impact. We are pleased to have the session’s moderator, Ashley ... of foundation support for advocacy, see the Alliance for Justice website .) Funders supporting...

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All Funders

11 Jun 2015

Ten Ways Philanthropic Families Work With Community Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... family foundation staff and trustees only. This month, we are extending a special invitation to Community Foundations.* ... for this special webinar as we count and describe the many ways that philanthropic...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

All Funders

Board & Trustees

On Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn: Start With Existing Community Assets

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... at New York State Health Foundation At a well-publicized event last Friday in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, ... to build upon community strengths in a myriad of ways : Community Solutions’s Brownsville...

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Health & Human Services

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New York Health Foundation

A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards

Release Date:

07/20/2015

... evident. However, foundation and nonprofit boards are growing more accustomed to the idea that change takes ... 56 new school buildings over 5 years. However, communities across New York City face difficulties...

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Insights

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Education

Health & Human Services

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New York Health Foundation

Foundations Team Up to Fund Invisible Transgender Communities

Release Date:

07/12/2016

By Roz Lee, Director, Social Justice Initiatives, Arcus Foundation Reprinted with ... words.” – Freedom Funders: Philanthropy & The Civil Rights Movement 1955-1965 1 Any time we stand with those who ... of the...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Women & Girls

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Arcus Foundation

22 Apr 2025

Protecting New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Ecosystem - An Event Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

... small and micro businesses in a variety of meaningful ways from investments made to businesses for inventory ... Deputy Director, Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center Julia Jean-Francois , LCSW,...

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Issue-Based

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Presentation

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Immigration & Immigrant Communities

Brooklyn Community Foundation Accepting Applications for Immigrant Rights Fund Advisory Council

Release Date:

03/04/2021

... Community Foundation Accepting Applications for Immigrant Rights Fund Advisory Council We are now seeking applicants for the inaugural cohort of our ... donors. In alignment with our commitment to racial...

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Member News

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Immigration & Immigrant Communities

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Brooklyn Org

Elevating Philanthropy's Impact: Grassroots Leaders' Perspectives on Advancing Criminal Legal Reform and Sustaining Movement Support

Release Date:

09/29/2023

... It is a reverberation that echoes through all our communities , making it imperative to explore how funders can ... do you perceive funders' definitions of success? Are there ways to...

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Justice Reform

What DAFs are Learning from the Community Development Sector

Release Date:

08/05/2019

... and charities. They are looking for more systemic ways to make change, and looking for innovative uses of ... out how to collaborate with the public sector and braid different flavors of...

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Insights

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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FJC

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing

Release Date:

07/05/2018

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and Social Justice Impact Investing Impact investing is still a ... but its popularity is growing in a big way. While there are lots of enthusiastic proponents out there—extolling the...

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Member News

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

10 Oct 2024

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

Thursday, October 10, 2024 -

1:00pm to 5:30pm

... the alarming reality that over 2.7 million American youth are grappling with severe major depression. While timely intervention and clinical care are crucial, many young people face significant barriers to...