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11 Jun 2013

Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:00am

... Food Funders , Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation , North Star Fund and Surdna Foundation . Presenters Dennis Derryck, ...

13 Jun 2013

A Conversation with Robert C. Granger, President of the William T. Grant Foundation

Thursday, June 13, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Hear from one of the nation's foundation leaders as Dr. Granger discusses the strengths and weaknesses of strategies employed by the William T. Grant Foundation during his tenure to improve the quality of after-school programs. Representatives from...

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18 Jul 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: A Focus on Human Resources, TED Style

Thursday, July 18, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... , Vice President for Administration, The Commonwealth Fund , Hiring as the most important step in creating a ...

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Network Building

19 Aug 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Crowdfunding, PEAKS & Gathering to Give

Monday, August 19, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

Many public charity grantmakers are using crowdfunding techniques to support their programs and engage new donors. Whether you call them Giving Circles, Gathering to Give, Days of Giving or Population Focused Funds—engaging like-minded individuals...

08 Dec 2011

Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Nonprofit and Community College Workforce Development Partnerships

Thursday, December 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 11:00am

The workforce development climate is increasingly difficult. Public and private funding is shrinking meanwhile there is a greater need for programs and services as unemployed, disadvantaged, and incumbent workers with outdated skills are becoming...

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04 Mar 2010

Linda Gibbs: Practical Plans for NYC's Nonprofit Sector

Thursday, March 4, 2010 -

10:00am to 12:30pm

Presented by P hilanthropy New York’s Special Committee PHILANTHROPY CONNECTS. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All funders with an interest in strengthening the sector. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION...

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14 Jul 2010

The Federal Stimulus Package, Funders, and Communities of Color

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

A Philanthropy New York DECISION MAKERS program, presented by its Increasing Diversity in Philanthropy Committee and The New York City Collaborative for Fairness and Equity in Philanthropy. WHO SHOULD ATTEND : All interested funders...

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08 Jul 2010

Working with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Priorities for the Coming Year

Thursday, July 8, 2010 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... working with the DOHMH by supporting projects through the Fund for Public Health. We hope this program will foster a ...

07 Oct 2013

Reflections on Young Males of Color in New York City: Youth Violence and Re-casting the Image of Young Black and Latino Men - Part I

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The headlines are unrelenting: Four Teenagers Shot, One Fatally, at Housing Complex; Queens Girl, age 14, Fatally Shot on Bus; Brownsville Child Needlessly Dies from Gun Violence. Supported by state, city and private funding, emerging and innovative...

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12 Nov 2013

The Secret Ingredients to Effective Funder Collaboratives & Collective Impact

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Funder collaboratives come in many shapes and sizes. There is no right or wrong way of doing them; it all is contingent upon the specifics of each group and their goals. Come hear collective impact guru Laura Herman interview three funder colleagues...

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05 Mar 2014

A Donor Discussion on Climate Change and Food Resilience with Contributions from Global Indigenous Representatives

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 -

10:45am to 1:30pm

Philanthropy New York

This session will address the vital role funders play to bring Indigenous Peoples’ contributions into high spheres of influence and in a partnership role. Funders will hear firsthand from Indigenous representatives from Asia, South America, and...

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Environment and Climate Change

Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

Thomas W. Nichols Joins Arcus as New Vice President of Finance and Operations

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... Wildlife Foundation and, earlier, at the World Wildlife Fund . Nichols, a Certified Public Accountant, earned a ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arcus Foundation

Philip Li Elected to Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... of the Mary J. Hutchins Foundation and the Bulova Stetson Fund . A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Li has a ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

The Century Foundation

Mary J. Hutchins Foundation

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

The Bulova Stetson Fund

06 Mar 2014

Freedom Summer - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, March 6, 2014 -

4:30pm to 8:30pm

Ford Foundation

... and Direct-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund • Stanley Nelson, Filmmaker • Gwendolyn Zoharah ...

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12 Mar 2014

What Philanthropy Can Do To Help Reduce Poverty in America Today

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty has inspired much national soul-searching on what has been accomplished since President Johnson's 1964 State of the Union address.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Economic Security

Submissions Sought for 25th Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York

Release Date:

06/05/2014

... on Health Care Services in New York United Hospital Fund , GNYHA Foundation, and the Symposium Planning Committee ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

United Hospital Fund

Huge Gap Found Among States In Long-Term Services Quality and Access

Release Date:

06/20/2014

... live, according to a new report by AARP, The Commonwealth Fund , and the SCAN Foundation. Eight states—Minnesota, ...

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Aging

Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

24 Sep 2014

IFIP World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 (All day) to Friday, September 26, 2014 (All day)

Join us for IFIP's World Summit on Indigenous Philanthropy. Scheduled right after the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP), the Summit will continue the momentum of the UN event in fostering cultivation of funding...