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Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

Release Date:

03/24/2017

In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give away half his self-made fortune, built in part on developing the peptonoid elixir that was the precursor to Pepto-Bismol.

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Call for Applications: Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

Release Date:

04/04/2017

... please email the Arts Lab Team at artslab@raceforward. org to set an appointment. We will also be answering ...

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Supported by Mellon Foundation, Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form

Release Date:

04/07/2017

With the launch, the press is moving to gather feedback and refine the platform as it enters the third and final year of a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Mellon Foundation

Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Lynn Pasquerella to Advisory Board

Release Date:

04/11/2017

Newman's Own announced that Dr. Lynn Pasquerella has been appointed to the Newman's Own Advisory Board. Pasquerella is currently President of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she has served since July 2016.

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PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

Release Date:

04/18/2017

One of the PIMCO Foundation’s philanthropic focus areas is gender equality, which coincides with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.”

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Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

04/21/2017

The Open Society Foundations today announced that Caroline Anstey, formerly of UBS Group and the World Bank, will assume the role of chief operations officer starting June 2017.

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Nonprofits Likely to Receive $700 Million From Rockefeller Estate

Release Date:

04/24/2017

Nonprofits are likely to receive as much as $700 million from the estate of David Rockefeller, Sr., the former chair and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and renowned philanthropist, once his assets have been liquidated, Forbes reports.

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Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California

Release Date:

05/11/2017

One of the Novo Foundation's first big grants will go to help young women and girls of color involved in the juvenile justice system.

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Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

Release Date:

05/19/2017

Michelle Coffey and Kerry McCarthy, co-chairs of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust, ask how will the Cultural Plan fulfill Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to make New York a more equitable city.

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Lambent Foundation

27 Sep 2017

Foundation Administrators Network : New York State Paid Family Leave: What You Should Know And How to Prepare

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... the network.* Please contact hshehu@philanthropynewyork. org with questions or for further information on this program ...

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Children, Youth and Families

Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

09/13/2017

Billionaire investor George Soros announced a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa will become the new acting president of his global foundation following the departure of Christopher Stone.

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NYS Health’s Event Recap: Reporting in the ‘Fake News’ Era: A Conversation With Health Reporter Charles Ornstein

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... news rooms and by external watchdogs such as FactCheck. org and PolitiFact. . . NYS Health’s Event Recap: Reporting ...

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

Release Date:

11/03/2017

... Everywhere campaign. Science Everywhere, a DonorsChoose. org campaign supported by Science Sandbox and the Overdeck ...

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23 Jan 2018

Designing Programs to Maximize Impact - How Behavioral Science Can Help

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... Funders : Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org . ($150 fee) Co- Sponsored by The Clark Foundation J.P. ...

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Congress’ Tax Bill Message to Charitable Nonprofits: “We Don’t Care – You’re on Your Own”

Release Date:

12/21/2017

Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, Responds to the Approved Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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Economic Security

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Learn About The Isivivana Centre, An Atlantic Philanthropies Grantee

Release Date:

01/22/2018

The Isivivana Centre is a social justice and community center in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. It was built to house activist organizations, including many Atlantic grantees.

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education

Release Date:

02/09/2018

New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education.

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Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

Release Date:

02/20/2018

Aditi Srinivasan, a consultant at FSG, on how to incorporate a gender lens into your work.

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FSG Social Impact Advisors

Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals

Release Date:

02/22/2018

Michael Bzdak Executive Director, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson reflects on the turning point of Larry Fink’s ‘BlackRock Letter’ to business leaders and the urgent need to embrace large-scale collaboration to meet each of the 17...