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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

... larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than invest in newer, smaller, and “riskier” ones. In our latest blog post, Miguel Bonilla, the Director of Strengthening New York City...

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Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

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01/18/2013

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Brooklyn’s Red Hook ... (RHI), one of the three winners of the 2012 NYCT- New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence Awards, became a hub of emergency disaster relief...

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Responding to 3/11: Helping with the Japan Disaster

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05/12/2011

On April 1st, Philanthropy New York conducted a well-received teleconference—sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York, the Mizuho USA Foundation, and the Toshiba America ...

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Executive Transitions: Grantmakers and Nonprofit Leadership Change

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03/2006

... seasoned funders, supporting leadership transitions can be a tricky business. Where is the fine line between helping and ... up the transition challenge, engage with boards, support new CEOs, and help grantees use the moment to go in promising new directions. Executive Transitions: ...

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Big Banks Are Too Stingy, Says Watchdog

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01/03/2013

... Chase and Wells Fargo is “lackluster,” according to a new report from the National Committee for Responsive ... largest banks have used their charity to deflect criticism in the wake of the...

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Corporate Funders

Our Guides to Knowledge: Celebrating 'I Love My Librarian Award' Winners

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12/19/2012

The Carnegie Corporation of New York spotlights the winners of the 2012 Carnegie ... everyone's life has been enriched by what they learned in a library. But libraries would not be the...

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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Initiative Launched to Improve Accountability of Climate Change Adaptation Finance

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12/12/2012

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the launch of a new initiative led by Oxfam, the Overseas Development ... climate finance adaptation programs will be launched today in Doha, at the...

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Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund Launches $15 Million Healthy Foods Initiative

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02/15/2013

... will work to improve access to healthy foods for people in low-income neighborhoods. The Laurie M. Tisch ... its Healthy Food & Community Change initiative with a commitment of $15 million over five years...

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Red Cross gives $1.25M grant to Brooklyn Community Foundation

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05/30/2013

The grant from the American Red Cross in Greater New York will support long-term recovery efforts for people ... ceremony at Borough Hall Plaza on Wednesday, presented a $1.25 million grant to...

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To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian delivered this address to ... Brandeis University’s class of 2013 on Sunday, May 19. In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French...

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Morgan Stanley Pledges Additional $8 Million to Feeding America

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05/21/2013

The new $8 million commitment is part of its continuing Fill the ... its longstanding partnership with Feeding America through a new $8 million commitment to its Fill the Plate program and .....

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

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07/28/2013

This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York City public-school system received this past year ... arm of the New York City public-school system...

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Heavy Hitters Debate School Achievement Gap

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10/15/2013

... recent Education Forum conversation on the achievement gap in New York City was reviewed on The Times’ SchoolBook blog. ... graduation rates have risen dramatically across the board in...

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Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools

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10/08/2013

... blog. (PNY President Ronna Brown is also interviewed in the article.) Despite "tremendous strides" in raising high school graduation rates, two new reports published today find the...

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Peter Buffett Takes to Twitter to Advance Critique of Philanthropy

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09/19/2013

In this episode of the Social Good podcast, the NoVo ... Foundation Co-Chair discusses why he decided to write his New York Times op-ed and how social media are helping to spread a thoughtful...

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Giving Circles: More Impact to Go Around

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11/07/2013

Ana L. Oliveira, President of the New York Women's Foundation, is quoted in a New York Times examination of the rise of giving circles. .....

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