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Keeping in Touch, Building Trust

Release Date:

03/10/2021

... feeling I could have honest conversations about what was working and what was not, and that if there were problems, I ... are your participants responding to the changes? What is working well? What are your...

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Pinkerton Foundation

United Way of New York City Names Mary Ann Sallas as Director of New York City’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

Release Date:

11/01/2012

... Ms. Sallas has been in the nonprofit world since 2001, working with the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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United Way of New York City

Deborah McGinn Appointed Vice President for Finance and Administration at the William T. Grant Foundation

Release Date:

08/09/2013

... and efficient management practices. I look forward to working with her, as does everyone else at the Foundation,” ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Finance & Asset Management

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William T. Grant Foundation

ASPCA Names Helene Gordon Senior Director of Licensing & Retail Development

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... apparel company. She then spent the last 11 years working in both domestic and international business ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Arlene Rodriguez Selected for Noyes Foundation Board

Release Date:

07/02/2012

The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is happy to announce that Arlene Rodriguez has been voted onto their board for a six-year term.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... mission and operations. The Board and I look forward to working with Dorothy in this new role," said Ms. Foundation .....

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Appointments & Transitions

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

13 Sep 2012

Performance Review: Evaluating the Family Foundation CEO

Thursday, September 13, 2012 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

Webinar

Little has been written about how to review the performance of family foundation CEOs. The job carries a unique set of roles and responsibilities, including the special skills required to support effective board governance, work within the family’s...

18 Oct 2012

Creating New Approaches to Community-Based Family Support: Where is Innovation Happening?

Thursday, October 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

Please join prominent researcher Dr. Peter Pecora, Managing Director of Research Services at the Casey Family Programs, for an intimate brownbag conversation. Peter will cover highlights from his research in various states and counties, as well as...

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Issue-Based

30 May 2013

Knowledge Tools for Funders

Thursday, May 30, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Technology is fundamentally changing the way funders do their work. Knowledge tools help funders track trends in their areas of interest, find resources focused on their issues, build capacity for themselves and their foundation colleagues and...

08 Mar 2011

Foundations on the Hill

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 -

7:30am to 12:30pm

Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th St, NW, D.C.

... on the Hill, foundation trustees, executives, and staff, working with their regional association, schedule meetings on ...

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10 Oct 2013

Creative Strategies for Family and Board Education

Thursday, October 10, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Webinar

In the introduction to "Generations of Giving," the National Center for Family Philanthropy’s seminal study of multi-generational family philanthropy, lead author Kelin Gersick writes that “success in family philanthropy is measured in part by the...

14 Nov 2013

A Quantum Leap Forward: How Funders Can Go from Building “Capacity” to Building “Resilience” in Their Grantees and the Nonprofit Sector

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York

Please join us for an important conversation that will explore how funders can help both their grantees and the broader nonprofit sector become more resilient. Philanthropy New York has convened a number of its member foundations during the last...

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Issue-Based

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

04 Dec 2013

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Understanding and Evaluating Professional Employment Organizations (PEOs)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 -

7:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) brings together HR and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources, to test complex ideas with peers about administrative issues related to managing a foundation, and to strengthen...

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Issue-Based

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HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

05 Dec 2013

Ripple Effects: DACA’s Impact on DREAMers and Their Families

Thursday, December 5, 2013 -

11:45am to 3:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... to learn how a diverse range of funders and advocates are working to reach and support those who have not yet applied. ... for prospective applicants How funders and advocates are working to reach and support...

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Issue-Based

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Immigration

Children, Youth and Families

Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

Release Date:

09/18/2013

... in education for research-based discussions of what's working in education reform. There will be two in-person ... a "best practice" model for the philanthropic community: working together,...

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PNY News

Topic(s)

Public Policy

Funding Area

Education

Michelle Knapik to Depart Surdna Foundation; Named Tremaine Foundation’s President

Release Date:

04/02/2014

The Surdna Foundation announced that Michelle Knapik, director of the foundation’s Sustainable Environments program, has accepted a position as the next President of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation in New Haven, Conn. effective May 12, 2014.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Surdna Foundation

NoVo Announces Pamela Shifman as New Executive Director

Release Date:

04/25/2014

NoVo Foundation announced Pamela Shifman has stepped into the role of Executive Director. For the past six years, Shifman has led the Foundation’s Initiatives for Girls and Women.