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11 Apr 2013

ENDGAME - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Series

Thursday, April 11, 2013 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

... says filmmaker Renata Simone. “In part I hoped to show how the big, abstract social issues come to rest on ...

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17 Oct 2011

Environmental Justice in NYC: Successful Advocacy for Sustainable Policy Change

Monday, October 17, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

By the year 2000, more than 80% of the City’s trash was sent to four of the city’s 59 community districts to be stored and bundled for shipment out of state. The South Bronx was home to only 6.5% of the city’s residents, but more than 30% of the...

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06 Nov 2013

Why the Affordable Care Act Matters to Diverse Older People - Conversations with Grantmakers in Aging

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Webinar

The health coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect you, your loved ones and your communities. The Diverse Elders Coalition represents millions of diverse older people age 50+ who are among those affected by the these...

17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

Join us for a discussion among arts funders about the role of digital media within the arts, and the growing funding connections between the arts and media. In addition to data on the field of digital media funding and the arts, we'll explore the...

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Communications

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Arts

Red Hook Autumn: Losing and Gaining Power During the Disaster

Release Date:

01/18/2013

By Lisa Cowan, Board President, Red Hook Initiative One hot day last summer, a group of our staff and board members sat together working on our application for the New York Community Trust—New York Magazine Nonprofit Excellence...

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All Funders

Ms. & New York Women’s Foundation Join Others in $100M Pledge to Support Economic Security of Women & Families

Release Date:

11/13/2015

NYWF is a leading partner with 27 public U.S. women’s foundations in Prosperity Together. With 18 million women in poverty nationwide, and with women at the financial helm of two-thirds of U.S. families, supporting women’s economic security is more...

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Member News

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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The New York Women's Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women

Supported By Many PNY Members, 2016 Creative Capital Awards Given In Literature, Performing Arts

Release Date:

01/13/2016

... of Euripides’ Medea as a Latin American variety show , and an opera examining America’s relationship with ...

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Arts

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Peterson: With Primaries Near, Majority Of Voters Want Leaders To Focus On Fiscal Future

Release Date:

01/26/2016

Peterson Foundation’s January Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s long-term debt and the efforts elected leaders are making to address America’s fiscal challenges, shows that a significant majority of...

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Member News

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Economic Security

Public Policy

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

13 Jul 2016

Tools for Tackling Implicit Bias and Advancing Racial Equity in Grantmaking

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... are arguably more common than ever. Yet the mind sciences show us that there are a critical set of unconscious ...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

Release Date:

09/29/2016

... incarcerated to become entrepreneurs. The results show exceptionally low recidivism, and more importantly, ...

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Insights

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Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

15 Nov 2016

Rise Above the Noise: Using Internal Communications to Move Stakeholders Beyond Engagement Into Action

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Internal communications inspire action and connect employees to a corporate vision and goals. Recent research shows nearly 80 percent of people prefer to work for a socially responsible company so engaging stakeholders in Corporate Social...

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Professional Development

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Panel

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Corporate Funders

Topic(s)

HR & Operations

09 Jan 2017

David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar

Monday, January 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... national attention after the passage of the state’s “ show me your papers law.” Ten organizations responded by ...

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NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing

Release Date:

01/30/2017

A substantial body of evidence links the design of the built environment with physical, social, and mental health outcomes.

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Member News

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Health

Housing and Homelessness

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New York Health Foundation

JPB Foundation-Funded Research Reveals Potential Target For Alcohol Liver Disease

Release Date:

08/22/2017

Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered a protective response in the organ that might be targeted to help treat alcoholic liver disease. The team - led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

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Member News

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Health

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Freedom Together Foundation

New York Community Trust's Patricia Swann On Looking Past 'Get Out The Vote'

Release Date:

11/08/2017

... the end of the semester, two-thirds of students measurably show increased civic knowledge, skills and motivation... New ...

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Member News

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Civic Engagement

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The New York Community Trust

Supported By The New York State Health Foundation, IMPAQ Health Launches NYPlanCosts Calculator

Release Date:

12/19/2017

Designed to help New Yorkers make more informed health plan selections, the NYPlanCosts Calculator is an easy-to-use website that provides out-of-pocket cost estimates by health plan for people with any of the 10 chronic conditions and life events...

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Member News

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

28 Feb 2018

Tackling Implicit Bias and Microbehaviors in Your Philanthropic Practice

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... subconscious? Why does it matter? The mind sciences show us that there are a critical set of unconscious ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Presentation

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Salesforce.org And United Way Are Teaming Up To Change Corporate Giving

Release Date:

02/27/2018

A new app called Philanthropy Cloud, built by Salesforce.org (the nonprofit arm of Salesforce) and distributed by mega-charity the United Way aims to connect employees of big companies to their corporate-matched donations, and offer a platform to...