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15 Sep 2011

New York's Diverse Muslim Community: Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:00am

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

The events of September 11, 2001 had a profound effect on all New Yorkers who still recall a deep sense of loss and dislocation. Also vivid ten years later are memories of coming together. People across the city formed strong networks of mutual...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Community Development

Religion

Two New Members Join The William T. Grant Foundation Board

Release Date:

11/01/2013

The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce that Prudence L. Carter, Ph.D., and Scott C. Evans, C.F.A., have joined its Board of Trustees.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Family Fund

William T. Grant Foundation

Milbank Memorial Fund Announces Board and Staff Appointments

Release Date:

11/01/2013

The Milbank Memorial Fund has announced additions to its Board of Directors and management team.

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Workplace Flexibility

Publication date:

03/2011

Balancing work and home-life responsibilities is a challenge. Advancements in technology, legislative requirements, and employer mindsets have opened the door to the possibilities and challenges of workplace flexibility. At the this FAN meeting, communications consultant, Robin Hartman joined us to help answer: What is workplace flexibility? Why should my organization be thinking about workplace flexibility? What are our options, and which ones are right for my organization? In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna, VP for Human Resources and Program Management at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,...

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Program Presentation

The Atlantic Philanthropies Name David Morse Chief Communications Officer

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... he was Senior Fellow and Interim Vice President of Encore. org , a San Francisco-based nonprofit building a movement to promote encore careers for the greater good. Encore. org is a grantee of Atlantic. “David...

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Communications

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

01/15/2014

Liza Sutherland has joined the staff of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, where she works with the Donor Services Team and engages with a range of family foundations, corporate clients and individual donors.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

Release Date:

02/12/2014

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Evan Michelson joined the foundation as Program Officer on January 1, 2014.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Environment and Climate Change

Technology

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation

11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

In December, Gov. Cuomo signed into law the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013, the most comprehensive reform of New York’s nonprofit laws in decades.

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Issue-Based

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Executive Leadership

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

10 Apr 2014

Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs and Their Boards

Thursday, April 10, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How do seasoned family foundation CEOs stay renewed and refreshed in their work? How do experienced CEOs find ways to balance the needs of the family with those of the foundation?

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Family Foundation

Executive Leadership

08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the newly appointed Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Most recently, she has been a program director for African...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

Release Date:

04/16/2014

Aetna Foundation President Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships. He was recognized for his continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in...

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Member News

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Health

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Aetna Foundation

Perpetuity, continued

Release Date:

04/24/2014

Tony Proscio of the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy keeps the conversation going around the question: What Is the Case for Foundations Living in Perpetuity? This topic was the...

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Insights

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Governance

Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash

Release Date:

06/20/2014

Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz and Chair Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation's website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee, who died in a plane crash on June 13.

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community

Release Date:

06/26/2014

Internet and broadband technologies already play a critical role for the LGBT community in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they can do more.

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The Palette Fund

Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation

Release Date:

07/07/2014

Laura Packer has been named executive director of the Howard Gilman Foundation, effective July 22.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Howard Gilman Foundation

Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... jobs. The survey by MetLife Foundation and Encore. org found that roughly 9 million Americans ages 44 to 70, or ...

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Member News

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Aging

Workforce Development

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MetLife

Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Release Date:

07/09/2014

Nick Hodges has been named chief operating officer and senior vice president for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

01 Oct 2014

Foundation Administrators Network: Best Resources Swap Meet

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... network. Please contact ncollins@philanthropynewyork. org with questions. Foundation Administrators Network: ...

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Network Building

Audience

HR & Operations Staff

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HR & Operations

The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

Release Date:

09/26/2014

Independent philanthropic advisor, Mafruza Khan, recaps the People's Climate March and the need for an ambitious climate change agenda.

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Insights

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Environment and Climate Change

Health

Can Philanthropy Support the Transformation of Society?

Release Date:

03/06/2014

NoVo Foundation Co-Chairs Jennifer and Peter Buffett ask this all-important question while examining the fight for equitable treatment of agricultural workers in Florida — an example of where philanthropy can play a crucial role in social change.