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20 May 2013

The Storm Surge and Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Communities: An Educational Site Visit Bus Tour for Funders In-State and Around the Region

Monday, May 20, 2013 -

9:15am to 4:00pm

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, 3 Penn Plaza, Newark, NJ

... and representatives from the Long Term Recovery Committees working in these communities. We will also learn about ...

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Issue-Based

05 Jun 2013

Conversation with Ford Foundation’s Luis Ubinas

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 -

4:00pm to 6:00pm

Join us in a conversation with departing CEO Luis Ubiñas as he looks back and offers insider-outsider perspectives on what it was like to run one of the most significant and dynamic foundations in the US, with a global mission. And we’ll also take...

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Tools & Strategies

18 Jul 2013

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

Thursday, July 18, 2013 -

8:45am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York's Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) creates a supportive environment for administrative, HR, and operations professionals to share knowledge and resources, test ideas with peers, and strengthen professional skills. Since...

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Network Building

23 Jul 2013

Young Leaders Network: Perfecting Your Pitch

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Do you shy away from networking events because you never know exactly what to say to strangers? Or struggle with coming up with a personal elevator speech? Are you reluctant to stay after programs to talk and connect with fellow attendees?...

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Network Building

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

... infrastructure projects from education to broadband, and working rapidly on a phase-two job creation strategy, it is ...

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Issue-Based

26 May 2010

Tools for Greater Fulfillment and Impact On and Off the Job: Knowing and Expressing Your Talents and Passions

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

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

... of your talents, experience, accomplishments, working style, curiosities, passions, goals, values, and ...

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Network Building

Jason McGill to Join Arcus Foundation As Vice President, Social Justice Program

Release Date:

10/18/2013

The Arcus Foundation, a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues, has announced that Jason McGill will join the Foundation as Vice President, Social Justice Program.

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Appointments & Transitions

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LGBTQ

Social Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Philanthropy New York

Save the Date: Philanthropy Week in Washington 2014

Release Date:

01/15/2014

Philanthropy Week in Washington, hosted by the Council on Foundations, is a week of activities -- some familiar and others new -- themed around engaging policymakers in our nation's capital.

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

13 Mar 2014

So Far So Fast: A Family Foundation Finds its Focus

Thursday, March 13, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How does a family foundation with no defined mission, no staff, no structure and a family that was never brought into the fold pull itself together to fashion a high performing foundation in under 4 years?

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Family Foundation

02 Apr 2014

Grantee Executive Transitions – When and How to Engage as Funders

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Foundations give grants to organizations. But let’s be real: leadership matters.

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Issue-Based

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Leadership Development

Four Reasons to Champion Leadership Development

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... important leadership behaviors." They include: Working more effectively and empathetically with others. .....

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Member News

Topic(s)

Leadership Development

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American Express

'Docu-Ad’ Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access

Release Date:

06/03/2014

A new commercial from American Express, presented like an investigative nonfiction film, exposes the high costs of living outside the traditional financial system.

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Member News

Topic(s)

Communications

Funding Area

Economic Security

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American Express

In A Shift In Giving, JPMorgan Chase Focusing On Economic Growth

Release Date:

07/13/2014

A major shift is taking place at the JPMorgan Chase Foundation as it moves away from "broad-based giving" to a focus on "economic growth," according to Bruce McNamer, chief executive.

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Member News

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Community Development

Economic Security

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool

Release Date:

10/24/2014

"Grads for Life" program specifically targets youths ages 16 to 24.

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Member News

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office

Release Date:

10/28/2014

Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Community Development

International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Rahsaan Harris Named President and CEO of Emma L. Bowen Foundation

Release Date:

12/16/2014

... lead Emma Bowen into its 26th year with more than 15 years working in philanthropy and nonprofits. Dr. Harris joins ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy

New Member Spotlight: The Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies

Release Date:

05/08/2009

... philanthropy. What current projects or initiatives are you working on? We are working to assure the sustenance of core initiatives (as ACBP ...