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Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

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05/01/2013

Three innovators who will use unique approaches to tackle deeply-rooted social and economic issues were named to the inaugural class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000,...

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September 2013 Working Group Updates

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09/25/2013

... please email Marisol Ybarra at marisol@northstarfund. org or call 212-620-9110 by Tuesday, October 8. Education ... Michael Hamill Remaley at mremaley@philanthropynewyork. org . New York City Human Services...

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Clinton, Roberts and Three Other Amazing Women Leaders at PNY’s Annual Meeting

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05/21/2014

... Policy & Communication at mremaley@philanthropynewyork. org or 212.714.0699 x222 PHOTO SLIDESHOW See who was there ...

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How To Grow and Activate Your Audience On YouTube

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03/12/2014

Brett Davidson, the Director of the Health Media Initiative at the Open Society Foundations, discusses how online video can be used as a powerful tool for promoting causes and connecting a wide array of audiences to nonprofits.

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Excellence is the Best Strategy

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12/10/2013

New York Community Trust President Lorie Slutsky shares the winning management strategies from the recipients of the 2013 New York Community Trust-New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards.

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Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic and Political

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08/08/2013

... Officer at North Star Fund, at mafruza@northstarfund. org . Marion Nestle Challenges Funders to Be More Strategic ...

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

by Luis A. Ubiñas, President, Ford Foundation Over the past half-decade, as the country has suffered through a deep, persistent economic downturn, America’s work support programs have served as an essential backstop for millions of...

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Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/20/2012

By George E. Thibault, M.D., President, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation A growing body of evidence shows that health care delivered by well-functioning teams leads to better patient outcomes, greater efficiencies and even professional...

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Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

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07/30/2010

Philanthropy New York recently held a members briefing (sponsored by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation , The New York Community Trust , and The Clark Foundation ) focusing on the current climate in the New York State legislature, how it...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

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07/29/2009

More than 30 grantmakers gathered on July 9th for a discussion of family foundation lifespan considerations co-sponsored by the Foundation Center and Philanthropy New York. We asked David R. Wolcheck, Research Associate at the Foundation Center, and...

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Invest in Youth: Strengthening Brooklyn’s Future

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07/02/2015

... ( Explore the Brooklyn Insights Report at brooklyninsights. org ). It became clear that focusing on young people (working ...

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Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations

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07/16/2015

Ford Foundation's Philanthropy Program Officer, Chris Cardona, examines the structure and capacity of philanthropic organizations.

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#FOTH2016, From a First-Timer’s Perspective

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04/20/2016

Stephanie Chrispin of Philanthropy New York says one of her most remarkable experiences as the inaugural Public Policy Fellow has been talking directly with U.S. Congressional staff.

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This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

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05/02/2016

Lola Adedokun of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation says teen pregnancy rates in the United States are in decline.

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Gender Justice

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Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

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05/19/2016

Taryn Higashi of Unbound Philanthropy says investing in women leaders is smart, just and strategic, but women’s voices and gender-based challenges are still often buried under the weight of the “bigger” issue we are trying to tackle.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Jonas Center Announces New Focus on Environmental Health

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05/20/2016

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare announces new focus on awareness of and elimination of toxins.

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Health

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Every Experience Builds Expertise

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08/16/2016

Tatianna Scott, Philanthropy New York Public Policy Intern, writes about the insights she gained on the job market, her new professional network and the new philanthropic terms she learned this summer.

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As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration

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11/21/2016

Gisela Alvarez, Esq., Coordinator, Donors’ Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust, says funders who believe in equity and the power of education must support the choir that is preaching about school integration.

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The New York Community Trust

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

Prachi Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation, writes that many immigrant rights groups are now sharing stories similar to what communities felt almost two decades ago.

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