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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

... program officer for Solidago Foundation, See Forward Fund , and Frances Fund , leading economic justice programs through grantmaking ... at Jennifer Altman Foundation, Solidaire, and the Saguaro Fund...

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20 Oct 2022

From Cautious to Courageous: How Foundations Can Step up Advocacy & Invest in Change (Session 2 of 2)

Thursday, October 20, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... the tax code provides simple methods for foundations to fund 501(c)(3) public charity grantees, there are often questions about how (and when) a foundation can fund non-public charities such as 501(c)(4)...

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No Shortcuts to Power: Supporting Organizers to Stay, Lead, and Win

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05/13/2025

... defense, we have an opportunity to rethink how we fund organizing and invest in what it takes to build lasting ... to meet the complex realities that organizing groups face. Fund the full cost of staffing and...

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NYC Youth and Education Funders Working Group

The NYC Youth and Education Funders (NYCYEF) Working Group is a coalition of philanthropic organizations seeking to holistically improve the quality of life of young people living in NYC. Through their individual and collaborative...

10 Jan 2012

Reimagining Service and Cities of Service: A Funder’s Guide to Driving Change through Volunteerism

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... Service . This session is designed for grantmakers who fund any issue, not only volunteerism or service, and will ...

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16 May 2012

Understanding the Rules of Engagement: Advocacy in an Election Season

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... the HKH and Quixote Foundations , and the Wallace Global Fund Sean Delany , Executive Director, Lawyers Alliance of ...

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23 Jul 2012

How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement

Monday, July 23, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... sponsored by New York Community Trust , North Star Fund and Levitt Foundation in collaboration with the Merck Family Fund , Community Food Funders and the James Beard Foundation ... Ruth Goldman , (Moderator...

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04 Oct 2012

Measuring and Strengthening Advocacy Capacity: Tools and Strategies

Thursday, October 4, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... for Justice. The William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund has developed an internal tool that measures the ... the Ford Foundation , William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund and Alliance for Justice . Presenters...

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12 Dec 2012

Pushing Back Against Push-outs, Pipelines and Profiling: Grantmaking for Impact Among Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Men & Boys of Color

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 -

8:00am to 11:00am

... Hispanics in Philanthropy, The Just and Fair Schools Fund , North Star Fund , Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male ... (Moderator), Director of the Just and Fair Schools Fund ,...

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27 Feb 2013

Vulnerable Populations & Disaster: Lessons from Katrina and a Sandy Update

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... the philanthropic response in New York, and the Hurricane Fund for the Elderly’s challenges and accomplishments, as ... Jenny Campbell , former Director of the Hurricane Fund for the Elderly, Grantmakers In...

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20 Apr 2010

Nourishing Strong Communities II: Food Works - New York City Council Engages Around Healthy Food

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Smith Noyes Foundation , the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , and The Elmezzi Fund . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Funders interested in community ... (Moderator), Program Officer, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination...

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30 Oct 2013

Presenting the “Asian Pacific New Yorkers Count” Report

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 4th Floor, 79 Fifth Avenue, NYC

... for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and the Fund for Public Advocacy. It is more critical than ever for ... New York Collaborative Program in partnership with the Fund for Public Advocacy ,...

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19 Nov 2014

Scholarship Funders Roundtable

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 -

7:15am to 10:00am

... grants as part of their grantmaking portfolio or who fund internships and/or educational fellowships. In ... with Jewish Foundation for Education of Women LCU Fund for Women’s Education Paul and Daisy Soros...

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Education

John E. Craig, Jr. to Step Down as Chair of NPCC Board

Release Date:

10/13/2014

... will also leave his current position at The Commonwealth Fund at the end of 2014 after 33 years of service there. ... President and Chief Operating Officer of The Commonwealth Fund . He manages the Fund...

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New York Life Foundation Commits $1.4 Million to Childhood Bereavement Providers

Release Date:

11/19/2014

Gift will support the Grief Reach initiative.

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Children, Youth and Families

5 Questions for…Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

Release Date:

06/28/2012

... recently launched the Paul Rapoport Cash/Operating Reserve Fund Project, which will combine intense fiscal technical ... cover gaps in their cash flow. The Nonprofit Finance Fund is assisting us in selecting...

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After We Say Goodbye

Release Date:

01/29/2010

... Anita Nager, the former Executive Director of the Beldon Fund , began a discussion on this blog regarding “spend ... are just four examples—and there isn’t a grantee we fund who doesn’t have similar,...

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14 Apr 2015

Philanthropy in Nations with Weak Civic Infrastructures: Exploring the Challenges

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... Stephen Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Regan E. Ralph , President and CEO, The Fund for Global Human Rights Jim O’Sullivan (Moderator) , ...