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19 Oct 2010

Leaders in a New Era: A Conversation on Leadership Development and Race

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... have equal access to opportunity and are responsible for their fates by virtue of their individual behavior, ...

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03 Nov 2011

Lifelong Learning: Targeting Your Education Dollars to Create, Sustain, and Serve Learners of All Ages

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... of society raises questions about and poses challenges for traditional education funding. At the same time, it ... population of older adults also creates new possibilities for working alongside arts, health,...

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02 Feb 2010

Long-Term Consequences of Delinquency: A Presentation by New York State Office of Children and Family Services' Dr. Rebecca Colman

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

... of the study). Join the study author Rebecca Colman for her description of the findings and the application of ... will delve further into the recommendations going forward for both a policy perspective and...

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06 Jan 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities: Access to Healthy Food as an Essential Ingredient of Community Building

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... and feeding programs, issues of access to healthy food for all has become a growing concern both locally and ... of Policy, WEACT . Ben Thomases , Food Policy Coordinator for the City of New York . John...

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10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... them into rigorous curricula that will position students for success in college and careers. And it must ensure that ... to help them make the transition to it; related materials for students in their...

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10 May 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Health Benefits for Employees, Dependents & Retirees

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... WHO SHOULD ATTEND : Members who have responsibility for foundation administration, including human resources, ... New York's Foundation Administrators Network is a resource for those working in foundation...

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Network Building

07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

... as close to home as possible. In just a few years, their work has inspired an international movement consisting of ... of Research and Economic Development, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE...

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09 May 2012

Citizenship: New Pathways to Economic Opportunity, Civic Participation, and Immigrant Integration

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 11:00am

Carnegie Corporation of New York

... an estimated 8.2 million immigrants are currently eligible for citizenship. After California (2.5 million), New York is ... in the United States (950,000).* Immigrants eligible for citizenship represent...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

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14 Nov 2013

The Affordable Care Act: Essential Implications for Women & the Uninsured

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... Care Act (ACA) and what its implementation will mean for Americans. Women will be particularly affected by these ... heated public debates about health care reform. Join us for an in-depth discussion about the...

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Dale C. Christensen, Jr. Elected to Board of United Hospital Fund

Release Date:

11/01/2013

... his leadership, experience and talent to help us as we work to shape positive change in health care for the people of New York.” Christensen has practiced at ... Federal judicial systems. Christensen is also...

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

27 Mar 2014

CUNY: The Road to College Success

Thursday, March 27, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... community colleges, and explore promising programs that work to improve college success by offering intensive support ... of promising programs, as well as CUNY's strategy for community college reform...

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Education

18 Mar 2014

What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity?

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... the spend-down route has increased notably. Advocates for setting time limits on foundations have been especially ... Which got us wondering: Is there a case to be made for foundations living in perpetuity?...

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Finance & Asset Management

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

Tides Announces Kriss Deiglmeier as New CEO

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... and most recently was the founding Executive Director for the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at Stanford University in Palo Alto. For the past ten years, she established CSI as a global...

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The New York Community Trust Hires Environmental Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... has joined The New York Community Trust as Program Officer for national and New York City environmental grantmaking. Garcia-Costas, who has worked for state and federal environmental agencies as well ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

Weinberg Foundation Names Jonathan D. Hook Their First Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

04/17/2014

... D. Hook as its first Chief Investment Officer. Hook will work closely with the Foundation's Board of Trustees and with .....

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... our rights and fundamental values as a nation? One way is for philanthropy, as a sector which supports the multiplicity ... winning journalist Barton Gellman known most recently for his coverage of the U.S...

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Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

Release Date:

06/03/2014

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students by Greg Anrig, vice president of policy ... nine-year contract with New York City is clearly a victory for Mayor Bill de Blasio, schools chancellor...

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Insights

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Sam Goldman Named 2014 Winner of Charles Bronfman Prize

Release Date:

06/03/2014

... Prize, which comes with a $100,000 award. D.light is a for -profit social enterprise that designs, manufactures, and ... with solar light. The company, founded in 2006, says its work has reached 33 million...

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Religion

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach

Release Date:

09/02/2014

... Konforti has been named director of Education & Outreach for the Simons Foundation. In her new role, Konforti will ... She established and maintained a strong Web presence for Cell Reports on Twitter and...

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Education

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Technology

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The Simons Foundation

19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -

7:15am to 10:00am

... registration to 30 attendees to ensure a productive forum for roundtable discussion. Contact Kristen Ruff to be added ... Philanthropy New York is convening scholarship funders for a roundtable conversation to...