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The Time is Now for a PNY Member Survey

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03/02/2016

People love to read the results of a good survey, but hardly anyone loves completing a survey. Well-crafted surveys take organizations time and require resources. Add all that up and it means that no organization embarks on a survey effort casually...

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Practices That Put Your Expertise Into Play

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10/16/2018

... have been challenged by identity and role. We will be working together to name key roles to be effective in ...

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Thehbia Hiwot Joins Trinity as Managing Director, Housing and Homelessness Initiative

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10/26/2023

“Thehbia brings over 20 years of experience in the development and preservation of affordable housing,” said Beatriz de la Torre, Chief Philanthropy Officer.

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

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07 Oct 2025

Defending DEI: Philanthropy's Pivotal Role in a Defining Moment

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for a strategic briefing that will provide an in-depth overview of the current DEI ecosystem—highlighting what has been built so far, the challenges ahead, and the opportunities that lie ahead. This session will create space for honest...

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Meet DaLyah Jones, the new Program Officer of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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03/22/2022

... part of the REJ team? DaLyah : First, I’m excited to be working alongside my amazingly smart and innovative ... perfect, which is expected in a capitalistic society. But working here has given me a different...

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Education Funders Research Initiative

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Borealis Philanthropy

EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

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08/11/2015

... at the Center for an Urban Future, has recently been named Policy Director of the Institute for Children, Poverty and ... and chronic disagreement, so emblematic of education policy , prompted an unusual and...

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Education

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Trinity Wall Street

New York Foundation Celebrates New Executive Director, Rickke Mananzala

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05/27/2021

Rickke has been a champion of gender, racial, and economic justice for more than two decades.

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Henry Luce Foundation Elects Two Directors as New Board Co-Chairs

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06/09/2022

... and in meeting new challenges. We look forward to working with President Mariko Silver, fellow Directors, and ...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Member Input on Official Statement on Tax Reform that Sustains and Grows Charitable Giving

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our organization ... of Directors has approved moving to the next stage in our policy approval process, seeking comments from members. We...

11 Jun 2015

Funding Where Poverty Lives: City and Suburban Realities

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... address root causes of these social issues Why a focused policy effort on the suburbs is critical in increasing ... Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings...

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Community Development

24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... credibility of research in a discipline area, or move a policy agenda. As leaders across sectors have become more ... us for this program where foundations supporting public policy , scientific, and academic...

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15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... campaign to put pressure on the city, reform state policy and stop these arrests from ruining so many lives. ... Gabriel Sayegh , former Director, NYS Office of the Drug Policy Alliance Designed for All...

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Justice Reform

Children, Youth and Families

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02 Nov 2016

End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and reinforced by the system. These facts – and the policy and programmatic recommendations that could address ...

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22 May 2018

Tipping Points: Philanthropy's Role in Changing the Narrative of Power

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... and creating tipping points that are shaping culture and policy more universally to benefit all. What does it take to reach cultural tipping points for policy change and how can these lessons be applied to...

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23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

This members-only program is a part of the Policy Core from our PNY Core : June 15 - Advocacy 101: ... with nonprofits, and sharing knowledge to improve public policy . Join us to learn how peer foundations are...

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The TransitCenter Shares New Video: The Legacy of Racism in Transit - How We Got Here and What to Do About It

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10/06/2021

... Many thanks to the researchers, public officials, and policy experts who contributed their insights to this video. ...

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Social Justice

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TransitCenter

How We're Addressing the Overhead Fiction

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11/24/2015

... we have been willing participants in this charade. Our policy of 10 percent overhead on project grants in no way ... the actual operating costs of nonprofit organizations working in the US and internationally...

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Insights

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Ford Foundation

13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! ... especially adolescent girls, has access to quality mental health care. Mental health care is different in...

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