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Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham Named CEO of Philanthropy New York

Release Date:

01/19/2021

... a Task Force of academics, practitioners, and community leaders to design the organization’s community investment ... engaged with members and nonprofit and philanthropy sector leaders on operational and...

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PNY News

A Commitment to Deep Change in 2025 - Launching a Philanthropic Toolkit for Transformational Systems Change

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12/13/2024

... with leading systems change practitioners and community leaders : Collective Healing: For system change efforts to ... Stories Collective Power: Alongside global social change leaders through a community of...

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

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03/27/2012

One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange, James Gannon, shared his thoughts on relief and recovery efforts for the Japanese earthquake with our members.

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Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF

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12/21/2011

As foundation communications become more and more strategic, the 990-PF—an annual information return filed by exempt private foundations—has become an essential tool, not only for grantmakers, but for the media, policymakers, and grantees as well.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

On April 1st, Philanthropy New York conducted a well-received teleconference—sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York, the Mizuho USA Foundation, and the Toshiba America Foundation—which focused on the extraordinary disaster confronting Japan

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Toshiba America

2013 Outlook Uncertain for Small Nonprofits, Brighter for Impact Investing

Release Date:

12/29/2012

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors President and CEO Melissa Berman shared her thoughts on philanthropic trends for the upcoming year.

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Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

Release Date:

09/19/2013

In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo Foundation Co-Chair discusses why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful debate about the future of philanthropy.

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NoVo Foundation

The Colorado Floods: Philanthropy's Response

Release Date:

09/23/2013

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is monitoring the floods in Colorado (as well as Hurricane Ingrid in Mexico) and is in touch with representatives from FEMA, VOAD and the philanthropic community. CDP will be updating information as they...

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Disaster Relief

Pinkerton Foundation Publishes New Paper for Workforce Practitioners and Funders

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02/23/2017

The Pinkerton Foundation has published Steven Dawson’s fourth Pinkerton Paper in his Job Quality Series, this one on Social Enterprise: Proceed, with Caution.

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Workforce Development

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The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?

Release Date:

10/05/2017

Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...

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Gun Violence, Advocacy, and Leadership

Release Date:

04/05/2018

... the courage to act—are essential for good public leaders . We at the Fund work to identify, inform, and inspire ... of leadership. But capacity and courage are not enough; leaders cannot do the work of...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Mellon Foundation Appoints Farah Jasmine Griffin and Clint Smith as 2021 Fellows in Residence

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07/26/2021

... residence and working with such an extraordinary team of thought leaders .” “I am thrilled to be joining The Andrew W. ... Griffin and Smith join a cohort of prominent leaders in the arts and...

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Become a Philanthropy New York Member

... of practice prompt you to ask questions you hadn’t thought to ask. What we offer Curated learning communities ...

Closing the Queer Funding Gap

Release Date:

07/21/2014

... LGBTQ rights. As a philanthropic activist, I’ve long thought about what it would take to fill these funding gaps ... we do and don’t give, and how even those of us who had thought seriously about directing...

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26 Mar 2025

Philanthropy's Paths Forward for Racial Equity & Racial Justice

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... sharing as well as Q&A and conversation with national thought leaders . How do you sign up? Members: Please log in and ...

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What Does It Mean to Do Policy Work in a Foundation?

Release Date:

03/27/2014

... to make a difference. We are often credited by education leaders with having helped put leadership on the map, for ...

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

Release Date:

05/17/2016

... comic book culture with activism to turn social justice leaders into communications superheroes. Helvetika Bold ...

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The Opportunity Agenda

Helmsley-backed DATA2GO.NYC's Veterans Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council

Release Date:

11/11/2016

... below.) The data are part of a newly revised DATA2GO.NYC ( type in “veterans” in search box, top left of landing ... and much more. Elected officials, policymakers, nonprofit leaders , and others who need data...